Help your child succeed in math and computer science.
Your job is not to be a math teacher. It is to make sure your child gets the right support. Here is how Makini works, and how to know if tutoring is the answer.
Book a free fit callSigns your child needs tutoring
- Test or quiz scores have dropped or stopped improving
- They understand homework in the moment, but freeze on exams
- They say "I do not get it" but cannot explain what specifically is confusing
- You see them struggle through the same mistake over and over
- Homework takes much longer than it should (3+ hours for one subject)
- They are falling behind and showing signs of giving up
- They are preparing for a major test (AP exam, SAT, ACT) and want structured help
If only one of these applies, tutoring might not be the answer yet. If two or more are happening, it usually means a gap underneath is getting bigger.
When tutoring is not the answer
Tutoring works best when the issue is understanding the material. It does not substitute for:
- Effort and study habits: if your child does not study at all, tutoring will not make them study. Build the habit first.
- Completing homework: a tutor should not do homework for them. They should understand it after.
- Large conceptual gaps from earlier grades: sometimes the issue is precalculus, not calculus. That takes longer to fix.
How we match your child with a tutor
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Free fit call
You and your child talk with a prospective tutor. They ask what is stuck, listen carefully, and give honest feedback on whether they are the right fit. No obligation.
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Read the teaching first
Before you decide, read what the tutor has actually written for this site. It is free, needs no account, and shows you how they explain things — which tells you more than a list of credentials would.
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Trial session
Start with one session. See if the working style clicks. If it does not, tell us — we would rather say we are not the right fit than keep booking sessions that are not working.
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Ongoing support
Same tutor across sessions. We stay in touch about what is working and what needs to shift. You get progress updates.
Who will teach your child
- Named in full on our instructors page — not a pool, and not "a tutor from our network"
- Everything they have written for this site is free to read, with no account, so you can judge the teaching before you book
- You meet them on the free fit call, before you pay for anything
- The same person across sessions, so your child never has to start the explanation over
We are new. We have no grade improvements or success rates to show you, because we have not taught enough students to have any, and we would rather say so than invent a number. Read a piece of the writing and take the free call — that is the evidence we have.
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What happens in a session
Sessions are not lectures. Here is what to expect:
- Your child brings a problem or topic that is stuck — homework, test prep, or a concept they want to understand better.
- The tutor listens and asks questions to find the actual gap underneath. Often the problem is not where it looks.
- You build understanding together. The tutor does not solve it for them; they solve it with them, explaining the why.
- You practice. Once the idea lands, you work through more problems so it sticks.
- You leave knowing not just an answer, but how to think about similar problems.
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Ready to help your child?
Start with a free 30-minute fit call. You can ask questions, your child can talk about what is stuck, and we give honest feedback on whether tutoring makes sense right now.
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