C2 Education Tutor/Program Lead reviews

Tutoring is done 3:1, with a random mix of students. Tutors are supposed to multi-task among the three students, which means that students actually only get 1/3rd of the tutoring they would get at another company. My manager was also micro-managed the choice of curriculum, even though she has no teaching experience. Her advice was sometimes horribly wrong for the student, but I had to follow it because she didn't actually take the time to listen when I advocated for the student. And then I would get in trouble when the students didn't improve their test scores... All in all, it has been a very frustrating experience. There was also a significant amount of unpaid work. We were expected to be at work at least 30 minutes before classes started, but most of us arrived an hour or more beforehand just so that we could plan lessons and make photocopies. None of this was paid time. Finally, there was an incredible amount of turnover (despite claims on their website that boast that C2 has far higher teacher longevity than their competition). Within an 8 month period, every single English teacher left and was replaced. Some of the replacements left too. The most veteran math tutor had only been there for a year and a half.

This might be a center-specific issue, but the center management is terrible. The director is far more concerned about catering to clients than about teacher needs, and often makes unreasonable demands on teacher time. It is extremely difficult to get a raise, and it feels as if sick days are not allowed. Scheduling can be erratic and change at the last minute. Schedules are sent out the night before, so it's hard to make plans for the future. Saturdays are fairly busy, which means that you don't get a normal weekend. Typically, teachers have Friday-Sunday off. No benefits and no paid sick days. Weekday scheduling is 3 classes in a row, which means you work 6 hours with no break.