His ambition is to develop a service that is as good as having a one-on-one tutor.
"We want to be as good as a human one-on-one tutor but we are not there yet," he says.
So what we really want to do, and strive to help teachers do over the next 10 or 20 years, is get to the point where every student in every classroom can have the same kind of education that you would have if you were working with a one-on-one tutor.
Ways that you can find teaching help include: Finding an art class at school, night school, through community colleges, with a one-on-one tutor or mentor, etc. Go online and find internet classes.
While the national learning centers Sylvan Learning and Huntington Learning Center can provide one-on-one tutoring — one New York branch of Sylvan recently quoted hourly rates of $68 to $85 — their models emphasize working with students at Sylvan offices, with student-to-tutor ratios of three to one.
On the track, drivers get one-on-one tutoring from an instructor under controlled conditions.
"When you're in one-on-one tutoring, there's nowhere to hide," he said.
Steve Schwartz, an LSAT tutor, said the new LSAT figures were not a surprise, given the steady decline in the number of students seeking one-on-one tutoring.
In New York, there is a strong preference for one-on-one tutoring, while clients in Texas are open to small group sessions.
She also offers one-on-one tutoring to help people brush up their online profiles and counseling on how to approach potential employers or networking contacts online.
The videos provide one-on-one tutoring via an online electronic blackboard that can be paused so students can learn at their own pace.
