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Tutoring K - 12 Reading,Writing, Math, Science & Other Subjects, Test, TJ & SAT Prep, Study Skills,& College Planning. Be smarter. Choose C2.

C2 is the smart choice for students who want to do better. We offer customized curricula, personalized attention and a wide variety of enrichment services for students from kindergarten through high school. We offer a wide variety of tutoring services for student grades K through 12 and above. In addition to basic math, reading and writing assistance, we also offer tutoring in the following areas:

Science – AP Biology, AP Chemistry, Physics, etc. History – AP US History, AP World History, etc. Test Preparation – Thomas Jefferson High School Admissions, ISEE/SHSAT/SSAT, TOEFL, SAT, ACT, GRE, etc. All subject areas & SOL tests
Study Skills and planning

There are many other areas that C2 can provide assistance with, using our network of highly skilled and knowledgeable tutors. C2 Education’s thorough assessment, personalized curriculum, elite and caring teachers, and flexible, affordable programs have helped C2 Education become the fastest growing and highest achieving learning centers in the nation.

03/10/2022

C2 Education is a tutoring and education company that has been growing for over 20 years. We currently have over 170 centers in 14 states. Our mission is to help students and their families to achieve their academic goals and dreams. The Tutor role is central to this mission and we truly believe that C2 is about People teaching People.
•Great pay & training
•Flexible schedule to fit your lifestyle
•Real career opportunity doing fulfilling work
•Excellent PT Benefits:
o Paid Sick Leave Based on State Law
o Paid Jury Duty
o Family Discount Tuition Program
o 401k Retirement Savings Plan

Job Description & Responsibilities
•Tutors are paid to complete the C2 Teacher Training Program and additional ongoing training.
•Instruct students in a maximum 3:1 student, Teacher ratio.
•Keep detailed records of tutoring sessions using C2 Student Progress Records and/or relevant forms.
•Work closely with Center Program Director to meet students’ academic goals.
•Opportunity to work for a mission driven company.
•Track and analyze student progress.
•Tutor tailors lessons to students needs.
•Performs administrative and team based activities as needed.

Position Qualifications
•Bachelor’s Degree or higher is required
•AP-level knowledge in at least one or more subjects preferred (English, Humanities, Math, and/or Science).
•High SAT or ACT scores preferred. We're looking for teachers who can score at or above the 95 percentile.
•Highly skilled, motivated, versatile, dependable, and dynamic individuals with strong communication skills.
•No teacher certification required.
•No previous teaching or tutoring experience required but candidate must have a passion for Education and mentoring students.

07/26/2019

10 Grammar Mistakes That Hurt College Apps (and all other writing…)

Between SAT practice essays, ACT practice essays, and college admission essays, C2 Education’s staff see a lot of student writing samples — and a lot of grammar mistakes! Sometimes the mistakes are forgivable — “accomodate” instead of “accommodate” (a mistake even some hotels make on their websites) — but others are much worse grammar offenses that make me long for a real life Grammar Police Unit.

I doubt we’ll be deputizing any Grammar Policemen any time soon, so we’ve decided to compile our list of common grammar mistakes that hurt. When you are submitting an essay for a timed test, your readers will be on the look out for simple mistakes AND THEY WILL JUDGE YOU. When you are submitting a college admission essay, college admission officers expect said essay to be perfect, and if it’s not, THEY WILL JUDGE YOU. When you are submitting a college application and you make silly grammar goofs, college admission officers WILL JUDGE YOU. And when you submit your resume for your first post-college position, you’d better believe those in charge of hiring WILL JUDGE YOU.

You see the trend.

So to avoid being judged too harshly, here are 10 grammar mistakes that can hurt your writing:

Affect vs. Effect:

With very few exceptions, AFFECT is a VERB and EFFECT is a NOUN.

99% of the time, affect is a verb. You affect your grade when you misused the word “affect”.

99% of the time, effect is a noun. Failing to master the difference between these two words had a negative effect on your grade.

Alot

It’s “a lot”. It’s never alot. Alot isn’t a word. “Allot” is a word, but it means “to distribute” or “to set aside”, as in “We allotted some funds for a new grammar class to teach people that ‘alot’ isn’t a word.”

Then vs. Than

Then and than have two different meanings and can change the meaning of the sentence!

For example: “I’d rather poke my eyes out then do another algebra problem.” This sentence means that you would like to do another algebra problem after you gouge out your own eyeballs. Perhaps you’re seeking the extra challenge of doing algebra in braille?

Another example: “Billy did his homework more quickly than he ate a banana.” Huh? It took Billy less time to do his homework than to eat a banana?

To vs. Too

Also two different words. Also two different meanings.

Too is an adverb. It modifies a verb, another adverb, or an adjective. “That meme is too funny.”

To is a preposition. It has several meanings, but it definitely doesn’t modify verbs, adverbs, or adjectives. “I went to the store.”

Confusing these words doesn’t really change the meaning of the sentence so much as it makes your reader question your grasp of word usage.

Apostrophe Abuse

You do not need an apostrophe to make a plural noun. (Okay, there are a few exceptions to this rule, just as there are with all English grammar rules, but they are very, very rare.) If you never, ever use an apostrophe to make a noun plural, you’ll be right 99.9% of the time.

So stop killing puppies.

Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda

“Of” sounds like the contraction of “have”. That’s why is sounds like people are saying “could of”. But when you’re writing, it is ALWAYS “could have” or “could’ve” (which is not acceptable in formal writing, but is still better than using “of”), never “could of”. Never.

RandOm CapiTaliZation

Someone actually paid to have this sign made.

Capitalization is important. When you randomly capitalize things, you confuse your reader. Unless you live in the 18th century, when apparently capitalization rules did not yet exist, stop capitalizing random words. Proper nouns, titles, and the first word in a sentence. That’s it.

Its vs It’s

Okay, so this one is annoying. If all the nouns get to use apostrophes to be possessive, why doesn’t “it”? Because “it” isn’t a noun — it’s a pronoun, like “his” or “hers”. His and hers don’t get apostrophes and neither does its.

There, their, they’re

There: “Look over there! There is a panda bear wearing Lady Gaga’s meat dress!”

Their: “They lost their flying fish when it flew out of the window and was eaten by a flying pig.”

They’re: “They’re all wondering what is wrong with the animals around here.”

This is a grammar rule that we KNOW you were taught back in elementary school. When students make this mistake, it really makes readers wonder what other important elementary school lessons have been forgotten.

Your vs You’re

I see this one ALL THE TIME. It doesn’t make students look very good.

Your is possessive: “It’s your essay, so make sure you check the grammar.”

You’re is a contraction for “you are”: “You’re responsible for making sure these grammar goofs don’t appear on your college applications!”

07/22/2019

What to Do Your Freshman Year of High School

Freshman Grades Are Important
The grades you earn freshman year count just as heavily toward your final high school GPA as the grades you earn senior year. One bad grade isn’t necessarily the end of the world, but every disappointing grade will make it harder for you to achieve the overall GPA you’ll need to get into your dream college.

Learn more about the role of grades in college admissions.
Find out how to handle a bad grade.

Be sure to pay attention to how you’re doing throughout each semester to make sure you keep your grades up. It’s much easier to fix a problem by being proactive than waiting until you’ve dug your course grade into a deep hole.

Don’t hesitate to ask for help
Your teachers are there to make sure you succeed. If you don’t understand something or if you’re struggling to pick up a new skill, ask your teacher if he or she offers help sessions before or after school.
You’ll probably have some classmates who will do really well in the class you’re struggling with. See if you can organize a study group to help you keep up in class.
You can always look for a good subject tutor to help you catch up and get ahead.
Find the Right Class Difficulty
Colleges value course rigor—how hard your classes are—almost as much as they value grades. This puts you in a tough spot: you need to be able to strike a balance between taking hard classes and getting top grades.

Learn more about why colleges look at your class difficulty when making admission decisions.

Although grades in your freshman year of high school will impact your overall GPA, colleges will scrutinize your junior and senior year grades much more closely and will be somewhat more forgiving of slightly lower grades early in your high school career. This means that freshman year is the best year for you to really challenge yourself to discover the right balance between hard classes and good grades.

Take the hardest classes you think you can handle. You won’t know for sure whether you can cut it unless you try. If those classes prove to be too much, you can always scale back next semester or next year. You’ll have a better idea of which classes will be right for you in the future when your grades will be examined more closely by colleges.

Make a Long-Term Plan
Look ahead to junior and senior year. What kinds of classes do you think you’ll want to take?

If you have a specific career in mind, you might want to explore electives in that particular area. If you’re hoping for admission to a selective college, you’ll want to look into the Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) options at your school.

Once you have an idea of what courses you might want to take, you can look into the prerequisites for those classes. This way, you can plan out which classes to take each semester in order to ensure that you balance grades and class difficulty, meet all graduation requirements, cover any prerequisites, and still get to take the classes you want to take as a junior and senior.

Planning ahead pays off!

Experiment with Extracurricular Activities
Colleges want to see students who explore their interests and pursue their passions. Freshman year is the best time to tackle that first part—exploring your interests. This is the year when you should attend meetings for any team, group, or organization that interests you. Hop from activity to activity until you find the ones that spark your passion, offer a good fit, and suit your schedule. Throughout the year, you can pick up and discard activities until you find the right mix.

Get Ready to Buckle Down
The closer you get to college applications, the more high-stakes things get. Make sure you’re ready for the college admissions race by maintaining good grades and staying involved during the summer.

07/17/2019

Creating the Perfect Study Environment

If you start thinking about studying now, you’ll prepare yourself for success in a few months. And the first step is to figure out where you study best.

Humans are profoundly affected by their environments. Your surroundings — whether you’re in a small or large room, a loud or a quiet one, even a blue or a red one — can change your emotions, thoughts and focus. That means that surrounding yourself with the correct stimuli can make the difference between studying that sticks, or doesn’t.

So try to find study locales with characteristics that calm you down and aid your focus and memory. Look at these environmental features:

Color
While much of the field of color psychology is unproven, one study has noted a correlation between the color red and poorer test performance. No one knows why, but the common wisdom holds that red excites our nervous system, making us agitated or excited and less likely to focus. Of course it’s hard to dictate the color of the room that’s most convenient for you, but if you can, try to pick a room without loud colors. You don’t want the walls themselves to distract you!

Size
Are you claustrophobic? Then avoid the study carrels in the library! Room size has different effects on different people, and while a small space would serve to block distractions from one student, it might make another anxious. Anxiety can lead to interruptions in certain cognitive functions, like working memory. Try to create environments that make you feel calm and happy when you start to study, and chances are you’ll pay better attention to your work.

Noise Level
Noise is another surprising stressor. We know you love that coffee shop, but some scientists think that background noise creates a certain amount of bodily stress, producing a hormone called cortisol. Excess cortisol keeps a section of the brain called the prefrontal cortex from working properly. The prefrontal cortex helps control what’s called “executive” functions, including planning and reasoning — two faculties you’ll need while you’re studying for a difficult exam! Scientific American claims that “the prefrontal cortex [may also store] short-term memories. Changes to this region, therefore, may disrupt a person’s capacity to think clearly and to retain information.”

So what’s your perfect study environment? Only you can figure that out, but our suggestion is to trust your gut. Look for a room that makes you feel at ease, probably a quiet one with cool colors. The more relaxed you are, the better you’ll remember why the Archduke Franz Ferdinand is important, or when George Washington forded the Delaware, or who discovered DNA. Find a great place, and hit those books!

07/16/2019

Starting AP Classes off Right This Fall!

AP classes are no walk in the park, so it’s important to take steps early in the semester to make these tough courses just a little easier. The more AP classes you’re taking, the more important it is to start the semester off on the right foot – if you fall behind in an AP class, it can quickly become next to impossible to catch up. Here are some of our best tips for starting AP classes off right.

Get a good test prep book.
AP exams are still months away, but a good test prep book gives you a lot more than some practice AP exam questions – the best prep books summarize key information in an easily digestible format. With the help of exam prep books, you can stay a step ahead of your class, and if you already have a basic understanding of the biggest ideas, you can pay more attention to the details.

Study thoroughly for every test and quiz.
It’s tempting to cram the night before a test or quiz to memorize just enough information to get the grade, but when you study this way, you’re not really learning everything you should be. Too often, you’ll end up forgetting everything you studied immediately after you finish taking the test, only to have to relearn all of that information again when you start AP exam prep. Save yourself the trouble by learning the material right the first time. Check out this past post for some science-backed study tips to help you make the most of your study sessions.

Don’t wait to ask for help.
If you start to fall a bit behind in an AP class, don’t wait to ask for help from your teacher, classmates, or a tutor. It’s tough to catch up in AP classes because they move at such a fast pace; the longer you wait to ask for help, the further behind you’ll fall and the harder it will be to get back to where you need to be.

Make sure you can balance your commitments.
It can be tough to balance the demands of AP classes with other classwork, extracurricular activities, and family obligations. Overextending yourself is a recipe for failure. When you register for your classes, carefully consider just how many AP classes you can reasonably handle.

Think outside the box.
Did you know that there’s a new way for you to take AP classes? C2 has partnered with K12 International Academy to offer AP Complete, a unique blended learning option that lets you take online AP courses with the face-to-face support of a C2 AP subject specialist.

07/11/2019

ACT Science Section Tips for a High Score!

So what is the ACT science section? At its core, it’s a test of scientific analysis. It assesses your ability to synthesize scientific data and information in order to draw logical conclusions. But more than anything else, it’s a timed test. The ACT science section is one of the most challenging sections in terms of time, so managing your time well is the key to success. Read on for some ACT science section tips to help you maximize your score- be sure to experiment with different strategies when you take practice sections so that you can find the best approach for test day!

#1: Spend about 2 minutes reading the passage and analyzing the charts and graphs
Know the context of the information
Identify main ideas in the passage

Summarize what the charts and graphs are telling you
#2: Glance over the questions and underline key terms or references to the passage and graphs
Which tables or graphs are referenced
Scientific terms like specific elements
Identification of variables in an experiment

#3: Tackle the questions one by one starting with the ones you can answer most easily
The first few questions tend to be the easiest ones that require the least interpretation, and the later questions generally require more inferences
Don’t spend more than forty seconds per question – if a question takes too long, skip it and come back
Use process of elimination—the more answer choices you can eliminate, the better your odds of guessing correctly
Cross out eliminated answers in your test booklet—if you skip the question and come back, you can pick up where you left off

#4: After about 5 minutes total, move on to the next passage
You can always come back
You want to get to all the easiest questions for each passage

#5: Use remaining time to answer questions you skipped
Never leave a question blank – even a random guess gives you a chance of getting the right answer

ACT science section myths
Next, let’s talk about what the science section is not: a test of scientific knowledge. If you are prepping based on any of these notions, you may not be helping your cause for a maximum score and may even have a negative impact on your efforts. Here are some myths to keep remember.

You have to be really good at science – false
- Only a handful of questions require actual science knowledge

The Science section tests your ability to interpret charts and graphs and to understand scientific writing
Skip the setup for the passages because it’ll just waste precious time – false
- The setup puts everything else into context – you’ll be better able to interpret the charts and the passage if you have the context to work with
Don’t analyze the charts and graphs too carefully – false
- Pay attention to axes
- Look for outliers
- Identify trends

You don’t need to know anything about science – false
- Have a good grasp of the scientific method and how experiments are set up

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