IHETC School
A tutor that refuses to do the homework
It is the first question a parent asks, and rightly so. Here is what the tutor does, what it refuses to do, and why that refusal is the useful part.
What it does
It changes angle
When an explanation does not land, it tries another. Repeating the same lesson louder achieves nothing.
It asks the unlocking question
Often one is enough: « what exactly are we looking for? ». The pupil then finds it alone, and remembers.
It goes back to the cause
A block in year 10 often comes from a gap in year 8. It spots it and treats it, rather than replaying today's lesson.
What it refuses
These refusals are not limitations waiting to be lifted: they are the conditions for the support to be worth anything.
- Giving the answer to an exercise or an assessment
- Writing an assignment in the pupil's place
- Reporting the content of exchanges to parents
- Leaving the course to search the open web
- Awarding a mark that would count in a school decision
Questions parents ask
If my child insists, will it eventually give the answer?
No, and it is checkable: try it. It will rephrase the question, offer an example, break the problem down — indefinitely if needed. A tutor that yields to insistence mainly teaches the pupil that insistence works, which is exactly the opposite of the aim.
Does the tutor replace the teacher?
No. It does not teach the syllabus, it supports a pupil who is stuck, at the moment they are stuck — often in the evening, when nobody else is available. It complements school, never replaces it, and any provider claiming otherwise would be selling something that does not exist.
How do I know my child actually uses it?
The tracking shows actual learning time and real progress, not connection time. A child leaving the app open without working will not show as active: that is deliberate, because time in front of a screen measures nothing.