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Math tutoring for students who are struggling

A student who is struggling in maths is usually stuck on one of three things: a concept from an earlier year that never landed, slips in the working, or running out of time. Each needs a different fix, so the first class finds which one it is. It is free and 45 minutes long, and you get a written plan within a day. After that, 1-on-1 classes are from $279 or ₹4,999 a month for 8 classes, depending on the level.

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  • Finds the cause before teaching
  • A written plan within a day
  • The same teacher every class
  • Re-planned every two weeks

Three reasons a student falls behind, and the fix for each

They look the same on a report card: low marks. They are different problems, and the fix for one does nothing for the others.

A gap from an earlier year

What it looks like: Today's chapter makes no sense because it is built on one that never landed: fractions under algebra, or algebra under calculus.The fix: The teacher goes back to the year the gap started and builds a short repair track, and tells you plainly how many weeks it will take before regular chapter work resumes. More practice on this year's chapter does not fix it.

Slips in the working

What it looks like: The method is right but the answer is not: a lost minus sign, a copying mistake, a step skipped. Marked only at the end, it looks the same as not understanding.The fix: Your child writes on a shared whiteboard and the teacher follows the working, not just the answer, and stops a mistake at the line it happens. Each slip goes into the error journal, so the ones that repeat get practised.

Running out of time

What it looks like: The work is right when there is time, but tests end with questions left blank.The fix: The error journal shows when marks are lost to time rather than to understanding, so revision turns to speed, with practice against the clock between classes.

Most students have some of each. The error journal tags every mistake with one of the three, so the teacher and you can see which one is costing the most marks. For practice against the clock between classes, use Timed Quizzes.

How the first class finds the cause

  1. Step 1

    A free 45-minute diagnostic

    Not a sales call. A teacher opens the chapter your school is on right now and works through it with your child, and can usually name the year the gap started.

  2. Step 2

    A written plan within a day

    Which chapters need repair, roughly how many weeks that takes, and what the first month of classes covers. It is yours whether you enroll or not.

  3. Step 3

    Three classes a week, then two

    A common start is three a week, moving to two once the backlog clears. The same teacher teaches every class, and you can change the number monthly without a penalty.

  4. Step 4

    Re-planned every two weeks

    The teacher checks the plan against what actually stuck and changes it. Parents get the same document the teacher works from.

Why 1-on-1 for a student who is behind

A small group costs less and suits a student who is roughly on track. Catching up needs lessons that start where your child is, which a shared syllabus cannot do. Compare 1-on-1 and small groups.

The same teacher every class

Nobody re-learns your child each week, and the error journal builds up in one place.

Lessons built from the diagnostic

A group follows its own course syllabus. A student who is behind needs lessons that start where they actually are.

You can see everything

Sit in on any class without asking, or watch the recording, which is in the dashboard within two hours of each class.

See the subjects taught, chapter by chapter, for Maths, Class 5–12, Algebra 1 and every other subject, and every price on the pricing page.

Who teaches the classes

Each one passed a timed paper, a watched class and an identity check before teaching. How teachers are screened.

Questions parents ask when a child is behind

How do you find out what my child is missing?

In the free 45-minute first class, a teacher works through the chapter your school is on now with your child and watches the working, not just the answers. That usually shows whether the trouble is a gap from an earlier year, slips in the working, or time, and the written plan you get within a day says which.

How long does it take to catch up?

It depends on how far back the gap goes, so there is no single answer. The written plan after the first class says which chapters need repair and roughly how many weeks that takes, and the teacher re-plans every two weeks against what actually stuck.

How many classes a week does a struggling student need?

A common starting point is three a week, moving to two once the backlog clears, and more in a board or exam year. You can change the number monthly without a penalty.

Would a small group work instead?

A group suits a student who is roughly on track. A student who is behind by a year or more, or who needs lessons built around their own school's syllabus, usually does better 1-on-1.

What if it is not working?

In 1-on-1 classes, you can ask for a different teacher at any time, and your remaining classes carry over. First-month promise: if you are not happy after the first 2 paid classes of your first plan, tell us and we refund that month in full.

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