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Saturday, January 10th, 2009With the recent passing of 2008 it is time to start thinking about TAXES! I found a great blog post on PowerHomeBiz.com that has 8 tax tips for your home business. This information is useful if you had a business last year or even if you plan on starting one this year. Check out the [...]
6 Advertising Strategies to Start a Tutoring Business
Monday, January 5th, 2009So, you have decided to become a tutor. You have yourself all set up with a website, email address, and online resources for your subject area but one important thing is missing: CLIENTS! The only way you can have a successful tutoring business is if you have someone to tutor. I have put together a [...]
Changing a Child’s World View: How Tutors Can Truly Make a Difference
Tuesday, November 4th, 2008Do you remember going to school? The friends, the fun and recess, of course! Oh yeah, and then there were those annoying classes that filled up time between socializing with friends. OK, so this might not be how everyone remembers their school career, but for me, classes and homework were something that I barely put [...]
How to Become the #1 Tutoring Resource for Parents
Monday, October 6th, 2008Most parents have paid for a tutoring service or a private tutor at some point. In many cases, parents hit the panic button when their child brings home a D or F. During these times, parents will look through the phone book and contact either a tutoring company or private tutor. If the parent chooses [...]
Hard Times at Douglass High: A No Child Left Behind Report Card
Monday, June 30th, 2008I watched this HBO documentary about a high school in Baltimore. I was blown away by the reality of this show. The one thing that stood out to me as an educator was when a teacher decided it was time to quit in the middle of the school year. He explained that he wasn’t getting [...]
How to Acquire Students For Your eTutoring Business
Monday, June 30th, 2008There are many online and offline tutor websites who generate parent leads for tutors. Most of these websites generate student leads instead of parent leads. The reason for this is simple. Students are always searching for ways to short cut their homework assignments. Imagine if we had Google growing up. Students are the ones usually [...]
Online Tutoring Companies vs. TutorFi
Friday, June 27th, 2008Online tutoring companies usually hire tutors who are underpaid and are not given a chance to communicate with the parents. Most of these companies offer homework help or curriculum based tutoring. The student rarely gets to work with the same tutor and in some cases 1 tutor might have up to 5 students so it’s [...]
What Makes A Good Teacher (Part 1)
Saturday, May 3rd, 2008Below is Part 1 on What Makes a Good Teacher… Good teachers really want to be good teachers Good teachers try and try and try again, and let students know that they try. Just as they respect students who really try. Students that see this will respect you. Good Teachers Take Risks Good teachers set [...]
50 Reasons Why I Enjoy Being a Teacher
Sunday, April 13th, 2008A career working with students can often be exhausting, overwhelming, and frustrating at times. There are days that I come home from the classroom and I don’t know if I have enough energy or desire to return the following day. There are times when I finish an online tutoring session and am not sure if [...]
Effective Strategies for Successful Classroom Discipline
Thursday, April 10th, 2008As every teacher knows, effective school discipline is imperative if we are to educate our students and get them ready for the world. Yet sometimes, with all the demands placed on teachers today, a proper discipline plan can sometimes go out the window! If you’re wanting help your students learn and grow as responsible members [...]
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