get rid of boilerplate and implement a list of tutors

Current basic functions of web app

Create a Express.js server.

• Tutee table
• Tutor table
• Become tutor function
• Tutee functions
• Tutor functions
• Login function
• Change user credentials and details

Tutee functions

• Pick a tutor
• De-register a tutor
• Review a tutor (later on)

Tutor functions

• Drop a tutee/drop ALL tutees
• Update their subjects and bio

Considering to add in the future

• Email notifications from system (request for a new tutee, accept/decline tutee request, etc.)
• Telegram bot to automatically add tutors and tutees into the Telegram group chat Not possible due to security issues and Telegram API limitations
• Reviewing tutors
• Support for primary school student accounts
• Report functionality for both tutors and tutees for inappropriate or incorrect/false advertising of bio, etc.

Proposed user lifecycle flow

1. User registers themselves (by default is a tutee account ‘cause tutor needs verification)
2. Pick a tutor who is available with a subject they need help with
3. Tutor receives an email request from the system with the option to decline or accept
4. Once both parties are agreeable, they have each other contacts/telegram handle, and can arrange their questions/Zoom meetings

Scenario 1: Tutee no longer needs help

1. Tutee de-register themselves from the system before informally informing their tutors
2. (Later on) maybe can give a review of the tutor for improvement, etc etc. [maybe privately send the review to the tutor]
3. Tutors receive an email about this change
4. System emails tutee for a testimonial

Scenario 2: Tutor wants to teach/ longer can commit

1. Tutor can optionally stop teaching selected students at their discretion or completely drop all tutees
2. All affected tutees will be given an email notice 3 days before the tutor leaves
3. Tutees can continue to search for other tutors

Sign up process for tutors

1. Since their account is still a tutee account, they have to go through tutor onboarding which basically just adds extra info to their account in the database (e.g. special description of themself, no. of tutees, etc. etc.)
2. Auto tutor status Admins (yourself or Chien Hao vet through accounts and will verify their tutor status
3. Tutee account becomes a tutor account (though still can become a tutee of others)

Nat's proposal

• Making it harder for tutors to leave. Concerned that a tutor might dislike their tutee and straightaway leave
• Tutees can pick 3 tutors? Then if one accepts the other two auto withdrawn