The Tutor Group Toronto

03/25/2023

Love this photo and its title, along with the description. At Tutor Group Toronto, we believe that core values like kindness and compassion, can combine with natural human desires to create, grow, gain independence and innovation to help one another.
So while we teach, re-teach and support skills in math, spelling, study and organizational skills, independence and life skills etc., we believe that the very best within ANY tutoring or mentoring relationship can still be enhanced further by out through modelling such values naturally and with , at any age.

"I had been on assignment at a Detroit Montessori school for two days, and shot hundreds of photos. Some were very good, but I knew I hadn't gotten THE shot. That afternoon, as we all sat on the floor in a circle listening to a story, I bowed my head. When I raised my head, this little girl leaned over to lay her head on the little boy's lap. He very gently lifted his arm to receive her. I call this photo 'The Age of Innocence."
Credit: Marco Mancinelli.

03/11/2023

⚠️This post is a LONG but WORTHWHILE read… ⚠️
At TTG, our students with special needs often struggle to keep pace with peers, and their parents support this as “necessary” for success.
This remarkable real-life story is an excellent reminder that following a “normal” timeline isn’t required to excel. Instead, teaching children to reframe external limitations as inspiration, along with solid and regular 1:1 coaching and supports, can kickstart new learning at any time. It’s not the age, but the stage that matters most. Fortunately there are now multiple access opportunities for “later bloomers” or those who simply learn differently to advance “off-schedule” though too many are still well-kept secrets.
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A Black British child with “severe” autism coming from a disadvantaged home, Dr. Jason Arday communicated only via sign language till age 11 - though once ready,he began speaking and his verbal communication quickly accelerated .
But by the end of high school, he still could not read or write. So his caregiving team began introducing him to lifetime care options assuming he would never live independently nor support himself. Remarkably, instead of getting frustrated, angry or panicking, then 18-year-old Jason decided to prove them wrong by becoming literate… immediately. Fortunately, he was not only motivated but developmentally READY to seek out and use the tools to do so.
In recognition of this accomplishment, he was granted direct entry into university. Once again though, he struggled mightily - this time with the new experience of keeping up course readings and writing the frequent academic essays his program required. When peers and professors gave him continual, often cruel feedback, he says he “actually came to enjoy it” by seeing it as personalized free coaching. On his residence wall, he wrote out his ultimate goal: “Teach at Oxford or Cambridge” and recited it aloud daily.
Soon enough, he completed undergrad, and went on to earn two Masters degrees followed by a Ph.D.in Education - all by his mid 30’s!!! Now age 37, he’s jumped to the front of his age timeline, becoming the YOUNGEST EVER lecturer (professor) hired by Cambridge University.
Dr. Arday now plans to share his developmental journey and unique world view with his own students and colleagues, and by doing so, hopes to shake up the staid world of elite academia.
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At The Tutor Group Toronto, we celebrate Dr. Arday’s extraordinary accomplishments. But we also understand that most struggling students can’t be left to their own devices, hoping they will spontaneously be ready to take on the world some day.
That’s why our explicitly teach as a life skill; promote not just keeping up with peers; demonstrate the value of , and help establish sequential, tangible goal plans, so students can still while also having a solid , just like the rest of us!
Sound intriguing? Let us know if we can help!

02/11/2023

TTG’s students - like students everywhere - still say the darnedest things! One of these comes from one of ours - the others are just adorable, silly or very funny! See comments for a few more - and feel free to add your own!

01/15/2023

We loved these little cars since they arrived in 1979 - coincidentally, the same year The Tutor Group was founded. Kudos to the brothers who used their knowledge of cars and their passion for innovation and FUN, to create an adult-sized, real life option that’s easy on fuel and can travel over to 100 km/hr!
And a great example of how taking “auto shop” credits in high school can pay off!

Subscribe to BBC News www.youtube.com/bbcnewsA roadworthy version of a children's toy car has been built. John Bitmead constructed an adult-sized copy of a L...

10/09/2022

Elizabeth II, late and much beloved Queen of England, and her sister Princess Margaret, received their entire formal education from some unique tutors working as a collective. Interestingly, this original “Tutor Group” also relied heavily on individualized teaching and passion projects to engage and highly educate the young royals, who were reportedly “non-traditional” learners. Later in life, the Queen often spoke with gratitude and fondly of her enriched education. And to this day, British students faithfully attend “Tutor Groups” across that nation, seeking to capture a bit of her early experiences.
Now imagine what the right tutor, mentor-tutor or kid-life coach from The Tutor Group Toronto could do for you or your family! Let’s have a conversation to find out.

08/28/2022

Want to reduce your annal tutoring bill and increase your child’s chances of admission to their dream school during postsecondary? Objectively and subjectively verifiable, whether in good, bad and confusing times alike!
As this school year dawns, make the time and keep the ideally daily but at least weekly. Can work with kids of all ages and grandkids too!

03/22/2022

Beautifully inspired performance with a few surprise twists and some knock-out young voices. Kudos to the stukents and staff at Clarksville Elementary School in Indiana for this wonderful cover performance. It’s perfectly suited to stressful and shifting pandemic times, where we are daily being asked to make choices about “saving our own lives” …and the lives of others too!

Clarksville Elementary School music teacher Emmy Bodner recorded her students in different groupings throughout the year singing "We Are The World" to create...