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Are Athletes Better Students?

ADMIN — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:24:31 +0000

A survey of high school principals in all fifty states indicates 95% believe participation in activities teaches valuable life lessons. Participation in sports simply helps students have a better attitude. Committing to having your student involved in a sport or school related activity will prove to have far reaching benefits. Your student will improve academically, socially, be more involved in the community, and have a higher predisposition for succeed later in life.

Inspirational Story: The Best Teacher He Ever Had

ADMIN — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 12:30:45 +0000

There is a story from many years ago of a primary school teacher. Her name was Mrs. Thompson. And as she stood in front of her 5th grade class on the very first day of school, she told the children a lie. Like most teachers, she looked at her students and said that she loved [...]

An Integrated Learning Theory Applicable To In-Home Tutoring

ADMIN — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 14:00:41 +0000

UBC’s Learning Commons diagram has expanded on David Kolb’s Experiential Learning theory to include new factors in learning brought about by online technologies we use today. The integrated theory now includes Honey and Mumford’s experiential learning theory, which follows the same pattern as Kolb’s.

Similar to Kolb’s learning theory, Honey and Mumford view [...]

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 [...]

Thoughts on Obama’s Education Agenda

ADMIN — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 16:45:09 +0000

There are two parts to the news on Obama’s education program, which I quote excerpts from the Yahoo! News article:

Part I

Bemoaning America’s decreasing global educational competitiveness, Obama sought in a nationally broadcast interview to reinvigorate his education agenda. At the same time, the president acknowledged that many poor schools don’t have [...]

The Seven Learning Styles

ADMIN — Mon, 31 May 2010 23:18:11 +0000

Optimal learning begins with identifying the seven learning styles that tutors can use to plan their lessons according to their students’ needs. Learning experts and educational psychologists identified seven unique styles of learning that each person prefers. When a tutor identifies the learning style of each tutee, he or she [...]

Tips for Teaching/Tutoring Resumes and Applying for Jobs

ADMIN — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 20:48:00 +0000

The biggest reason for an employer to be specific about their requirements when applying for a position is that they may receive a huge number for resumes or applications on any given day and simply don’t have the time or resources to read through each one if there isn’t a standard format.