Archive for September, 2007

How Tutoring Solves Problems With Overcrowded Classes

Sunday, September 23rd, 2007

My 5 year old daughter just started Kindergarten this year. She is one of 27 students in the class with only ONE teacher!!! I couldn’t believe it! I teach high school chemistry and its tough having 24 sixteen year olds. I couldn’t imagine having 27 little five year olds running around, some of whom never [...]

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Helping your child get ahead of the pack

Sunday, September 16th, 2007

An college degree does not guarantee success in today’s day and age.  I found a blog with some amazing statistics I want to share with you.  Click Here to read this post.  This will help you understand why you might want to consider giving your child extra “Fun” learning activities to participate in.
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Tips For Motivating Children to Study

Friday, September 14th, 2007

Having 4 children of my own motivating them has been a real challenge. My boys are totally opposite. One loves to read and has always been motivated to do well in school. He is now a sophomore at Princeton University. My youngest son is 11 and just wants to play and has no motivation for [...]

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10 Effective Study Habits to Teach Your Students

Saturday, September 8th, 2007

As an educator, I can often tell which students have good study habits and those who don’t. I have found that those who don’t have good study habits suffer from low grades, and oftentimes, low self esteem. Many times, they just don’t know how to study! As educators, I believe it’s our responsibility to not [...]

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Communicating With Your Clients’ Parents

Saturday, September 8th, 2007

As a teacher I have dealt with many parents of my students. Some have been pleasant experiences while others were, well…let’s just say I have had more enjoyable interactions.
I have had parents try to contact me every other day and I have also had students whose parents I can’t reach, despite numerous attempts.
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How to Avoid Tutor Burnout

Saturday, September 8th, 2007

Being a full-time tutor can sometimes cause burnout. Believe me, it’s not fun. I’m completely guilty of feeling so burned out at the end of the school year that I feel like I’m crawling across the finish line!
With so much on our plate and more being dumped onto it, it’s no wonder we feel stressed [...]

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Useful Websites During an Online Tutoring Session

Saturday, September 8th, 2007

One of the reasons tutoring online is so much fun for both tutors and students is that you get to venture out into the web and visit websites that help reinforce what you are teaching.

For instance, imagine you are tutoring a student in biology. You and the student could both visit http://frog.edschool.virginia.edu/Frog2/ and work [...]

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