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“Insanity Is Doing The Same Thing Over And Over Again And Expecting Different Results”

- Albert Einstein By the time you read this article, most people’s New Year’s Resolutions will have been abandoned. WHY IS TRUE CHANGE SO DIFFICULT? In my experience, it usually stems from three things: - Inadequate motivation - Wishful thinking - Trying to do too much, too fast Inadequate Motivation: Changing study habits and school [...]

By |2014-10-30T06:06:04+00:00October 30th, 2014|Effective Learning, in-home tutoring|

The Two Biggest Mistakes Parents Make When Purchasing Tutoring

Most parents come to me looking to help their students turn around bad grades, improve understanding, and restore confidence. Parents are right to seek out one-on-one in home tutoring to deal with these problems. One-on-one tutoring from a subject expert, hand matched to the personality and learning style of each student is by far the [...]

By |2018-08-23T20:56:15+00:00September 30th, 2014|Effective Learning, in-home tutoring|

Three Essential Mid-Semester Tips

The end of school is around the corner. To keep good grades within reach and to finish strong, watch out for these three important things: (1) Letting Burnout Settle In (2) Missing Opportunities To Repair Bad Grades And Earn Extra Credit (3) “Cramming” For Final Exams Now, eight months into the school year, most students [...]

By |2014-08-30T06:02:46+00:00August 30th, 2014|Effective Learning, in-home tutoring|

7 Skills Students Need for Their Future

Over the past few years, there has been a major shift in the traditional education paradigm aimed at helping students become better prepared for the demands of work following graduation. This 21st Century Skills initiative changed the focus for students’ education from just cognitive skills, such as math proficiency, to cognitive and also non-cognitive job [...]

By |2014-07-30T05:55:19+00:00July 30th, 2014|Uncategorized|

New Study: 21st Century Skills Learned in School Positively Correlated with Job Success

New York, NY – A study released today suggests new relationships between skills development, job success, and school. The study, 21st Century Skills and the Workplace: A 2013 Microsoft Partners in Learning and Pearson Foundation Study, conducted by Gallup, confirms the positive connection between the development of the competencies known as 21st century skills – [...]

By |2014-05-30T09:00:36+00:00May 30th, 2014|Effective Learning, in-home tutoring|

Where Will Your Children’s Education Take Them?

The world is getting much more competitive. College graduates are out of work in huge numbers. Having a solid education is no longer enough to insure success. The ability to think and learn independently plus powerful habits and motivation are essential too. Relying entirely on public education and taking summers off from learning to decompress [...]

By |2018-08-23T20:59:55+00:00May 30th, 2014|In-Home Tutoring Santa Clarita|

Study Shows The BEST Way To Learn

Two University of Chicago doctoral students completed research as part of their dissertations that compared the learning results of students who were instructed under a variety of conditions.  In short, they found that working with private, in-home tutors is BY FAR the most effective way to learn.   The study compared: Students in a typical [...]

By |2023-07-26T22:31:21+00:00October 5th, 2013|In-Home Tutoring Santa Clarita|
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