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Shmoop Makes Learning Fun

ADMIN — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 14:00:57 +0000

If you are an in-home tutor who uses the Internet in helping your students, then you might want to visit Shmoop.com now and then. This newest digital curriculum company makes fun, rigorous learning, teaching, and test prep materials. Master teachers and Ph.D. students from Stanford, Harvard, UC Berkeley, and [...]

Comparison Between In-Home Tutoring And Center-Based Tutoring

ADMIN — Sat, 22 May 2010 11:23:38 +0000

Tutoring generally implies a one-on-one interaction between the student (called the tutee) and the teacher (referred to as a tutor). Unlike classroom teaching, tutoring focuses on individualization of learning, which many educators claim as the best way to learn.

Experts say optimal learning happens when teachers handle less than 15 [...]

The Other Option for Tutoring – In-Home Tutors

ADMIN — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:54:00 +0000

A lot of blogs talk about traditional learning centers like Huntington or Sylvan or about the relatively new industry of online tutoring; however, few blogs talk about in-home tutoring or what I like to call the "other" option for tutoring.