Monday, February 25, 2013

Tutoring

I'm actually tutoring an accelerated Physics girl atm. Which is kinda cool, except that she goes to a Catholic, co-ed private school.

The point is not the religiosity [that's actually a word?] but the fact that in this particular instance, the teacher's really disorganised.

It's pretty fun teaching her, just that her mother's a little...stingy?

It's a bit annoying.

I don't want to be having a discount every week. I should explain.

Normally I charge $X per hour, usually under the presumption it's a 1 hour weekly service,  and so on.

First lesson with this student, I go 1/2 an hour overtime, and then decide, screw it, $X times 1.5, minus $5 is ok.

I get home, and her mother [who's paying me] tells me that 1.5 hours next week for that reduced fee is ok.

And I'm like "........Nooo it's not ok..."

But I dunno how to tell her that. I mean, I don't want to offend her or anything. Hrmm..

I mean, I charged less because it's the first lesson and less is being taught. I swear - next time I might as well charge the full fee. :(

I'm thinking of calling tomorrow and explaining that it's the first lesson, etc. etc. and that I don't give discounts and it's a pretty good rate, etc.

Sigh, problems.

Year 12 physics... feels weird to be doing it again.

Especially M+G. Remember that?

Her exam's in March. Soo...kinda annoying.

Hoping you guys might be able to help.

3 comments:

delete12 said...

tapping my mountains, get shoked and fireballed for 2 hit points all day every day

then i ping you with lobber crews


umm


there's no easy way, just try to explain what happened and sorry

icedtrees said...

I made my first lesson free so it made more sense

Happy Apple said...

I agree with Kael. I don't think she will be angry. it's just a misunderstanding and it's not your fault for being generous on the first day.

I also got paid under last Saturday because my boss forgot that she gave me a pay rise when she calculated my hours and she wasn't there so I couldn't tell her (I probably wouldn't have, anyway).