"please help me, amy."

[amietron]

SOO- i tutor in math during class and often times, kids come to me outside of class for help. i give up classtime from other classes, lunch and break to help them. i have good notes from bio lectures and kids come to me for help or wanting copies of my notes. should i start charging? or just help them out of the good of my heart?

i help them because i want them to do well. it's not so much about the money because the end result/reaction is what's really rewarding, BUT i am broke right now. i have NO money, but i NEED money. narf. if i started charging i'd feel like i'm short-changing them cus i'm not qualified. what should i do?

AND (added later on, after initial post..)
what do i do about the kids who i've never ever talked to before finals? they just want help from me or copies of my notes cus i'm a fricking nerd. i sorta feel like "yes, i want to charge you" but at the same time, i'd feel bad for taking their money.

the boyfriend would tell me to charge. what do you guys think?

[IKPakI]

I would just help them out. But, don't let them take your notes, because my teacher once told me, " You must learn how to do these yourself and learn as you go along "

Don't charge. Just give them some help, but let them learn on their own .... and besides, it would give you a good appearance from those kids if they get good grades.

[OHTotoro]

I think you should help them but not at your own expense. It seems like you're using up a lot of your own time for them... Don't let them take advantage of you. It shows a lot of character that you'd do that though, especially without taking any money for it.

[amietron]

but why say no to some people and yes to others? :/

[IKPakI]

Just help people who want to learn, not people who want your answers to go on to the next grade level. Simple as that.

[mrazntre]

Zort.

charge them. charge all of them.

[IKPakI]

If you charge, then they won't come for your help..since they would have to pay each time..

[bigwong235]

[quote:1ef3640412="amietron"]but why say no to some people and yes to others? :/[/quote:1ef3640412]

because in high school, we're allowed to play favorites! :D

i say you charge the people you want, and don't charge the people that you don't want to. that's how i do it... closer friends i have no problem giving help to, but when it's those people who are your best buds when they want something, they don't deserve your charity. charge them a modest fee, and they really won't mind THAT much, since they really don't have anywhere else to go anyway.

[IKPakI]

They would probably go to teachers or their other buddies for help i guess.

[ChinaLama]

my ex-econ major says hell yeah charge them for all they're willing to pay! my uhhh dumb bound-by-convention side says it's gonna make you look bad if you charge, but *shrug* maybe you can go and do tutoring as a job or something.