Imagine you’re the parent of a child toward the bottom of the curve, and you just found out that over half of your child’s classmates meet with a private after-school tutor. It probably wouldn’t be long before you started calculating the cost of keeping up with the Joneses to give your child a similar advantage. [...]

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Many students face learning challenges that leave families feeling frustrated. According to Damon Korb, M.D., school-related, parent-child conflicts can be curtailed with the help of a qualified tutor. Director of The Center for Developing Minds, and a board certified behavioral and developmental pediatrician, Korb tells parents that “One-on-one tutoring can help students with many types [...]

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“It’s amazing what can happen to underachievers when someone believes in them and is willing to help,” said private tutor and former teacher Jennifer Dutkiewicz. Of course just chanting “I am the greatest…” isn’t going to help most children, but your involvement can. The Arizona Republic article continues: “If your child is having a hard [...]

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“If your child is beginning to fall behind in a certain academic area, it is important to take action as quickly as possible to help her or him get back up to speed,” writes high school teacher Ruth Dalisay in the Honolulu Advertiser. “A tutor may be able to help your child by accelerating the [...]

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How do you know if your child needs a tutor? “Give them a chance to wrestle with a topic. But, if you notice that an increased effort is not helping and you see that they just need an extra connection, talk to someone about getting some help,” says Nancy Cardwell, a professor of child development, [...]

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4 out of 5 pediatricians recommend tutoring for management of ADHD. According to a study by the American Academy of Pediatrics of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) usage among AAP members: Nearly all pediatricians (97.2%) follow standard guidelines for management of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, ie, recommend medications such as Ritalin, Cylert, etc. In addition, [...]

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The pressure on Hong Kong students is so great that some tutors, considered “tutor gods,” have become fabulously wealthy. One such tutor, Richard Eng, drives around in his Ferrari and takes shopping holidays to Europe. The Wall Street Journal article tells how tutors market themselves to attract the attention of students. Would this rap video [...]

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Check out some expert advice on ways to mix learning with pleasure during the lazy days of summer. Summer Brain Drain: “Kids lose one to three months of learning”http://school.familyeducation.com/summer/cognitive-processes/38453.html Staunch Your Kid’s Summer Learning Losshttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8146912/ Summer Home Learning Recipes from the National Education Associationhttp://www.ed.gov/pubs/Recipes/index.html Make learning a part of your everyday routinehttp://school.familyeducation.com/summer/family-learning/36089.html

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Holding students to high standards and providing the support they need to succeed is a winning combination. The Washington Post profiles a program focused on helping average students. School leaders in Seaford, Del., had noticed for some time that very few average students took the most challenging courses in the town’s secondary schools. As was [...]

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