Question 1

What grade levels and subjects do you tutor?

Accepted Answer

We tutor grades six and up, including college, as well as specializing in SAT and ACT Test Prep. We help with all levels of Math and English, and we are currently working on expanding into more subjects.

Question 2

Can you help with the SAT or ACT?

Accepted Answer

Yes! We specialize in test prep and help with all sections of both the SAT and ACT exams. Mark has been successfully preparing students for these standardized tests since 2018. For more information on our test prep programs, visit us here.

Question 3

Will you come to my house?

Accepted Answer

Yes! On Sundays, Mark meets students at their home or another convenient location. Due to tight scheduling, we are limited in the distance we can travel. Mainly, Mark can travel to Decatur, Midtown, Old Fourth Ward, and surrounding areas. We can also arrange an in-person meeting during the week, after school, at my building near Grant Park.

Question 4

Can we do sessions online? What does that look like?

Accepted Answer

Yes! We can meet one-on-one via Zoom. The student and Mark can both share screens and annotate each other’s view. We are happy to provide a free demonstration beforehand of what an online lesson might look like upon request. 
Note: iPads and Chromebooks do not allow screen annotation in Zoom.

Question 5

Do I need to have a “regular” day and appointment time every week, or can it vary?

Accepted Answer

Many students benefit from meeting consistently at the same time every week or every other week. Others need flexibility to meet whenever they need specific help. Either way is fine with us, schedule permitting. 
Kids have a lot going on, and we like to remain adaptable to fit into their busy schedules.

Question 6

Do I have to buy a package? Can I get individual sessions?

Accepted Answer

Whichever you prefer! We tutor on an hourly basis. You are welcome to pay as we go on a lesson-by-lesson basis. We also offer discounts if you choose to purchase and prepay for blocks of hours, but it’s not required.

Question 7

I have more than one child who might need help. If I buy a package or block of hours, can I use them for multiple kids, or does each student need their own package?

Accepted Answer

Yes! When you purchase a block of hours, you can use those for any student you want. You can even donate the hours to a student who is not related if you’d like to.

Question 8

If I purchase a package of hours for math tutoring, can I also use those hours for ACT or SAT prep?

Accepted Answer

Yes, and here’s how: the rate for test prep is 50% more than the rate for “regular” math tutoring. So if you purchase a block of hours for regular math, and we do a test prep lesson, we deduct one and a half (1.5) hours from the “remaining hours” for that hour of test prep instead of one. 
For instance, if you purchased a block of ten tutoring hours, and you’ve used three hours, you have seven hours remaining. If we then do an SAT prep hour, you then have five and a half remaining after that instead of six.

Question 9

Do you provide curriculum?

Accepted Answer

We can provide worksheets and practice problems if needed. If we are helping with what the student is studying in their school, we usually start with what the teacher wants them to work on, and we can find more work to do if we run out of homework.

Question 10

Do you assign homework?

Accepted Answer

For regular math help, if the student’s teacher assigns homework, we usually use that. If the teacher does not assign homework, or it’s not adequate for full understanding, we can assign some. For SAT/ACT prep, our system works best when the student does the bulk of their work and studying between sessions, and we’ll assign homework with that goal in mind.

Question 11

My child has classmates who also need help; do you offer group lessons? Is there a discount?

Accepted Answer

Yes! We can arrange small groups of up to five students for math or writing tutoring or SAT/ACT prep at a discounted group rate. Contact us for more information on small-group lessons.

Question 12

What if I have questions that are not answered here?

Accepted Answer

Contact us directly here!

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