[quote surreygirl1987]@isabellabasil absolutely! I prepare thoroughly for my tutoring sessions and mark their work too. The 1 hour is just face to face time. For the work I do, I feel like £50 isn't a bad deal to be honest. I used to do some teaching in Switzerland and I know parents who wanted extra tuition were charged CHF 120 per hour (around £80 an hour I think at the time, although I only got around half of that).
It's supply and demand. I honestly don't get how people can accuse tutors of 'ripping parents of' as long as they're honest about their fees and services! I find that a really odd attitude. And to those teachers who say they wouldn't charge any more than they get per hour in the classroom... why on earth not?! Many people feel that teachers are underpaid (although that shouldn't factor in to charging what you want to charge anyway).
I charged £50 when I did tutoring (I stopped when Covid hit). As a previous poster also said - I'm not twisting anyone's arm! If they don't want to pay my fees for my services, that's entirely up to them! Nobody is being forced to hire me - and there are so many tutors around that they can get a cheaper option if they wish!
I also find the objections to the lawyer analogy weird too. Lawyers do not all charge the same fee. In any given area, you will certainly get lawyers that charge more for the same type of work than another. And so what? If you want to pay less, go with the cheaper one! Likewise, we got some work done on our house. We got quotes. The quotes were different, for the same job. So what?
Finally, very few people have mentioned qualifications and experience. There is a big difference between a qualified and experienced teacher with a doctorate and masters degrees, who has done exam marking for the relevant exam board, and written/published study guides and articles on the topic, and (for instance) a 17 year old student. As a parent, I would expect to pay less for the student, surely, despite it being the same 'work'. Equally, different areas - in Surrey, I paid much more for a manicure, for instance than in Hartlepool. Why are people so angry about people charging higher rates in more affluent areas?
My issue with tutoring is when/if tutors aren't honest about their experience or qualifications, or about the pupil's progress. As long as they are honest, I can't see any issue with charging whatever they want. If they don't get any work because their fees are too high, they're the only ones who it will affect![/quote]
This all of it.