You're booked.
How we work, and what it costs
Most parents want to know the price before they get on a call with someone. I'd rather you had it up front.
It also means we can spend our 45 minutes on your student instead of on logistics.
Check your email — the calendar invite and Zoom link are on their way. If nothing arrives in a few minutes, have a look in your spam folder.
45 minutes, in four parts
We'll start together for a few minutes so I can hear where things stand.
Then I'll work through a physics problem with your student for about fifteen minutes. I'll ask you to step away for that part — students think more freely without a parent watching, and I need to see how they actually reason, not how they perform.
I'll bring you back in, take you both through exactly what I found, and we'll map out what the year should look like.
We'll finish with just the two of us, to talk through the options.
You'll leave with a written AP Physics Game Plan: where your student stands, the two or three things that matter most this year, a timeline through to the exam, and things you can start on this week — whether or not we end up working together.
Two things
- Have your student somewhere quiet, with paper and a pen. They'll be doing real physics for part of the call.
- Send me a photo of a recent test or quiz, if they've had one handed back. Seeing the marked work — particularly where points were lost — tells me more than almost anything else. Just reply to your confirmation email.
Who you'll be speaking with
I'm Ben Short. I founded Blue Summit Tutors, and I run every Game Plan call myself.
UBC double honours in Maths and Physics, and over ten years teaching AP Physics.
See you soon.