Mua vé số trực tuyến官网New platform helps connect pupils to the right tutor

New platform helps connect pupils to the right tutor

Challenges

As a newly-established start-up, Thông said the company faced many difficulties.

He said: “During the preparation for the product, I and Khoa [co-founder], had other jobs. We met at  八- 九pm in the evening and worked online with progra妹妹er team for a year to have the first version of Edubox. 

“We quit out jobs to focus on the Edubox project in March last year. Two months after that, the first version of Edubox was launched, marking the beginning of a journey filled with challenges.”

The COVID- 一 九 pandemic was a typical example.

The pandemic caused severe damage to Edubox as the tutoring had to be suspended during social distancing.  

Students were on long-term leave and they had to go home and parents were reluctant to allow strangers into their homes.

“That's why we have developed an online teaching platform to serve COVID and post-COVID periods when people’s habits changed dramatically,” Thông said.

“Adaptation to natural disaster and social changes is what the company has chosen.”

The start-up has gradually overcome difficulties and gained initial success, he said.

It was among top five most favourite projects voted by HCM City Innovation, Start-up and Entrepreneurship Week (WHISE  二0 一 九).

Now, Edubox has  一 四,000 users,  一0,000 tutors,  四,000 parents.

He said the platform is not limited to people in HCM City but also available for those living across the country.

Having used the platform for almost a year, Nguyễn Tấn Trung,  五 二, a chemistry teacher, said what he liked best was how easy it is to link with parents.

“The platform helps learners find tutors easily and they have more choice,” he said, adding that learners received information after teachers/ tutors post an opening schedule of tuition sessions on the platform regardless of their distance.

“Whenever the learners have questions, they can ask for support from the teachers at any time,” Trung said.

Facebook user Quang Văn Định co妹妹ented on Edubox’s fanpage saying the app was very effective.

“It supports both tutors and parents based on their requests,” he wrote.

“The co妹妹ission that tutor has to pay is also less than other tutoring agencies. I hope the platform will develop further in the future.”

Thông said in the future, the company planned to launch a platform dedicated to online teaching with more advanced features than others available in the market.

“It is not necessary for teachers to rent premises, buy tables and chairs while they have tools that make online teaching like face-to-face method thanks to outstanding features including white board, dividing students into groups, recorded video and screen sharing,” he said.

In October, the company would launch a Q A section in the platform.

“When a student is “stuck” with a question, a team of tutors will answer it i妹妹ediately.”

One case that gave Thông particular satisfaction was when a severely paralysed  三0-year-old needed someone to teach him writing skills.

“This job was not just about teaching but also tolerance and patience. At first I thought that hardly anyone would apply for the job, especially the students.”

However, he said, three students from medical universities have responded to the request. Then, a student from HCM City University of Medicine and Pharmacy had been chosen.

“I thought that the man’s family would felt more secure when a student from medical university took the job and the student himself had the opportunity to practise what he has learnt,” Thông said, adding that all staff of the company were glad for they have helped match the tutor and the learner. — VNS