Yasmin G
Not very inspired. Being concerned parents and knowing we were paying a good £100 for our first session not to forget we had paid £25 to release his details, we had a few questions we needed to ask but did not get any indication of structure organzation or a systematic approach on how to help out boy get back on track. Whilst we asked, Cem not only came across slightly unapproachable, but very flat and not encouraging. It’s important for tutors charging that kind of fees to help reassure parents that their tution will be systematic, and aim to work towards targets and goals. We are aware that the end result is not guaranteed and based on factors such as our child the work he puts in etc. But it is the tutors job to show he knows how to structure lessons in order to teach a particular target with a child in a given time. Cem did nothing of that sort. He brought only 1 book despite the fact it made it clear that my son had problems with exam questions. Maybe a set of sample papers or questions to quickly browse over would show some professionalism? Ideally you want a tutor to sit down with you after coaching your child and lettng parents know this and that can be done to work with the child and what one aims or hopes to achieve in a given time period. There’s was nothing of that sort. I felt awkward asking all the questions without feeling I came across as an overly concerned parent. However, being a teacher myself I was disssapointed at the attitude and lack of inspiration. However, I was willing to give him the benefit of the doubt and thought maybe it was just me as a parent feeling I neded more information. Then my son confirmed my fears. He did not feel that anything substantial came from the 2 hour session. Any questions asked were merely brushed off or searched in the book or needed further investigation for the next session. For £125 this was a waste of time and money and although we greatly appreciate Cem taking almost 4 hours including travel to get to us, had he shown that he was a more constructive tutor with a clear direction, we would have been happy to pay for his services. And future lessons. Definitely not for us. Sorry.
5 years ago
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