<p>How much do you make per hour?</p>
<p>I tutor the highest math and the woman told me she starts at $7.50 AN HOUR for trainees! How much should I expect this to go up once I've been there a while?</p>
<p>Probably a dollar or two higher, generously speaking. Just a hunch.</p>
<p>Wait, I thought only high school graduates or college students could tutor? Could you explain how you got this job please?</p>
<p>^ No, you only have to at least be in high school…</p>
<p>Probably just your local Kumon then.</p>
<p>Just my personal opinion: I’ve been to Kumon for 1 year…and I have to say It did not help me at all. There is no personal attention, all we ever do is practice problems and the instructors don’t explain, they just sit there and grade your problems. You have to wait a few minutes before they help you, and sometimes the instructors don’t even know. Really is the biggest waste of time ever. Moreover they cram so many students in and it always has lots of whiny kids, the atmosphere is really bad for learning.</p>
<p>Well, I can’t really blame the instructors though, the program is just flawed. But anyway, hope you enjoy tutoring kids at Kumon :o</p>
<p>I’ve been working for over a month and still get minimum wage (and not complaining). As for its effectiveness, it varies. I’ve helped students from basic addition to calculus. It’s not tutoring, its a complete learning program. I would personally not do it, but repetition is a proven effective method. Btw, chance me if possible?</p>
<p>I do freelance tutoring for about $8 but I could probably get away with charging like $12 since I’m sorta well-known. If you’re looking at doing this for the cash and people in your HS know you, you might be better off doing freelance stuff.</p>
<p>BTW, many parents prefer the flexibility of not having to sign their child up for a program. Also, for kids who are extremely shy about their math skills (they’re usually self-conscious about this, especially middle schoolers) it’s easier to get used to seeing the same person over and over, rather than whatever random tutor is available at the time.</p>
<p>Honestly, I would never sign my kid up for it and I’m glad my parents didn’t sign me up as a child. But if I’m getting paid for something I’m used to doing for free, I’m not complaining 
plus, looking at the tutors, it does look like all they do is sit there and grade those booklets.</p>
<p>uhhh…I got $10.99 an hour right when I first started working.</p>
<p>I supposed to have a job working at Kumon. The lady was all like “Oh great! You’ll start working next week, I’ll call you and let you know when.” She never called. I’m trying to start tutoring on my own, but there isn’t much need for it in the summer and it’s hard to start yourself.</p>
<p>I don’t get all the hate for Kumon. My parents enrolled me in Kumon, & it was definitely the best decision they have ever made for me. You can’t blame the program, the kids need to do the work & not complain. I finished the program, which goes through Calc BC, & math has always been a class i never study for nor worry about. All of that just from around half an hour of Kumon each day. Definitely worth it for motivated students. </p>
<p>OP: I wouldn’t expect more than a $1 raise unfortunately lol</p>
<p>I started working there a couple months ago, and i’m still at 7.50. I’m not complaining though, it’s not that hard of a job. I think the raises go up to about 2 or 3 more dollars.</p>
<p>It would probably be more beneficial to just buy books for math prep then go to kumon, it would be much cheaper as well. All you’re really paying for is the work they give you. The atmosphere (at least where I went), was filled with little kids and made it so difficult to concentrate, and teachers didn’t really help much. That or private tutoring would help much more. </p>
<p>It’s only good if you’re motivated but you have no idea what to improve on or you feel like you can only learn if you have a fixed schedule.</p>
<p>If you are good ,you should get a teacher referral . My D went to private school and got 25 an hour tutoring Spanish .</p>
<p>Uhh I only get 8 an hour…</p>
<p>OP – quit complaining.</p>
<p>You have. . .a job, something ~12 million people lack. And a very useful job too – your experience in teaching and experience in having a job will be real assets for your future. </p>
<p>Not good enough to get an eventual raise? QUIT THEN.</p>
<p>minimum wage. i went to kumon for 2 1/2 years</p>
<p>Hahahaha, I used to go to Kumon when I was in elementary school. Then I went to C2 in middle school. Now I have a private tutor… It’s all just a waste of money.</p>