A recent conversation with a parent made me realize something: What sort of accountability is there on the part of a tutoring company to ensure results for their clients?

The woman mentioned that she had previously hired a tutoring company (which shall remain nameless), and not only were they unimpressed with the company, but the materials they gave her daughter to work on were far below her level, and did not further enhance the girl’s skills at all.  Furthermore, the parent was so dissatisfied with the results, that she did not even finish the program which was fully prepaid for in order to receive a discount.

Now, a lack of an improvement on the child’s behalf could be attributed to one or a combination of several factors. However, the fact remains that the company providing the tutoring service needed to ensure that they have completed their professional duty in ensuring that they did everything they could to at least ensure that the child had understood the information.  Otherwise, what good is your service and how do you justify your price tag?

One last point I wish to make on this.  Parents: Ensure there is a conversation between yourself, the student, and the company at the beginning of the transaction regarding the specific expectations and targets of the program, the tutoring methods, and the follow-up results.  Otherwise, how can one reasonably gauge success?



With so many tutoring companies using different methods, how do you ensure that your children are getting the most from the program that you enroll them in? How did you decide what companies to use ? Are you happy with the results?