Now that most NYC area schools have released their plans for the coming school year, with a combination of distance and personal learning, parents of elite students are pushing to supplement what they believe will be unforgettably lost if students do not in the classroom – by hiring private educators.
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‘Pods’ are small groups of four to 10 students in the same class led by a teacher or teacher.
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Known as “pods”, small groups of four to 10 students in the same class led by a teacher as a teacher, have become the solution for weary and affluent parents who pay thousands of dollars – on top of five-figure tuitions for private schools – for the extra help in controlling children during their distance learning distance learning.
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Christopher Rim, founder of the education and college counseling firm Command Education, has been overwhelmed with calls from ‘desperate parents’ asking leaders for podcasts they have made with other families. He has already staffed four pods in the Hamptons with tutors and expects to close at 10 by the time the school year begins, with children expecting the lessons to turn at a different home each week. One Water Mill parent volunteered all her husband with 13-bedroom as the permanent home base of her children’s fourth-grade student pool. It costs $ 3,500 per week per student, but offers a flat rate of $ 70,000 per child if you pay the entire year in advance, which covers 30 weeks of school.
‘These days nothing is off the table. It’s about not letting your child fall behind, ”Rim told The Post about parents’ decision to pod. “There is nothing too expensive in terms of education for their children.”
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Rim, a 25-year-old Yale graduate with a BA in psychology who started the company from his bedroom in 2015, trains his tutors, all of whom are Ivy League scholars and under 30 years old. Some have teaching skills and are certified for teaching in public schools, but not all. Said Rim, “This is not a substitute for school. This is not an accredited program. This is a supplement to ensure that the students are on course. All its tutors will be tested weekly for COVID, and follow CDC guidelines for social distancing whenever possible.
Read the full article on the New York Post.
