AIBU to think that these twins are having their childhood stolen ...

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www.cv-library.co.uk/job/203043207/Tutor-international-family?s=101402&utm_source=jbe&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=jbe&utm_content=sent-2015-10-11-10&jbet=2015-10-11-10

Tutoring link? Smooth

"Tutors need to be confident of their ability to manage parental expectations and to be able to maintain a healthy professional,firm but friendly relationship with their tutees."

Yeah. This screams all kinds of NOPE to me.

/misses point

I might apply for that. I've got a GCSE in Art.

Latin? Hahaha

Jeepers, weekdays 4.30-8.30 and weekends.

Those poor kids.

Fucking hell..... certainly the way to turn kids off learning. I can only imagine what those parents are like. Utterly depressing.

Boak-worthy phrase "having their childhood stolen".

YABU

'stolen childhoods' is a bit dramatic. There are very few details there to judge on, but doesn't sound like they're going to be working constantly all evening and all weekend. I'm sure they'll have time to do other stuff as well. They will be getting a lot of homework from that type of school, so having someone to help and guide them through it is surely a good thing?

I've seen a lot, lot worse.

I once went for a job interview (I'm a nanny) where they told me they were looking for someone quite strict because they were concerned about the child's table manners. Baby was 6 months old. I was .

I agree utterly depressing.

I had that much homework from school every night from age 11.

Would have made it a lot easier with my own private mentor/tutor. I would have been pleased.

Dickens. Hard times.

Wow

Wow, I agree OP, poor twins hothoused within an inch of their lives.

If they've come from abroad them they will not be familiar with the curriculum and may well need support.

If they are at a London prep they will be doing French and Latin which may be new to them.

English may not be the children's first language.

Parents obviously here for work and the salary offered suggests parents have high flying jobs therefore they may not be able to spend as much time supervising prep as they would like.

I'm sure there are many reasons why these parents want to support their children as they transition into the UK prep/public school system.

Or they could just be the type to outsource their childcare.....

I couldn't care less.

Forget the twins what about the money 2 kids in independent school in London plus £40,000. Thought seriously it shows a total lack of faith in their kids ability to succeed assuming that they got in on their own merit - total overload.

they are going to rebel big time in 2 or 3 years!

The children wouldn't have been offered places if the schools didn't think they would cope. I wonder if the schools know about it? I suspect they wouldn't be too keen.

I don't see a problem.

When my two were at secondary school they each did about 3-4 hours of homework a night, though not on a Friday and some at weekends. If I'd had enough money for them to have a private tutor to help them along, I'd have done it too. especially with dd2.

Applicants: less than 10

Hmmm, fewer than 10, surely?!

Beetrootpickle, that's how I read it too. If I'd had a tutor there to help me with my homework, challenge me a bit, help me catch up where I fell short... then I wouldn't have minded that much. Maybe the period of time the tutor is there is a bit excessive though

It's the line about the ability of the successful candidate to manage parental expectations that set off huge alarm bells for me. The following line about the relationship with the kids would have been fine in isolation, but following the corker about the parents, it sounds like code for a pair of little... handfuls.

I second ForTheSakeOfFuck

Do you think a magic umbrella and the ability to fly would help?