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Sunday, September 23rd, 2007My 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 [...]
Helping your child get ahead of the pack
Sunday, September 16th, 2007An 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.
Tips For Motivating Children to Study
Friday, September 14th, 2007Having 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 [...]
Communicating With Your Clients’ Parents
Saturday, September 8th, 2007As 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. [...]
How to Avoid Tutor Burnout
Saturday, September 8th, 2007Being 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 [...]
Useful Websites During an Online Tutoring Session
Saturday, September 8th, 2007One 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 [...]
Are You Mentally Prepared to Start Your Online Tutoring Business?
Tuesday, August 28th, 2007There is a saying that sticks in my mind. “When it’s all said and done, there is more said, than done”. For many people, this is true. It’s easy to talk about starting an online tutoring business, but with all the obstacles that stand in your way, it’s also easy to make excuses and quit [...]
Online Tutoring Overseas; the Good and the Bad
Monday, August 27th, 2007I found an interesting post about using online tutors from India. Click here to read the original blog post. I feel the need to give people more information about this. Yes, it’s true that online tutors from India are smart and they work for less money than a tutor from the U.S. I know that [...]
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