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Educational Justice

Which article are you evaluating?
Live online tutoring

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article because it provides a thorough history, definition, and process of online tutoring services in the US. My preliminary impression was that it provided a neutral tone and interesting/relevant examples of the online tutoring sector.

Evaluate the article
This article begins with a clear and concise definition of the topic, online tutoring services, along with a key table of contents with relevant and digestible subtitles. I liked how the author included the illusion of tutoring and online tutoring and how the latter tries to mimic as many qualities of the former. First, this article describes the characteristics of the sector, including clear examples of audio, visual, and online platforms that can refer to online services. This article also includes a table comparing the characteristics of online and in-person tutoring services. This is valuable because it provides a neutral and critical analysis for readers to freely interpret. Important categories from the table included safety, lesson asymmetry, and lesson control and accountability. Finally, this article also includes a small history portion and a glimpse of this sector's current value. In the US, this sector began in the late 1990s and specific US platforms like Khan Academy and Chegg have grown to become multi-million dollar platforms. This socio-political lens is crucial to a broader understanding of the sector, thereby providing readers with a critical and sociological overview.