“She says she understands it in class.”
Then the test comes back and none of it stuck. Recognition is not the same as understanding.
From “I don’t get it”
to
Your kid isn’t behind. They just aren’t getting the attention they deserve in a class of 29. I’m Hailey, and I teach middle and high school math and science one-on-one here in Cedar City, until the material finally clicks.
$30/hour
Same rate in person or online. No packages, no contracts.
Hailey Johnson
I taught in a room like this one. Now your kid gets my whole hour.
- GPA improvement
- 2.1 → 3.5
- Reading growth
- 2+
- Rate
- $30/hr
GPA turnaround for a real student
Grade levels gained in language arts
In person or online, no packages
Start boosting grades and confidence
Tell me a little about your student and you’ll hear back within one school day with an honest read on what would actually help.
You’ve seen the grade slip. You just don’t know where it started.
Most parents call after weeks of homework battles and one bad report card. Here is what we usually hear first.
“Homework takes three hours and ends in tears.”
Yours or theirs. The nightly fight is costing your family more than the grade is.
“He’s in Secondary Math II and still shaky on fractions.”
The class moved on. The gap did not. Every new unit stacks on a crack from years ago.
“She’s decided she’s just not a math person.”
That belief does more damage than any failed unit. It is also the fastest thing to undo.
What gets better, and in what order
Your student stops guessing and starts recognizing what a problem is actually asking for. That shift is what moves a grade, and it arrives in a predictable order.
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1
You find out what is actually wrong
A straight answer within the first couple of sessions, instead of a shrug.
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2
The gap closes, and it stays closed
Rebuilt properly, so it stops resurfacing in every new unit all year.
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3
Homework stops being a nightly fight
Most families notice the evenings get quieter before the grade moves.
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4
They walk into the test already ready
Test strategy on top of real understanding holds a semester grade.
The classes that decide their GPA
Math and science are where most middle and high school GPAs are won or lost. I teach them to the exact Utah course sequence your student is enrolled in.
Math
6th through 8th grade math, Pre-Algebra, Secondary Math I, II and III, Geometry, Pre-Calculus and Statistics.
Science
Middle school integrated science, Earth and space science, Biology, Chemistry, Physics and physical science.
Reading support
A student who cannot decode a word problem will fail a math test they could otherwise pass. One of my middle school students moved up two full grade levels in language arts.
What changed for real students
Not averages, not marketing math. These are outcomes from students I have worked with one-on-one.
2.1→3.5
GPA, one student
From academic probation territory to comfortably on track for scholarships.
2+
Grade levels gained
A middle school student who came in struggling with language arts moved up two full grade levels.
1:1
Every single session
No group rooms, no rotating tutors. Your student works with me, every time.
Hailey is so amazing at tutoring my 2 boys that are in Middle School. One of my sons had some Language Arts trouble that she has helped with and has helped him increase his learning skills 2 full grade levels. I highly recommend her to anyone, she makes learning fun and enjoyable.
$30 an hour
Tutoring designed to stop
Most tutoring quietly sells you a subscription. The student never learns to work alone, so the sessions never end, and that gets treated as a success story.
Give a kid the answer and they pass one assignment. Teach them how to find it and you stop paying for tutoring.
Your student leaves with study habits that hold up in classes I never taught them.
$30
per hour
The same rate whether we meet in Cedar City or online.
- No packages, contracts, or minimum commitment
- Always one-on-one with me, never a group
- Step down or stop as soon as your student is ready
Hailey Johnson
Former middle school teacher
Your student gets a teacher, not a study buddy
That distinction is the whole reason this works. The research on tutoring is clear that the biggest gains come from tutors who were trained to teach, not from someone who happened to be good at the subject.
I taught middle school science, the exact years where math and science both quietly go sideways, so I know the moment in a unit where half the room silently checks out. My degree is in biology, and I am finishing a second bachelor’s in math on my way to a PhD in it.
Students from schools right here in Iron County
I work with students from across the district, so I already know the teachers, the pacing, and what shows up on the unit tests.
- Cedar Middle School
- Canyon View Middle School
- Cedar High School
- Canyon View High School
- Cedar Ridge High School
- Gateway Preparatory Academy
- Success Academy
- Homeschool and online students
Also serving families in Enoch, Parowan, Kanarraville, and the surrounding Iron County communities.
In person in Cedar City
Face to face sessions on a schedule that fits around practice, work, and everything else on the family calendar. For a lot of middle schoolers, being in the same room is what makes the focus click.
Online, anywhere
A shared digital whiteboard and screen share, so I can see the actual homework and work the problem alongside your student. Same one-on-one attention, no drive time.
The things you were going to ask on the call anyway
Still have one that is not here? Ask me directly. I answer these myself.
Let’s TalkHow soon will we see the grade move?
Most families notice a change in confidence and homework friction within two or three weeks. A letter grade usually follows over a term, because it takes a few assignments and a test for the grade book to catch up to what the student can actually do. If the gap goes back several years, be prepared for a longer runway.
My student says they do not want a tutor. Now what?
Almost none of them do at first. Resistance is usually embarrassment, not laziness. My first job is making the session a place where not knowing something is normal rather than exposing. Once a student gets a few problems right that they were sure they could not do, the attitude changes on its own.
How often do sessions happen?
Once a week is the common starting point. Students who are significantly behind, or who are trying to pull a grade up before the end of a term, often do twice a week for the first stretch and then taper.
Do you just help with homework?
Homework gets handled, but it is not the plan. A tutor who only walks a student through tonight’s assignment creates a student who needs a tutor forever. I use the homework as evidence of where the understanding breaks, then rebuild that piece so the next assignment does not need me.
Is online really as good as in person?
For most high schoolers, yes. A shared whiteboard and screen share works well, and cutting the drive often means the session actually happens on a busy week. Younger students and kids who struggle to stay focused generally do better in person.
The gap does not close on its own
Every term it goes unaddressed, the next one gets harder. One conversation is enough to know what your student actually needs.
Free first conversation, then $30 an hour. Email, text, or call, whichever you actually like doing.