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Hot Summer Job: Tutoring

The academic year is coming to a rapid end in my next of the woods.  Meanwhile, in other parts of the country, kids are already enjoying summer break. Even though most students will be out of school for the next few months, that doesn’t mean learning will grind to a halt.  In fact, during the summer, many home-based tutoring businesses experience a surge in customers.  If you have a college degree or excel in certain subjects, starting a tutoring business may be an ideal way to earn some extra money.  What’s more, by working out of your home you will … Continue reading →

Summer Tutor or Taking a Break?

Some families use the summer season as an opportunity to catch up on academics or brush up on educational skills and subjects. Others go in for the traditional “break” from scholastic stuff and use summer as vacation time. But, what is best for the child and how can you decide what is best for your family situation? In our area of the country, it seems that summer school has become the trendy thing for all sorts of kids. When I was young, summer school used to be something that was reserved for students who were really struggling or who had … Continue reading →

Tips for Finding a Tutor

In our local newspaper this morning, there is an article about a new program at our local library to help kids access tutoring. It got me to thinking about our own adventures in finding a tutor for my son a few years back, other families and their tutor searches, and all the various types of tutors and educational help that is available. I thought I might share a few tips on how to find and choose a tutor… While the yellow pages are always a possible resource in a tutor search, and any town of moderate-size probably has a professional, … Continue reading →

When it Gets Too Hard to Help With Homework

I’m an educated woman, I have a college degree, but I’m here to tell you that unless my teenagers are reading “The Scarlet Letter” or doing anything that an old English major/aging cheerleader/columnist for the high school newspaper might be able to help with–I’m pretty darn lame. Somewhere around mid-middle school, my eyes glazed over and it became apparent to everyone that if it had to do with science, math, languages (I took German and no one else in this house is taking that), and more than basic traveler’s geography–I was so not the woman for the job. That’s not … Continue reading →