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Many of us grew up seeing Mathematics as a field only the gifted can enter. While the geniuses have fun with numbers, the rest of us wade through them either in hazy stupor or in mindless fear. The most we could do was pass the quizzes and exams that our teachers would give so we [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Although in-home tutoring is commonly used to augment the school work of your kids, a one-on-one process for teaching children can also be an advantage when they need to take a crucial exam, which will determine their academic future. For example, grade school and high school children sometimes take entrance [...]
If parents choose to hire an in-home tutor for their children, then the in-home tutor should incorporate those methods used in academic coaching and mentoring. Instead of directing the child to the right answers, the in-home tutor teaches your child how to look for answers. For example, the in-home [...]
Tutoring and academic coaching both aim towards improving a student’s knowledge and skills. As proof of this improvement, the student’s grades pull up. This boosts the student’s self-confidence and motivation to learn more.
However, tutoring differs from academic coaching in application. Tutoring is often applied when the student has difficulty in one subject [...]
Aside from the professional credentials, such as degrees and certificates, you should look for other qualities, such as trustworthiness and reliability, in an in-home tutor. However, we do not easily see these qualities in a person when we first meet them. The best way to find evidence that an [...]
A tutor of the opposite gender as your child raises concerns in some parents. Currently, parents can never be too careful with a stranger taking advantage of their children. The possibility of misdemeanor or abuse strongly exists, which prompted many tutoring agencies to perform thorough background checks, including an FBI [...]
Dyslexia is the most common cause of problems in writing, spelling and reading. About 20% of the population has some language learning disability and about 80% of them have dyslexia.
Children with dyslexia often have a high level of intelligence, but they were often mistaken as slow [...]
Teachers teach a class, but tutors facilitate learning. As learning facilitators, tutors are more effective than teachers. Teachers usually teach up to 30 children in one class. The group setting most effective for learning should only have up to 15 students in one class. A tutoring session, on one hand, [...]
A sudden drop in the grades of your child indicates a disturbance in learning, but it does not necessarily mean your child needs tutoring. Disturbances, such as a death in the family, a long period of illness or a sudden change in the child’s home life, can affect the child’s [...]
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Parents often have second thoughts when hiring tutors. They hesitate because they hope the child can still improve without the need for a tutor. The think children can overcome that phase eventually.
Some parents mistake tutors as expensive ways to deal with [...]
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Peer tutoring is not new to the world of education. Having students help their fellow students learn the lessons was a serendipitous innovation developed by Mr Andrew Bell of England in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
Andrew Bell primarily wanted [...]
Stepping Stone Tutors, a home tutor service specializing in matching students with local tutors announces a new milestone, six years in business. In addition to hiring mostly credentialed teachers and professionals with graduate degrees, Stepping Stone Tutors, since its inception, has never required contracts and conducts a 50 state criminal and sex offender background check on every applicant.
The National Guard recently raised their test score requirements on the Armed Services Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) from a 31 to a 50 so students who need a few more points or are rusty on the material (mostly high school level math, science, and English) might want to consider looking for a tutor.
Now that everyone is back from Thanksgiving break, winter vacation (Christmas Break) is just around the corner and with it [...]
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In the eyes of college admissions officers, taking the SAT too many times can be harmful to a student trying [...]
With the economy struggling, the military is now accepting only the top 1% of applicants which makes finding an ASVAB [...]
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For a limited time Stepping Stone Tutors is offering reduced pricing for in home tutoring services. As always, there are never any contracts or sign-up fees. Our tutors are college graduates and can help with most K-12 subjects.
In home tutoring service is available [...]
Stepping Stone Tutors, a company specializing in home tutoring for K-12 subjects, announces that it now has more than 18 locations nationwide.
Bend, OR September 22, 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 [...]
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Most times when I try to teach my children something – how to mow the lawn, do a budget or clean a toilet – I feel as if I have a positive or at least a neutral effect – with [...]
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Parents Start to Look For Tutoring Services as School Starts
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 [...]
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.
The new test in [...]
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