The below is from an email I got from an LAUSD teacher yesterday…

PS. Tell Philippe [one of our tutors] he made at least one hard-core fan Monday. I have been connecting several of my students with on-line writing tutors. As I was doing this today, one girl—perhaps our brightest student—politely declined. "I'd rather work with Philippe," she told me. "Thanks for the offer, but I think I'll just wait for Philippe to come back."