Live teaching when self-study is not enough

Come with a question, not a subject

"I need help with Physics" produces a lecture. "I cannot set up the equations for inclined plane problems" produces a fix.

Before every session, send the tutor three things: the topic, one question you got wrong, and your attempt at it. The attempt matters most — it shows exactly where your reasoning breaks, which is the only thing worth an hour of one-to-one time.

What a good session looks like

1. 1Five minutes reviewing what you sent in advance.
2. 2Ten minutes on the specific misconception, with the tutor asking more than telling.
3. 3Twenty-five minutes of you solving, with the tutor watching and interrupting only when you stall.
4. 4Ten minutes setting the practice you will do before the next session.
5. 5Five minutes writing the summary — in your words, not the tutor's.

If you spent the whole hour watching someone else solve problems, you were at a lecture. The learning happens while you are the one holding the pen.

Booking, rescheduling and time zones

All slots are shown in Pakistan Standard Time. You can reschedule or cancel from your dashboard, and both you and the tutor are notified in the platform. Confirmations also appear in your dashboard so nothing depends on an email arriving.

When tutoring is the wrong answer

• You have not attempted the homework. Tutoring cannot substitute for the first attempt; it can only correct one.
• The problem is time, not understanding. If you are behind because there are no study hours in your week, fix the schedule first.
• You need volume. For pure practice, past papers and worked solutions are cheaper and just as effective.
• The gap is one chapter wide. A course module or a set of notes usually closes that faster.

Measuring whether it is working

Track one number: your score on unseen questions in that topic, taken two weeks after a session. Comfort during the session tells you nothing. Retention afterwards tells you everything.