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5 Things to Tell a Teacher About Your Child

Teachers spend a lot of time getting to know students the first few weeks of the school year. But no one knows more about your kids as...

Happy New School Year....I'm Back!

Resolutions are often made at the beginning of a new year. Since this is the start of a new school year, I am making a resolution to...

It’s Summer... Now What?

Whether your child has already started summer break or school will end in the next few weeks, you may be thinking, now what? Is there...

It's Testing Season - Part 2

Last week, I talked about some consequences of standardized testing. To read that post, click here. As I stated in that post, there is...

It's Testing Season!

The birds are chirping... The flowers are blooming... Once upon a time, this time of year marked Spring Fever. Now if you are a student,...

Why I Don’t Always Have Students Finish Solving Word Problems

“Is that the right answer?” Students ask me this question often when we first start working together. They are programmed to think that...

What Tutoring Is and What It Isn’t

The Mirriam-Webster Dictionary defines tutoring as “to teach or guide usually individually in a special subject or for a particular...

Does My Child Need a Tutor?

Private tutoring is an investment in time and money so it’s only natural to ask this question. Sometimes all a student needs is some...