From the monthly archives: September 2009
Stepping Stone Tutors, an in-home tutoring service specializing in matching students with local tutors, announces that it now offers in-home tutoring in more than 18 cities nationwide. Stepping Stone Tutors with so many tutors to choose from, students can be confident they will be able to find one just right for their needs, no matter what the subject.
There are several signs that will indicate to parents that their child needs a tutor, says Edward Gordon, a tutoring consultant for the federal and state governments and author of “Tutor Quest.” According to Gordon, parents spend approximately $8 billion a year on tutors. He said the federal government will spend about $1 billion to pay for tutors due to the “No Child Left Behind” Act that was passed by Congress in January of 2002.
As the school year revs up, many parents are now trying to figure out how best to help their kids academically. More parents are trying to tutor their kids at ever-younger ages, as pressures mount for even the youngest children to perform well in school.
When high school senior Ciarra Boyd recently persuaded her friend to not join the U.S. military, she got something she was not expecting: an irate call from her friend’s recruiter.
Bend, OR – September 15, 2009 – With school starting, parents are looking for tutoring services which can deliver results. If you go with a company, ask what their guarantees are and what kind of results they can deliver.
The Oregon Department of Education is working on creating a test for students who speak English as their second, not first language. It appears that the current test required for Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) as required by the Federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB) program is biased towards native English speakers.
Just once during the first two weeks of the new year, resolve to listen to your child’s story about something that happened in school without immediately “fixing” the problem, interrupting or teaching a constructive lesson. Concentrate on listening first and then later on, when you and your child are both calmer, give advice or guidance and keep it short, very short!
Now is a perfect time to start looking into a tutor for one or more subjects for your son or daughter especially if they’ve had a hard time with school in the past. Usually parents who come to us early in the year and are proactive end up in a much better situation as the school year progresses.
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