Ask for one session before you commit to a term
· 3 min read
Any tutoring provider worth your money should be fine with a trial session. You're not buying Netflix — you're letting someone into your child's confidence.
Signing up for ten sessions because the flyer had a discount is how parents end up with a child who dreads Thursday afternoons and a tutor who still doesn't understand how their school teaches fractions.
You're not obliged to commit blind.
What to ask
"Can we do one session first to see if this is actually the right fit?"
A good provider says yes. A great one offers it.
What you're testing in that hour
- Does your child shut down or lean in?
- Does the tutor explain things in a way that connects to school?
- Do you leave knowing what happens next — or just "see you next week"?
Our version
We call it Diagnostic Discovery — $110, one session, no term required. If it's not right, you've bought clarity, not a contract.
If it is right, you move into a term plan with a sequence already sketched — not improvised from whatever homework landed that day.