What should I pay a teen tutor?

[IMGONNABE40!]

DS will be taking a HS entrance exam (maybe 2 or 3) next December. In the past his scores on standardized tests have not been an accurate reflection of his abilities overall. My thought is to have a junior or senior (high school) to work with him on Saturdays in Sept, Oct and Nov--12 days in all. My thought is 2-3 hour sessions. My thought is to offer a flat rate ($300) and possibly an extra "bonus" if DS acheives a certain grade on the entrance exam.

My intention is to have the initial flat fee to be fair and adequate compensation for the tutoring so that if DS does not make the grade, the tutor is not "screwed".

I am interested in your thoughts--particularly you (with) teens out in the job market.

Thanks.

 

[Lynn CC]

When my DS was in HS (he's a freshman in college this year) he got $10/hour to tutor Calculus and English.
He tutors 20 students in collge but volunteers 4 hours a week, he likes helping out!

 

[justjulie]

My son's tutor is $25 session which is one hour long. I know others who are paying $30.

 

[Evil Princess]

My friends in their first and second year of college get 50 dollars an hour...

They're education majors and I'm not suggesting the same cost for a high school student, however, if you want a tutor for that many weeks for 3 hours, that's only $8.30 an hour. I made more babysitting when I was 14.

 

[Patricia]

My older daughter started tutoring her sophomore year in HS. She originally earned 20 hour, that was 4 years ago. SHe is now earning 30 per hour and she cannot keep up with the requests.

 

[IMGONNABE40!]

Thanks for the input. I got to thinking that $300 was a bit low if I went with 3 hours per week. Maybe I ought to be thinking around $1000 rather than $500.

 

[disneylizzy]

Have you thought about Princeton Review, etc. - professional services? We used Princeton Review for DD SAT's. She went up 150 points. It was expensive, but they really knew what they were doing. I guess I'm just suggesting that you have to get the right HS student. They have to know how to teach and where your DS needs help and where he doesn't, not just know the material themselves.

 

[luvdzny]

DD is a HS Junior this year and she tutors a HS Freshman, she earns $8.00 an hour. She is making more than her other friends that work in grocery stores, fast food places etc. Someone said they made more than $8.00 an hour babysitting; around here babysitting jobs only pay 4.00 to 5.00 an hour.

 

[msdznyduck]

My DS is in National Honor Society, and they are required in his high school to tutor.(FREE), He filled out a form which classes he would like to tutor, and when a parent or student comes in with that subject in mind, he is assigned to him/her. He has tutored 3 students so far this year, and all have given him good reports.

 

[Patricia]

Elaine, That is exactly how my daughter started her tutoring. NHS required it and we used to bring her in the mornings before school.She discovered that it was something she loved and was good at as well. The home tutoring requests came in and kept coming in and fast forward four years, she is in college as a math major and planning on teaching math. Her service to the school brought her a career. Pretty good thing, I think!

 

[BibbidiBobbidiBOO]

HS tutors at my son's school are $10 an hour. Most are part of the honor society or Math clubs, etc. I think 3 hours at a time may be too much during the school year though. Perhaps the Guidance office or a teacher can give you a better idea of the going rates.
A friend of my son's got a tutor for free at the university here.

 

[msdznyduck]

Elaine, That is exactly how my daughter started her tutoring. NHS required it and we used to bring her in the mornings before school.She discovered that it was something she loved and was good at as well. The home tutoring requests came in and kept coming in and fast forward four years, she is in college as a math major and planning on teaching math. Her service to the school brought her a career. Pretty good thing, I think!

Where does your daughter go to school? DS wants to teach math also.

 

[IMGONNABE40!]

Thank you everyone.

 

[Patricia]

She went to HS at St. John Vianney in Holmdel. She is now a sophomore at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, NY and loves it. The math program is a bit tough as it includes many computer engineer people who are interested in internships with IBM which is located about 3 miles from campus. The math majors dropped like flies the first semester but she stuck it out, they are down to 30 something total math people. This may account for why it is so hard to find a good math teacher!