my Granddaughter got the most amazing Tutor. She has maintain an a in math since beginning to work…read morewith Sulluvan. Very impressed and highly recommend.

We first enrolled with Grade Potential Tutoring in Austin, Texas last year. The tutor assigned to…read moremy daughter was excellent--she enjoyed working with her, and I believe the sessions had a positive impact on her grades. When summer arrived, we decided to pause tutoring services since our schedule becomes much busier due to frequent out-of-state travel. I notified Grade Potential that we would not be using tutoring services during the summer, requested that billing be stopped, and indicated we would resume once the school year began. However, I later noticed continued billing from Grade Potential despite my previous notification. Assuming it was an oversight, I contacted their office and spoke with a representative who reversed the charges. I believed that resolved the issue and that we would restart services when school resumed. To my surprise, while reviewing my credit card statement later, I discovered several additional unauthorized charges from Grade Potential. I contacted them again, and while the charges were again reversed, I expressed frustration and requested that no further billing occur unless we were actively using their services. When the new school year began, our previous tutor was no longer with the company, so we requested a replacement. The new tutor was excellent as well. Unfortunately, her visit reminded me to review my account again--at which point I discovered three more unauthorized charges made during the months we were not receiving services. I contacted the company a third time to request refunds and expressed my displeasure with their billing practices. I was referred to a manager named Taylor, to whom I explained the situation. Taylor offered to refund only two of the three unauthorized payments, stating that their system required at least one charge to keep the account active. This explanation is unacceptable. Their internal computer system should not result in customers being charged for services not rendered. I made it clear that I expected a full refund and explained that we would continue only if the issue was resolved. Otherwise, we would terminate our business relationship. Taylor was dismissive, spoke over me during the conversation, and was generally unprofessional. As a result, I decided to discontinue doing business with Grade Potential Tutoring. This is disappointing because the tutors themselves were excellent. Unfortunately, the company's billing practices and poor customer service overshadow their good work. I will no longer be using Grade Potential Tutoring and would advise others to proceed with caution unless they are comfortable being billed for services they did not receive. I have since contacted my credit card company, explained the situation, and was promptly reimbursed for the unauthorized charges.

Yah it's great -a student currently going here…read more But on a real note the teachers are great and I have gotten so caught up in all my classes I went straight f's to straight a's

We spent $24,000 to send our child here for one year…read more Five stars for the tutors themselves, they are decent people, but they are mistreated and underpaid. See Glassdoor.com for proof of this. I truly feel sorry for the actual tutors. Here's how it went from the beginning to the end: During the sales pitch, they introduce tutors called "Clinicians". Sounds official, right? So what training/accreditation do these "Clinicians" have? Do they go to postgraduate school for 2 or 3 years and obtain a teaching credential? If only. A high school diploma and two weeks (two weeks! Employees at call centers get more training than that. Two weeks of slipshod training at Lindamood Bell makes you a "Clinician". My wife and I really should have known better, after their hard sell first meeting. It was reminiscent of a time share sales pitch. The pitch is very hard sell, but very seductive, they break open binders of data and talk a great game. Once you enroll, there is absolutely no follow through. The poor tutors are too stressed, overworked and underpaid, as mentioned. The facility in the front is beautiful. When you enroll, and your child actually gets into the back of the facility where all the "schooling" takes place, it's dirty, with cheap, rickety furniture, stained walls. But we were willing to overlook all that at first if our son actually receive the kind of education they promised. So what of the "education"? You could do this for free. It was just like free curriculum you could download from a wide variety of sources. It was so bland, generic, uninspired. It seemed like watered down high school curriculum. Save yourself a lot of grief and seek the wide variety of curriculum available online for special needs kids for 1% of what you would waste here. So, to wrap up, $24,000 later, after my son wasted an year here, in this pseudo-school. My son even complained that he did not enjoy it, didn't learn anything of value (Their "Economics" curriculum was clearly downloaded from some generic site). There were other special needs kids with antisocial behavior, and that's fine, but Linda Mood Bell allows those kids to run rampant and interfere/pester other students. It was a zoo some days. There were not very many students at all, and I can see why.

The SLO Literacy Council gives free English lessons all over SLO County. Tutors and students meet…read moreduring set hours in churches, libraries and community centers. I tutored for them for a couple of years and it was really an enjoyable experience. Tutors take a training course over a couple of Saturdays and then volunteer at the location of their choice for 6 months or more. Students are usually recent adult immigrants who want to improve their English speaking and writing skills. This is a really important service for people looking to improve their ability to get along in the United States, to pass the citizenship test, to get a better job, etc. I highly recommend the SLO Literacy Council for anybody who needs to improve their ability to speak, write or read English. I have seen family members taking English lessons together as well as several friends from the same workplace. If you are the owner of a business that employs people with limited English skills then you will definitely want to be aware of the Literacy Council's services. The tutors and site directors are very compassionate and patient, even if the client speaks little or no English. I have seen these services help many people learn to do simple, basic things such as fill out a job application, read to their children in English, read a bus schedule, make a doctor's appointment, etc. Great stuff! Students or prospective tutors can call 805-541-4219 to get started.

Sylvan Learning Center provides a great environment for academic success. Whether your student…read moreneeds to catch up, get ahead or prepare for a test, it's the place to go! The tutors are skilled, motivating, and connect with the kids. My kids are finding great success in their confidence and academic growth at Sylvan SLO!

We were not impressed with Phillips approach to tutoring. He was extremely chatty and off topic for…read morepre-algebra tutoring. With a costly service like this it is imperative to stay on task. He was also negative in his comments during the sessions saying things like "You should know this stuff." When a student comes in for tutoring they are already feeling discouraged knowing their skills may not be up to par. This negatively impacted my son more. We will not return.

I cant say enough about how amazing they are! My girls worked with Wendy and then Cassie. And they…read moremade amazing progress over the summer. We will definitely be return clients. They go above and beyond, and their hourly fee is very reasonable!

My wife and I have seen such a positive change in our son's confidence in reading after the summer…read moreprogram and the additional past 3 months. We feel comfortable saying that Wendy and Darin have opened our son to reading for fun as well as at school. Big thanks to the entire team at Erb Tutoring Services.