Comments on: Outsourced tutors just an ocean away

perspective College freshman wonders what it would have been like to get high school academic help the modern way--from tutors in India.

[drrave]

re: article

wonderful commentary on the predicament and choices open to kids. Has anyone tried tutorvista? would this work? I pay a fortune now.

[nerdy007]

try it out- its should be worth it

As a parent of a normal kid , I feel strongly the need for one on one tutoring but as a single parent , could just not afford it.
This seems worth a try for couple of months. They seem to have no minimum requirement for signing up - like for a year etc.

[falcon67]

Why is this news?

Not sure why this is news. This is common knowledge but it is not news. You guys @ CNET are supposed to be serving up the best and cutting-edge items. I know most news sources tend to slack on occasion but honestly I thought you guys were the exception. So please quit slacking and give me some juicy info I can use. Thank you.

[dmm]

Lighten up, dude!

She's an intern; she writes about topics of interest to young people (HS/college); and she does it with a touch of humor. Don't be such an old fart. (And don't respond with "I'm a HS student," because that would just mean you're a young old fart, which is even sadder.) And BTW, it was news to me.

[nerdy007]

Why is this news ?- it is for me

This was news to me - to be able to get personalized education at this price - I did not imagine this was possile.
Well done !

[nerdy007]

Why is this news ?- it is for me

This was news to me - to be able to get personalized education at this price - I did not imagine this was possile.
Well done !

[sarveshm]

Falcon

If yiu are looking for juicy stuff, stay with your FHM

[matt_parker]

Horrible Idea!

Isn't it bad enough that we outsource call centers? Think of the poor quality of service, headaches in understanding even what they are saying - all packaged in a smile! This countries education system is in dire straits. The last thing we should be is outsource it to other countries!

[Chung Leong]

It's a brilliant idea

You are missing the point completely. What is outsourced isn't tutoring, it's the homework of people's kids that's outsourced. That's something that you can't do with a local guy, as words will inevitably get out. With these "tutors" thousands of miles away, parents can feel safe in knowing that the school will never find out.

[sarveshm]

Maybe it will help you understand what they are saying !!

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[Jean Baptiste de Chocqueu]

CROATIA

The GNP of Croatia is about 63 billion USD. As a matter of fact,
the average Croatian has an income of about 40% that of the
average US citizen.

They may just have gotten out of a war, but they are growing,
fast. Try and get vacation around the Dalmatian Coast and you
will see what is going on.

If the scholarship at Harvard ever peaks up to those levels, you
can be sure that not only will you get yourself Indian tutors, but
most assuredly will you also choose to study at the IIM, a
University that is perhaps not as cosy as Harvard, but is about
on level in terms of pedagogy.

Also, check out www.entreprise-facile.com

[dmm]

Why not outsource public education?

We should just ship all of our teens to India for their high school years. It would be MUCH cheaper, and think how happy it would make everybody (except the poor Indians).

[shellygupta]

Another quality online tutoring option

Another online tutoring option is
www.tutorandmentor.com
Excellent quality tutors, very affordable pricing scheme and best of all, you dont have to drive your kids to any private tutors and have the ability to schedule the class at your own kid's convinient time and pace.

[Samantha Smith]

Online Tutor for Homework Help

Are you a member of myhwsolution.com . They help you with your homework problem, give a homework solution and help you learn your course materials. They provide basic homework help.

[alexander e]

overseas-beased tutors

Parents and students take note. This is not about "outsourcing" your child's education--this is about carefully seeking an engaged, professional tutor who is going to provide the best help possible. If you are looking for tutors that are closer to the U.S. experience, check out http://www.ziizoo.com. There are tons of tutors online from schools like Penn, Stanford and Harvard and a bunch of them even tutor for free.

[bob_ray]

peer-to-peer tutorning/learning is getting traction

nice site tutorvista. there is another company my neighbour tried growingstar which is also good. the tutor.com and studentnest also doing good work. Some of them operate on service based model and some marketplace model.
twl.com is marketplace.

There are some sites that focused on professional learning like learnersparadise.com, mySAP.com

[acharya05]

TalkBack: Outsourced tutors just an ocean away

Wow this is great ! Good work Sowmya, you fast ruernign into a professional journo !

PC

[gud4you]

Parents can have a look at www.tutorskingdom.com. They have completely automated system and they are using the cisco product webex for teaching. Tutors Kingdom seems to be coming up well.