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Glorified babysitter - Tutor Sylvan Learning Centers Employee Review

1.0
Sep 29, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

If you enjoy working with children, it can be rewarding to watch them learn. There are fixed lesson plans, which can be a positive or negative.

Cons

The only reason to work at one of these centers is if you really love the work. The compensation is barely minimum wage, well below what tutors make with most usual tutoring services. As mentioned above, the lesson plans are fixed, so there is very little actual teaching involved. Most of the students do not want to be there, and can be difficult to work with.

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5.0
May 13, 2026
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Pros

Flexible hours, great work environment.

Cons

Managing the kids is difficult at times.

2.0
Jun 22, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

I enjoyed the work I did do. Working with the children and helping with teachers was fun and I got to socialize quite often with staff and students.

Cons

I was fired for missing one shift because my mother ended up in an accident. I did not get to explain myself for missing said shift and was told to think about my actions for 4 days before being let go. Extremely unprofessional.

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