Posts by Harold T.

[Student's Parent],

I have been thinking about how to get started with remote tutoring for your son / daughter. Instead of me charging for my driving time (1 hour each way) or meeting half way in [location], here is my proposal. I would like to meet you and your son / daughter in your home in [location]. I will not charge you for my driving time for the first visit.

While there I will:
1) Meet you and your son / daughter
2) Get info on the math book your son / daughter is using and his /her needs
3) Set your computer up for remote tutoring (I prefer Skype or LogMeIn)

I tutor other students on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. I am available this Wednesday evening (tonight) if you are. Please let me know if this will work for you.

[My contact info]

I am a mathematics tutor living in McKinney, TX just 25 miles north of Dallas.

Some surrounding cities are too far away for me to drive to/from every tutoring session, however I am setup to tutor remotely if my students are interested.

Here is how remote tutoring works:
1) For my first tutoring session we meet in person at the student's home. I do not charge for the long driving times for my first visit.
2) After our first face-to-face tutoring session, I setup their Internet connected computer for remote collaboration.
3) We then write down the ISBN numbers ant titles of each of the text books the student is using. I use these to search Amazon.com for a good used copy of the books.
4) For subsequent tutoring sessions we use the phone and Internet connected computers to learn.

I can interact with their home computer, highlight text, draw graphs, etc. in real-time. I know this works since I use this method to tutor my 12th grade son in math when I am away on business trips.

I am also setup with Skype for video and voice collaboration (a free service) that I use with my other students when I am traveling on a business trip.