Great platform. Just not for teachers

Wyzant is a great place to find new students and make extra money for teachers. What you might not know is it takes 25% of platform fees from their teachers. If 25% of the teacher’s pay is taken by Wyzant, how can teachers be satisfied? And, how will the good teachers be retained? As a result, many unqualified teachers flow into online tutoring platforms, such as Wyzant, to make some quick money.

Total control on teachers but not teaching quality

All online tutoring platforms have strict rules on what teachers can and cannot do. They worry their teachers will take on the students on their own and avoid the platform. That’s what they care about the most. However, they paid very little or no attention to teaching quality. As far as we know, no online teaching platform will provide any teaching training sessions for their teachers.

Online Chinese teachers do not receive training from Wyzant

This is not uncommon in the online tutoring business. Undoubtedly, the gig economy benefits teachers, students, and online education companies. Wyzant does have an extensive network of Chinese tutors but they might not be qualified or experienced since many people think if they can speak the language, they can teach it.

Should find a Chinese tutor on Wyzant?

It depends. You might find a great Chinese teacher there, and you might not. A good strategy is to try out a few and see who you think is the best fit. If you live in a region where there’s no Chinese language teacher, Wyzant might also be a good place to start since the class setting is all virtual.