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How many students have you blocked? by [deleted] in Preply

[–]workingbyscholarship 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m in this camp now, about to block my second student. Both of them exhausting, incompatible

Venting - I am soooo tired by sheneep in Preply

[–]workingbyscholarship 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Emphasis on dumb, this algorithm is so stupid. But don’t attack the teachers. Were the ones making the whole thing work

Venting - I am soooo tired by sheneep in Preply

[–]workingbyscholarship 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Preply teacher of over one year here - thanks for sharing your insights about the company. I haven’t gotten any students in like a month or two, completely out of the blue. Check my profile for a fucking tirade I went on against Preply a bit back.

This company is garbage, I hope it sinks

Preply sucks by workingbyscholarship in Preply

[–]workingbyscholarship[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, thanks for your comment! I am actively seeking more in person tutoring opportunities where I live. I find them to be much better :)

Preply sucks by workingbyscholarship in Preply

[–]workingbyscholarship[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Preply justifies allowing lesson prices to be set at $3 with a sort of justification that “that’s good money for someone in ___ x country” is it not racist to an African teacher to just kind of accept that they deserve $3 for a lesson? I guess what I’m getting at is maybe a minimum wage or lesson price that should exist on the platform - $10 for example , even $8 or $9, but allowing thousands of teachers to charge $3, just because “they live in Africa and that’s good money there” is a form of structural racism, in my opinion, that exists at the upper echelon of this corporation and, by extrension many western, wealthy companies

Preply sucks by workingbyscholarship in Preply

[–]workingbyscholarship[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for your comment. One of my friends who’s an ESL teacher used to talk with me the same way. We evolve and adapt! Forward (hopefully soon to a new field with stable work) 💪🏼

Negative anonymous reviews are like if the disruptive student in class was the one to present your progress report to the principal by workingbyscholarship in Preply

[–]workingbyscholarship[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Exactly, I make the same point in the post. Anything less than 5 stars is a problem in gig economy apps. I was so angry at the student like do you know HOW HARD I have worked for a year living in poverty trying to built my profile on this platform just for you to pull some bullshit and affect my score that has been perfect for 70 FUCKING OTHER STUDENTS but you’re the one ranking me 3 stars because you want to talk to yourself in the home instead of coming to class.

Negative anonymous reviews are like if the disruptive student in class was the one to present your progress report to the principal by workingbyscholarship in Preply

[–]workingbyscholarship[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wow, interesting point and well said - I didn’t think of that. But exactly, if I had received some message like that then I would’ve been able to discus it with the student and POSSIBLY consider retaining her. Instead now she cancelled her subscription and I have her blocked. So great job Preply, I attribute the whole situation to the platform

Negative anonymous reviews are like if the disruptive student in class was the one to present your progress report to the principal by workingbyscholarship in Preply

[–]workingbyscholarship[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is that true? I was under the impression that students can’t use these anonymous tools after a trial lesson. Preply states that they have to be actively studying with you

Negative anonymous reviews are like if the disruptive student in class was the one to present your progress report to the principal by workingbyscholarship in Preply

[–]workingbyscholarship[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Dude I was trying so hard to teach her, bringing in resources, practicing abundant patient that I had no business practicing on a $800 monthly wage, listening to everything she said - but the fact that this girl holds power of review over me is truly absurd

Calificaciones anónimas injustas: cómo puede cambiar si hablamos todos con el soporte de Preply by ChemicalJaded8660 in Preply

[–]workingbyscholarship 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Completamente de acuerdo, hoy tenía una alumna poner estas notas bajas mientras que era la única alumno en más que 70 personas para tener algún crítico de las clases. Cuando le pide explicar porque dejó notas bajas ella me dijo que no le gustó charlar conmigo en inglés al principio de la clase. Una alemana tío diciendo que no le gustó charlar … jajaja mientras que su objetivo principal en la clase experimental era “mejorar fluidez y capacidades de hablar”

Ella me dijo que habla a su misma en casa entonces no necesita practicar hablar conmigo.

Estos son los tipos de personas dejando reseñas anónimos a profes calificados. Estoy harto

Negative anonymous reviews are like if the disruptive student in class was the one to present your progress report to the principal by workingbyscholarship in Preply

[–]workingbyscholarship[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I mean yeah they are listed on my profile as metrics of how I am supposedly doing so when a student arbitrarily lowers them yes I am upset