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Avoid Summer Brain Drain: Tips For Parents of Elementary School Children

June 30, 2021 June 30, 2021 / Help for Parents, Elementary School, Tutoring / By Wyzant

Summer brain drain, better known as “summer learning loss” or “summer slide,” can cause your child to forget what they’ve learned at school over summer break. Fortunately, you can circumvent the slide by keeping your kid academically engaged with summer learning. There are a variety of summer learning options for elementary school children that you …

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Want to Stop Summer Slide Before It Starts? Hire a Tutor

June 29, 2021 June 29, 2021 / Elementary School, Elementary Math, Help for Parents, Tutoring / By Jacqueline Zote

Have your kids ever experienced a decreased learning capacity and declining academic performance after a long break? You’ve probably dismissed it as a personal challenge that just needs to be diligently worked through, like lots of people. Everybody has up and down days, after all. In fact, this slump in learning is actually way more …

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How Much Does Tutoring Cost?

May 27, 2021 May 28, 2021 / Tutoring, Help for Parents, Online Learning / By Wyzant

There are lots of options for families and individuals seeking expert help, including online tutoring platforms and brick-and-mortar tutoring centers. The average cost of tutoring ranges from $35/hour to more than $155/hour, depending on where you choose to hire your tutor. The trick, though, as you’ll read below, is finding accurate and transparent pricing info …

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What Tutoring Is (And Isn’t)

March 29, 2021 May 27, 2021 / Tutoring, Help for Parents, Online Learning, Professional Development, Test Prep / By Jonathan Reidenouer, M.Ed.

As we begin the third decade of the 21st century, automation is becoming more commonplace, whether it be in production, banking, or customer service. Education has not been spared from the trend, as the internet is littered with neatly packaged instructional videos showing people how to do or learn basically anything. While there are plenty …

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Behind The Screen Wyzant Online Learning Report

One Year into the Pandemic, Wyzant Survey of Tutors Reveals Rise in Learning Loss and Pandemic’s Impact on Online Learning

March 3, 2021 March 3, 2021 / Online Learning, Homeschool, Tutoring, Wyzant News / By Wyzant

In January, we surveyed 1,020 independent tutors on Wyzant about the effects of the pandemic on student learning.

Whats Your Advice to College Grad Entering Their Careers

23 Pro Tutors Answer The Question, “What’s Your Advice to College Grads Entering Their Careers in 2021?”

February 5, 2021 February 19, 2021 / Tutoring, College, Professional Development / By Wyzant

We asked pro tutors on Wyzant for their advice to help you get centered, get motivated, or maybe even get a mentor, once (virtual) commencement is done and it’s time to get started on your job search.

The Value of Figuring Things Out

January 27, 2021 February 1, 2021 / Professional Development, Hobbies, Tutoring / By Wyzant

This is a small but objective truth about the world: at some point, no matter what you’re doing, there will always be a first time you’re doing it.

5 Ways a Tutor Can Help Brushing Up On Your Job Skills Before An Interview

Brushing Up On Your Skills Before a Job Interview? 5 Ways a Tutor Can Help

January 27, 2021 February 8, 2021 / Professional Development, College, Tutoring / By Alys Brooks

Regardless of whether you are looking for an entry level or senior position, there are probably some skills you feel less confident in, or want to sharpen and take to the next level. Given that the difference between jobs can easily be thousands of dollars a year, investing in some hours with a tutor is …

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What’s Your Brand? Marketing Yourself After College

January 26, 2021 February 8, 2021 / Professional Development, College, Tutoring / By Nick Sennott

Coca-Cola. Tesla. Google. Each is a distinctive, iconic brand that we recognize as an assurance of quality. With these names, you know what you’re getting. But would you drive a Coca-Cola car? Would you drink Google soda? As much as we might trust these brands in their area of expertise, that same trust doesn’t extend …

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How Hiring A Tutor Helps You Make More Money In Your Career

January 13, 2021 February 1, 2021 / Tutoring, Why Choose Private Tutoring / By Nick Sennott

For many professional adults, there’s a stigma attached to hiring a “tutor”. Those same professionals won’t balk at talk of a “mentor” or “career coach”, but a tutor? No way. Tutors are for students. Worse, tutors are for students who are falling behind. This thinking prevents people from getting ahead. Mentor, Coach, or Tutor? Just …

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