Are all teachers on italki five-stars? (... or four and a half :-)) I'm curious ...Can anyone tell me if they have seen any negative opinion in after-class comments? I think not all teachers are so g

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Are all teachers on italki five-stars? (... or four and a half :-))

I'm curious ...

Can anyone tell me if they have seen any negative opinion in after-class comments? I think not all teachers are so good but they don't get criticism.

Then we have to guess between lines (spanish direct translation :-)) for evaluate before to choose even though a first trial lesson.

Are we enough honest when we give our opinion. Don't we are too much polite by appariences?

What do you all think?

Best wishes from Spain (the summer has come to stay here)

(I'll apreciate your corrections to my wrong english, I' m trying to improve ...)

29 Tem 2017 21:27

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I've always given a five star rating to all the teachers I've tried. There have been a couple of teachers that weren't that great, but most of the teachers I use, are just starting out. The last thing I would want to do is knock down their rating before they've even had a change to get comfortable in their job. And like Madamme mentioned, what works for one student might not work for another one. All the teachers I've had (with only one exception) have always given it their best and have been incredibly friendly, which for me is reason enough to award them with 5 stars.

When I want to find out whether a teacher is any good, I look at the number of lessons their students have taken with them. This method doesn't always work, but is in my opinion the most reliable one.

30 Temmuz 2017

I am somewhat hesitant to give less than a 4. If it was really bad then I may give a 3. I do not like how the tutor must respond to the review; I think that the review should be anonymous and the tutor should not know who wrote it.

30 Temmuz 2017

29 Temmuz 2017

It's definitely tricky and I have limited experience as I've only taken lessons with one tutor. I tried to take lessons with other teachers, but it didn't work out. One teacher failed to respond to my initial messages (they were on vacation, but hadn't mentioned that on their page. They responded a month or so later). Another one had limited time slots and had to reschedule the first lesson (sickness, understandable. By that time I had already found a great tutor).

I think one metric that is somewhat reliable is the number of students who take more than one lesson. If many students are willing to keep paying and come back for more, the person must be 'good' for some people. It doesn't guarantee they will be 'good' for you though. I suggest sending a text message to the teacher first to see if they might be a good fit. i.e. tell them what you hope to achieve and see how they respond.

There is a saying in English: "Money talks". In this context, if people are willing to keep spending, there must be something of value to be had or they would simply go somewhere else.

30 Temmuz 2017