More on Outsourced Tutoring
Another article on overseas tutoring appeared today in the Christian Science Monitor. It gives more detail on the practice and some of the companies involved and briefly profiles one student that works live with tutors in India. Because it is offshore, the service costs half that of services based here in the U.S.
The more I think about it, the more reasonable it becomes. Parents spending their money for after-school tutoring are looking for something effective and affordable. If it happens that means working with bright, articulate folks from India (or China or elsewhere) for a lot less money than stateside tutors, then you can be sure it’s going to happen.