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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 [...]

Summer Tutors Bridge Learning Gaps

ADMIN — Mon, 31 May 2010 08:00:05 +0000

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, [...]

How do you know your child needs in-house tutoring?

ADMIN — Sun, 30 May 2010 08:00:20 +0000

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 [...]

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.