RATINGS
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@Alia-9 I love that. More people shoudl do that.
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Ratings do not matter unless you are consistently getting low ratings. If you are frequently getting rated 8 and under, then you should probably take a look at what might be causing this. However, I don't believe this is the case for the majority of teachers. The odd low rating is to be expected. In the real world, I never rate anything five stars or 10 out of 10. I personally love getting rated 1! It rarely happens, but it's always from a grumpy, rude student who didn't want to take part in class. Most of the time, I can already predict the 1 rating five minutes into the class. But I can relax knowing that the low rating is going to be removed from my score and that I will never see the student again, as the system seems to never pair low raters and tutors again. And as Alia said, I have a list of students I will never teach again. Thankfully, it's short, but if I see them on my schedule, I will preemptively cancel them, as they are not worth the headaches and the knock-on mood effects on me that may affect my students who do want to be in class.
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Teacher ENI, I appreciate you asking this question because I find myself at a crossroads right now. I've been invited to teach juniors, but honestly, the comments from teachers who work with juniors have left me skeptical.
Recently, I received my first and I hope last negative rating, a 2. I had previously maintained high ratings for several months. Then, the next day out of nowhere, strange things started happening with my account. I began losing all my previously scheduled classes. How is it possible to lose five classes that were scheduled two days ago, two hours before my teaching rounds?
Since then, my classes haven’t picked up. I even went three days without a single lesson. while In June, I was managing 8 to 10 classes a day before the review.Am I overthinking this?
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@Ralph Why cancel the class if you love getting 1's? 😀(just kidding I totally get you...)
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@Azeem Oh, I never add the 1 raters to the list of naughty students because, in my experience, I never see them again anyway. It's mainly those students who refuse to take part, ignore me, or say I don't know for every question despite my best efforts. The others would be those who always take a class in a very noisy environment or with terrible echoes. Even if I ask them to move to a quiet environment or wear headphones, I often find I have a headache by the end of those classes, which has a knock-on effect on my mood and teaching ability for the rest of the day. The final group are those who cancel classes repeatedly. One or two is fine, but I've had a few students who will book prime slots weeks in advance, only to cancel hours before the class begins. And again, someone only really goes on the naughty list after multiple offences. Luckily, after thousands of students, this list is still very short. It just helps me stay sane and give my best performance for the students who are there and putting in the effort to learn.
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Honestly, these kids just need someone who is patient and understanding. I read so many progress parents and internal notes of "teachers" giving such harsh feedback to these kids. When we spend 25 minutes with them, we are a very tiny piece of the puzzle! Meet them where they are, smile. let them feel safe to make mistakes and be supportive. 9.9x out of 10 you will be fine! Don't take it too seriously! We aren't paid enough to treat this like anything else. I love these kids, they are so sweet and kind. Even the crazy ones (I teach 7th grade in inner city USA so these "bad" kids are amazing to me) aren't bad and it's only 25 minutes! :)
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@ELIZABETH-16 Focus on the person and student first and teaching second. If you don’t accomplish a lot with the material, but you have a positive experience with the person/student, you’ve succeeded.
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@Wayne-1 Very true. I have had lessons where the situation or material is obviously frustrating for the student. However, if you have compassion and can pull off the lesson leaving the student feeling somewhat relieved or even happy, they'll feel good and possibly continue and give a decent feedback. I like the student first, material second approach. Good thought process. This especially works well with the kiddies.
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@Lisa-264 ouch!!. Sorry you have to deal with all that. I don't have the experience with children below 13 yet. Keep up the good work!!
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@Eniola-1 imagine being booked for all 19 hours. Please take it easy. You can leave some open slots and fill them at least 4 hours early, when you're sure of not being scheduled.
I once booked 8hours straight, when I was low on activity. That was a month after a shadow ban and all 8hours were scheduled. I worked that day lol.
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@Omehoma Haha, I can only imagine how shocking it would've been if I had all 18 hours booked! But honestly, I’ve decided to take things slow. It’s not the end of the world. When it comes, it comes. And if it doesn’t, I’ll try to rant a little less, haha. It can be frustrating seeing others get booked while you’re just sitting here, but I’m learning to take it one day at a time.
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