Miss Tick Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 How does one go about finding a physics Tutor? DS is working through AP Physics 1 and it hasn't been the greatest experience. 🙁 I would prefer to find him an online tutor, is there an italki website for physics tutors? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daijobu Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 I'm on a private FB group for tutors. I can probably find someone for you, but I could not personally vouch for them. PM if you are interested. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 I think John Kernion does private tutoring as well as his PAH and PhysicsPrep classes. Found a paper about the AP Physics 1 class written by him. Scientific Argumentation in an Online AP Physics 1 Course https://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/37448/1/09.3_Kernion ETD_Template_Pitt_AS_2.pdf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Tick Posted February 2, 2022 Author Share Posted February 2, 2022 8 minutes ago, Arcadia said: I think John Kernion does private tutoring as well as his PAH and PhysicsPrep classes. Hmm, although I like the idea of tutoring by someone who knows exactly what they are doing in class (and has access to the unpublished rules and guidelines that ds has run in to more than once), it seems like it might be a bit of a conflict of interest for him to simultaneously tutor a student. Bu-ut, I see no conflict with professors having office hours for this type of activity, so I think I am being inconsistent on this point. If he did have office hours ds would be there every time, but as far as either of us are aware there is only an hour of lecture every other week. He is very responsive to email, but this feels beyond a one-off email. I don't see a comment about tutoring, do you think I would email him? This is one of the problematic parts of outsourcing to an expert in the field, if there is a problem it is tricky to jump in and assist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 20 minutes ago, SusanC said: Hmm, although I like the idea of tutoring by someone who knows exactly what they are doing in class (and has access to the unpublished rules and guidelines that ds has run in to more than once), it seems like it might be a bit of a conflict of interest for him to simultaneously tutor a student. Bu-ut, I see no conflict with professors having office hours for this type of activity, so I think I am being inconsistent on this point. If he did have office hours ds would be there every time, but as far as either of us are aware there is only an hour of lecture every other week. He is very responsive to email, but this feels beyond a one-off email. I don't see a comment about tutoring, do you think I would email him? I don’t see a conflict of interest when I am paying the instructor for a course and then asking how much extra hours of tutoring would cost. I would see a conflict of interest if this was public school or college. I think the issue is more of does your child need more tutoring by the same instructor or he needs someone who can explain in a different way/style. My teens when taking physics C were the kind that just need to argue it out with each other or with me. So for them, having more hours with the same instructor won’t be effective. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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