Find the Best Tutor for Your Child at Chalkboard

By: Teresa Gumap-as Dumadag – November 14, 2020

The Covid-19 pandemic has brought with it different kinds of challenges to everyone. Suddenly, even those who felt secure in their job or business faced the uncertainties that the coronavirus pandemic created.

Many parents and teachers lost their jobs. Some, who did not lose their jobs, had shorter work hours and therefore, experienced pay cuts.

Children enrolled in online classes struggle because the big online class size makes it harder for the teachers to notice and engage each student. Both the teachers and students are still adjusting to the online classroom dynamics.

Children using modules and their parents experience difficulties in understanding and answering the modules given by the school.

A lot of parents who were not used to spending this much time assisting their children in their schoolwork while working to make sure they can put food on the table during this health and economic crisis are looking for solutions that can enable them to best support their children.

Are you a parent who is currently looking for a tutor for your child that fits your budget but does not compromise the quality of teaching?

Chalkboard could help you find the best tutor for your child whatever is your budget now.

Why Choose Chalkboard

It provides an end-to-end platform. Everything is in one place! At Chalkboard, you can search for possible tutors for your children, book the sessions, and pay for them. It is also where your children will have their tutorial sessions with your chosen tutor for them. This is done through the platform’s video conferencing tool. No need to take note of additional or countless online meeting details anymore. I have read complaints from other parents that they needed to keep track of the meeting details for their children’s various subjects with different teachers. I love this feature because parents have a million things on their minds daily. Having just one place where all transactions related to the children’s tutorial needs happen and are tracked makes it easier for parents to manage their children’s education requirements. It helps prevent parents from being overwhelmed, especially if they have several school-aged children at home. Everything that they need to remember about their children’s tutorial sessions is in Chalkboard already.
Using Chalkboard saves time. Chalkboard brings parents, tutors, and students all in one place. Parents need not go to different platforms or groups to search for possible tutors for their children. It simplifies and cuts down their research time. Coordination is also simplified. No need to send text messages or emails to arrange online meetings. Since parents also pay for the sessions on the platform itself, there is no need for them to shift from one application to another and remember bank details for each tutor.
You can find tutors for every budget. The lowest rate is P219/hour. Some rates are at P500/hour or higher.
You have the option to pay for hourly rates or to choose a package or bundle. Right now, the bundle option is not yet enabled but parents can already book for as short as 1 hour or several hours. I love that parents have the option to try out a 1-hour session first with a tutor because sometimes, there is a problem between the student and the tutor’s rapport or the teacher’s teaching style does not match that of the student’s learning style. With the hourly rate, the parent can delay the booking of a bundle or package with a specific tutor after they have one or a few sessions first.
You can easily find a tutor that matches your child’s availability. I love that you can filter the tutors on the platform not only based on your budget but also on your preferred schedule when you want your child to be tutored. No need to ask several tutors around and ask for their availability and to compare it one by one with each child’s availability. With just a few clicks on the filters, you can find a tutor that fits your child’s schedule.
You can read right away the tutor’s credentials. Parents can read right away the credentials of the tutors that they can choose from. Sometimes, parents find it awkward to ask for the tutor’s credentials. But since the credentials are made available right away, the discomfort that some parents experience in asking for the tutor’s credentials is already eliminated. Eventually, there will be a review feature as well that can help parents better choose their child’s tutor. Students can leave reviews about their tutors. Tutors can also leave reviews about their past students.
You can find tutors for all levels. Parents can find tutors for elementary, junior high school, and senior high school students. This is also one of the filters in the platform. Just choose a grade level and all the tutors that teach at that level will appear.
You can find tutors for many different subjects. Sometimes, one of the challenges that parents have in finding tutors for their children is finding a tutor who is competent in a specific subject. At Chalkboard, again, this is just a click away because one of the filters in the platform is the subject. Chalkboard has tutors for English, Math, Science, Araling Panlipunan, Filipino, and even EPP/TLE (Edukasyong Pantahanan Pangkabuhayan/Technology and Livelihood Education).
It provides earning opportunities for displaced teachers and professionals as well as college students who need extra income. I love that through this platform, those who lost their jobs or experienced pay cuts can earn extra income by becoming tutors in subjects where they are good. Even college students, 18 years old and above, who are good at specific subjects can apply as tutors. I believe that exceptional students can be good tutors also to their peers since the lessons are still fresh in their minds compared to parents who may have learned those lessons decades ago. Through Chalkboard, tutors can find potential students for their services. Even if they live far from the student, the distance will not be a problem because the tutorial session is done online. Tutors need not spend on transportation costs anymore. They are also assured that they will be paid for their services because the parent needs to pay for the tutorial session first to confirm the session. But the payment is only sent to the tutor after the session is completed.
Less stress for parents. All these benefits help lessen the stress of parents in finding a tutor for their school-aged children.