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During the trial lesson, my child did not like the tutor. Although my daughter is not a troublemaker, she is kind. She says that he gave her an assignment, but there was very little time to solve it. In the end, he simply told her the answer, without even asking what she came up with... Algebra (9th grade).
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Ulyana
Unfortunately, there are many very strange people who try to work with children.
It's best to steer clear of such people right away.
Choose based on recommendations or by trial and error, as in any field.
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Anastasiya Anastasiya
In the Top Student program, my daughter was studying Russian; it seemed fine, but we're in the second grade.
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Elena
Ulyana Thank you, I’m just trying to understand whether this is normal, since there was only ever one English tutor before, who in just a few months helped my child reach a solid five in English.
Today we’ll try another tutor; I’m really hoping to find someone competent.
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Tanya Chamkaeva
There needs to be a change. Even a child can see that this offers very little help. A tutor should identify the gaps during the first lesson and should at least ask what isn’t understood and where the difficulties lie. Here, though, it feels like a waste of time. He gave an assignment and then announced the answer himself.
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Tanya Chamkaeva
Tanya Chamkaeva Ask people you know or ask in your parents' circle; they might have recommendations. Or ask your homeroom teacher. Maybe the subject teacher offers tutoring.
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Anya
I can recommend a tutor.
Otherwise, it's better to search for tutors based on recommendations.
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Ulyana
Ulyana I believe that, for money, you can choose someone the child will be comfortable with.
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Elena
Tanya Chamkaeva I actually thought the trial lesson was supposed to help identify gaps and to create a learning plan. 😫
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Elena
I think we should rely on word of mouth. A colleague of mine has posted ads everywhere, and there are still very few students; that does feel suspicious....
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Elena
Anya I need help with algebra and geometry.
If it's not too much trouble, could you please share your contact information?
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Elena
Ulyana That's understandable, but there are many of them, and apparently few are truly competent.
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Nadezhda
Don't hire another tutor; this one is odd and behaves like a school math teacher 🤦️
We need a tutor who can explain the solution
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Elena
Nadezhda We're looking; today we'll try with someone else.
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Ievleva kseniya
Change, look for someone else.
I kept replacing mine many times until we found a good one.
They told me themselves.
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Elena
Anya Thank you!
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Elena
Ievleva kseniya We are looking for it, and I hope we will find it 😫
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Tanya Chamkaeva
Tanya Chamkaeva That's how it is, and even that isn't enough, in theory.
My son studied at one school, but transferred to another with a more challenging program.
My head was spinning.
Since September we've been working with him, and he's improved.
But we won't stop supporting him until he understands and masters it.
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Katerina Kotlyuba
On Profi.ru we select tutors based on reviews. Sometimes you can find a good tutor even without any reviews. We hire a practicing teacher—a tutor. We study online.
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Elena
Katerina Kotlyuba I'm looking there too)
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Mariya Glebova
Give it a try as well. After all, the girl isn’t a child anymore, and she’ll share her opinion. There really aren’t many good specialists.
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Katerina Kotlyuba
Katerina Kotlyuba I've also signed up. Please find an active teacher-tutor with teaching experience.
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Elena
Elena So, what exactly is going on with the child? Are you preparing for the exams?
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Elena
Mariya Glebova That’s understandable. I’m just wondering if this is a normal trial session, and I’m nitpicking 😂
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Elena
Elena No, she had been an excellent student up through 8th grade. In 9th grade, a new teacher arrived, and it turned out that the previous teacher simply adored my daughter and gave her A's in algebra and geometry just to please her. As a result, by 9th grade her knowledge was almost non-existent.
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Elena
Katerina Kotlyuba I've noted in the comments from the start that I'm looking for someone with extensive experience. Thank you.
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Mariya Glebova
Mariya Glebova Usually you can tell everything from the very start, especially if someone is on a trial period and doesn’t put themselves out there—things only get worse from there, as they say.
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Elena
Mariya Glebova Got it—let's keep looking 😌
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Elena
Elena Oh, the situation is serious. I’m really sorry to hear that. I hope you find your tutor. 🙏
Right now it’s still hard to find one; many tutors are already booked.
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Elena
Elena Thank you 🌺
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Ekaterina
Ulyana Sorry, may I ask an indiscreet question? How did you pick up the language so quickly — what level did you start at? My daughter has been studying since September; there are some improvements, but she keeps getting a grade of 2 on every test. I'm just feeling discouraged.
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Yuliya
No, no, no.
In the 9th grade, if these aren’t activities designed to help you reach a level higher than everyone else, that’s not acceptable. Find someone else.
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Elena
Yuliya Thank you!
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Rimma
Tanya Chamkaeva You won't be able to say no to the subject teacher so easily later on)
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Elena
Ulyana There was a very capable tutor, even though she was young. Compared with algebra and geometry, the daughter's English was about three-quarters as strong before tutoring began.
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Irina
Ulyana If a child starts tutoring from scratch, you won't catch up to the school curriculum in six months; the gap will remain constant.
Moreover, if memory is poor, learning ability is limited, and lessons are irregular, all of this greatly complicates the process.
I say this as an English tutor.

I have cases where a child is brought in already behind, and parents want quick results.
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Irina
Ulyana I'm not addressing you—I'm addressing the woman a few posts up, the one who has a child; we've been working with her since September on her child.

From your comment, I immediately understood that if you've achieved such a good result in two months, then your memory and your ability to learn are fine.
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Ekaterina
Ulyana Thank you for your comment. I understand that my child isn’t really pushing themselves, and the tutor doesn’t seem to be putting in much effort either… While I was looking for a tutor, I often came across messages about such fast results. I’d like to understand what’s going on.
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Irina
Ulyana Usually these are children who don't have learning difficulties; they regularly do their homework or know how to cope quickly.
Plus they have a good memory and they absorb material quickly.
Sometimes kids are brought to me who simply can't find their bearings in their own textbook and don't understand the gist of the assignments. This is elementary material.
And I have to run a few master classes on the structure of the textbook and the content of the assignments. And everything falls into place for them. And this happens.
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Ekaterina
Ulyana Understood. Oh well, then quickly — this clearly isn’t the right option for us.
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Tanya Chamkaeva
Tanya Chamkaeva Why refuse? It wouldn’t hurt to attend regularly to reinforce the material. This will help you achieve high scores on the EGE.
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Rimma
Tanya Chamkaeva Let's suppose my sister were in a situation like this: her math teacher offered private lessons, which weren't cheap. She would come by, and they would simply do the homework, with no new material being taught. And there was no way to refuse anymore...
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Tanya Chamkaeva
Tanya Chamkaeva 😂 And Mom didn't even dare to talk to the teacher? It's a communication problem, not that the teacher is a tutor.
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Rimma
Tanya Chamkaeva When we started talking, her reply was that she would not pass the exam in such a case. She began to intimidate, even though my sister studied well, earning mostly 4s and 5s.
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