Prompts for Tutoring and education services

Every prompt in this set, as a list

All 100 titles for Tutoring and education services, with the job each one is for. The card for each is on this page; the filters above narrow the grid, not this list.

• "Will this get my son a 7?"A parent opens with a grade target before you have met the child.
• "He hates math and I'm at my wit's end"A parent's first message is about a child's refusal, not about grades.
• The night-before panicA student messages at 9pm asking for help with tomorrow morning's exam.
• They want online, you only teach in personA good enquiry asks for Zoom and your diary is built around home visits.
• The parent who wants to sit inA parent asks to stay in the room for every session "to keep him on track".
• The student who does not want to be thereA 15-year-old arrives because their parents booked, and says so in the first minute.
• The subject you do not teachA parent asks for AP physics and you tutor chemistry to high school.
• The adult returning to studyA 42-year-old wants high school math to change career and is embarrassed about it.
• The sibling discountA parent books two children and expects the second at half price.
• "The school says he needs extra support"A parent forwards a school email about "intervention" and asks what it means.
• The first assessment sessionA new student arrives and you have one hour to find out what they actually know.
• Where the gaps are, without alarming anyoneThe assessment shows a student is two years behind and the parent is anxious.
• Fourteen and cannot do times tablesA high school student loses marks on every question that needs basic arithmetic.
• "I'm just bad at math"A student says it in the first ten minutes, and means it.
• The first three goalsThe assessment is done and the parent wants to know what the plan is.
• The term planA parent asks "so what will you actually cover?" before paying for a block.
• When the school and the tutor disagreeThe school has the student on a higher tier and your assessment says the foundation paper is the better bet.
• Taught a different method at schoolThe student's school method conflicts with the one you are teaching, and the parent notices.
• Checking the specificationA parent asks whether you cover "the new syllabus" and you are not certain of the current one.
• Measuring progress that is not a gradeA parent wants proof the sessions are working before the next exam, eight months away.
• Homework every sessionA parent believes a tutor who sets no homework is not doing the job.
• The between-session emailsA parent sends questions three times a week and expects replies the same day.
• "We paid for ten sessions and the grade didn't move"The exam result came back and the parent is looking for someone to blame.
• Separated parents, two sets of expectationsOne parent books and pays, the other asks for reports and disagrees with the plan.
• "Can you tell him off about his phone?"A parent wants the tutor to enforce rules the home cannot.
• "Can you say he attended every week?"A parent asks you to sign a school form confirming attendance that did not happen.
• The work is not being doneSix weeks in, the student practises nothing between sessions and progress has stalled.
• The letter for a school appealA parent wants a letter supporting an admission appeal or a predicted-grade exception.
• The sibling who is quickerA parent says "his sister got a 9 with the same tutor".
• "The last report was fine, we'll stop"A family cancels mid-block because a school report improved, six weeks before the exam.
• Discount on a block of tenA parent asks for ten sessions up front at a lower rate.
• The price riseSeptember arrives and the hourly rate has not moved in two years.
• The cancellation windowA parent cancels two hours before and expects the session not to be charged.
• Nobody is homeYou arrive for a home session and the house is dark, with the parent's phone going to voicemail.
• The invoice for a termA family pays monthly and wants one invoice covering twelve sessions with dates.
• The refund requestA family has used four of ten sessions and wants the rest back, mid-term.
• The invoice that is a month lateA family who has always paid on time is now 30 days behind, and the student is mid-course.
• Reports included, or extraA parent asks for a termly written report and assumes it is part of the fee.
• The home visit radiusA family 35 minutes away wants weekly sessions and the travel is unpaid.
• The books and materialsA parent asks why there is a $40 materials charge on the first invoice.
• The disclosureMid-session, a 14-year-old says something at home is not safe.
• The cuts on a wristA student's sleeve slips and you see marks, and they say nothing.
• "Do you think he's dyslexic?"A parent asks for your opinion, and you are a tutor, not an assessor.
• The student with an IEPA parent asks whether you can deliver the provision on an individualized education program.
• Alone in a family's houseA new home-tuition client is a single parent who works late, and you would be alone with a minor.
• The friend requestA 16-year-old student sends a social media request after a good session.
• The 9pm slotA parent wants sessions at 9pm because that is when the house is quiet.
• Waiting alone after a sessionA parent is 40 minutes late collecting a 12-year-old from the center.
• The tutor is illYou wake up with flu on the morning of six sessions.
• The student criesA 11th grade student breaks down ten minutes into a session about the exam.
• Six weeks to the examA parent books a block with six weeks left and expects a plan by Friday.
• The mock came back badlyA student who was tracking fine gets two grades below the mock target.
• Out of time in every paperThe student knows the content but finishes two questions short every time.
• The night beforeA parent asks what the student should do the evening before the exam.
• The predicted grade conversationA parent wants a predicted grade raised and the school has asked for evidence.
• Results dayThe email arrives at 8am and you do not know whether to send congratulations or condolences.
• The resit decisionA student missed the grade by four marks and the family wants your recommendation.
• "He used AI for his homework"A student submits a beautifully written answer that is not theirs, and the coursework deadline is close.
• The last sessionThe exam is in three days and the parent asks for one more session.
• Memorises but cannot applyThe student can recite every formula and freezes on an unfamiliar question.
• Setting up for onlineA family books online and the first session is lost to headphones that do not work.
• The camera stays offAn online student joins with video off and answers in monosyllables.
• The connection keeps droppingEvery online session loses five minutes to freezing and the parent is paying for the hour.
• Sharing a worksheet you did not makeYou want to screen-share a textbook page and the publisher's license is unclear.
• The parent records the sessionA parent announces they are filming sessions "for the other parent to watch".
• The student in another time zoneA family abroad wants weekly sessions and the only slot is 11pm your time.
• Online safety for a minorA 13-year-old is having one-to-one online sessions from an empty house.
• Online priced the same?A parent asks why an online session costs the same as a home visit with no travel.
• Choosing a platformA new tutor asks which video tool to use for paid sessions.
• Half online, half in personA student wants to come in person for topics they find hard and stay online otherwise.
• A group where the levels are miles apartFour students in one room, one working at grade 3 and one at grade 8.
• The group that will not settleA Friday evening group of 13-year-olds treats the session as social time.
• The weekly parent update for a groupEight parents want individual feedback and you have ten minutes after each session.
• The attendance recordA parent disputes the number of sessions their child attended before an invoice.
• The room that falls throughThe church hall cancels your Saturday group with two weeks' notice.
• The school wants your documentsA school asks for background check, insurance and safety evidence before you can tutor on site.
• The school partnershipA assistant principal asks whether you could take a group of 10th graders after school.
• The summer bootcampA parent asks for a two-week intensive before resits.
• The silent groupNobody will answer a question and every response is a shrug.
• The student who answers everythingOne student dominates, the others stop trying, and the parent of a quiet one complains.
• The ad for a tutorYou need a second chemistry tutor and the last advert brought fifty unqualified replies.
• The trial session and its feedbackA new tutor's trial went fine but the parent wants to know what happens next.
• Lovely, but not effectiveA tutor is popular with families and the students' marks are not moving.
• The associate wants a higher rateA reliable tutor asks for $5 more an hour mid-term.
• Cover when a tutor is illA tutor has pneumonia and eight families have sessions this week.
• Two tutors, two approachesA student is taught by two tutors who explain fractions differently.
• Overpromising to a parentA tutor tells a parent their child "will definitely get a 7".
• Reviewing a sessionYou want to check quality without sitting in and unsettling the student.
• Student records and dataA parent asks what you keep about their child and for how long.
• Ending a tutor's contractA tutor has stopped turning up reliably and you have decided to end it.
• The referral askA family has been with you two years and has never sent anyone.
• The testimonialA parent offers to write something and you want to use it on the site.
• The local listingA new tutoring business has a website and no enquiries from it.
• Marketing at the school gateA tutor asks whether they can hand leaflets out at pick-up.
• The pricing pageThe site says "contact us for prices" and the enquiries are all tire-kickers.
• The waiting listA good tutor is full until March and enquiries keep coming.
• The summer slumpJuly arrives, exams are over and the diary empties for six weeks.
• The student you cannot helpSix sessions in, nothing is moving and you suspect the placement is wrong.
• The year in reviewDecember, and you want to know which subjects and year groups actually pay.
• The sessions that lose moneyThe timetable is full of one-hour slots that cost more in travel and admin than they earn.

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