Tutoring: In-Person vs. Offshore

by | Jan 15, 2008 | Be Brighter, Our Philosophy

As the offshore tutoring industry continues to gear up and get huge, I’ve been coming around to the idea that different people have different needs, and it’s good for everyone when many solutions are available for a problem. It’s just like having McDonald’s around the corner: it’s no good when you want a gourmet meal, but if you want a Big Mac, then that’s the very best place to go.

And then I read this article in SFGate, in which the following quote seems to have slipped past the editor:

Kevin said he feels more comfortable talking to his tutor — sight unseen — than asking questions in class: “No one is paying attention to me that much.”

Is it just me, or is this a problem with this “service”?

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