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Summer Tutoring

By Tracey M. | 6/18/2013 4:56 PM CST |

SUMMER OPPORTUNITIES

Now that students, teachers, parents and tutors have had a chance to catch their breath from final exams, it's time to make use of the weeks we have before school starts back. Consider all that could be accomplished in the next few weeks:

Areas of math that students NEVER REALLY GRASPED could be fully explained. This could be elementary skills like adding fractions, middle school topics like systems of equations, or high school areas like sequences and series.
Students could have a TREMENDOUS HEAD STARTon topics that will be covered in the first few weeks of school. Imagine...

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100 Percent of My Students Passed Their NY State Mathematics, English Language, Art and Science Exams

By Gilant P. | 6/18/2013 3:35 AM CST |

For the 5th year in a row, all my students have passed their NY State examinations. A few have made it to the Honor Roll, and some are receiving Academic Achievement Awards next week. I am so proud of them. This was a difficult year for some, especially with Common Core test requirement, being a late suggestion and requirement by Bloomberg's team. So many students and parents were very worried and scared. So I did my research, and bought the required books, as well as to incorporate the use of the students' books.

Each session I worked on building their competency and comprehension skills,...

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Conceptual Physics in Action, 1 of n

By Helen C. | 6/17/2013 10:05 AM CST |

Physical Science

I love archery. Not only is it excellent moving meditation and a great upper body + core workout, but it's also lots of fun, a great motivator to get really strong and well-conditioned, and most of all, it is an amazing tool for teaching basic physics concepts and possibly piquing some curiosity for all age groups. Not too long ago, I had a conversation with a very young archer who was getting frustrated with the fact that her arrow speeds were really slow compared to everyone else's, not that anyone was shooting particularly well given it was at a medieval fair with minimal fiberglass equipment...

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My new world in tutoring...

By Lynnette B. | 6/14/2013 10:49 AM CST |

Hello fellow scholars!

This is my first blog for WyzAnt Tutoring services and I just applied to my first student request! This is so exciting. I love to learn and read about new places and moving to Milwaukee has been very interesting. Let me fill you in on who I am...I grew up in Delavan, Wisconsin. After I was married my husbands job moved us all over the southern parts of the U.S.A. Our own children went to school in six different states and I was licensed to teach in each of those states as well. Each new location gave me a chance to learn more local state history and explore new cities...

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Holistic Tutoring

By Therese S. | 6/8/2013 8:28 PM CST |

One of the more frustrating things about tutoring is when students or their parents want to treat tutoring like a quick fix. In other words, sometimes they want to meet the night before a test and cram for said test in hopes of getting a better grade. On the surface, this problem might work, but it treats the symptoms rather than the root of the problem.

If you're going to take the time to invest in a tutor, then here are a couple of suggestions.

First, try to catch the problem early. If you (or your child) is struggling in a subject, get help right away. Don't wait until you (or your child)...

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Greeting Wyzant Community

By Adam R. | 6/6/2013 12:44 PM CST |

Greetings Wyzant community, prospective students, fellow tutors:

I have just returned from my studies abroad and am ready to begin teaching again. Please take a look at my profile. My education ranges from my Masters in Physics, to my undergrad degrees in physics, biology and music. I just completed the coursework for a masters program in peace and conflict resolution as well.

Aside from know knowledge and experience teaching, I think I possess a very good ability to understand the different ways students learn. This helps me to engage with them in a way that is most effective for them. Not...

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Spiral Learning

By Michael C. | 5/28/2013 5:02 PM CST |

Spiral learning is a natural way to learn, and was explicitly used by Cherokee Indians in the Americas long before European culture arrived. The technique is probably even much older, and has regained acceptance in recent time. The spiral technique is in contrast to a linear approach, which attempts to provide all the necessary information in a logical argument.

With “Spiral Learning” most key concepts are introduced early, but only lightly touched on.

Once the big picture is understood, the key concepts are revisited with a little more depth.

As the same concepts are examined and used, again...

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The Test Prep Industry

By Kathryn S. | 5/21/2013 2:39 AM CST |

I'd like to rant, if I could, about the test prep industry, specifically as it relates to the SAT and the ACT.

THEY LIE. They give their students "practice tests" that aren't real practice tests! They make up their own "SAT" or "ACT" and train their kids on that and it makes me so mad, because they have no idea how to model such a test! It's like training someone how to spike a volleyball and then telling them that they're going to do great on their basketball game on Saturday. LIES, I TELL YOU!!

And THEN, they tell you that all you need to do in order to get ready for the test is study...

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The One Skill Every American Needs to Learn

By Jean-Benoit B. | 5/7/2013 4:32 PM CST |

Computer Science,
SQL,
Java,
C++,
C,
5 more...

Encourage your high school students to learn computer science. The link below explains you why?

http://finance.yahoo.com

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What would I tell myself in the past ...

By Patrick C. | 5/1/2013 6:27 AM CST |

If I could go back in time and give myself some advice ...

Well, that's quite a questions. And the answers are not as easy as one might think. We are who we are based on the lessons we have learned over time. If we didn't make mistakes, we would not learn. We might avoid a pitfall here and there, but we wouldn't learn the lessons behind the lessons - the root cause, as it were, for why it was a mistake in the first place.

However, one piece of advice I would like to give myself in the past is this: listen to the advice you are given.

As I look back, I was given some great advice by a lot...

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