Individual Tutoring. Home Schooling.
09/14/2015
Carol M. - Elementary Education, English and Language Tutor in New York, NY | WyzAnt Tutoring Carol does her tutoring in New York, NY (10002) : I work with elementary aged children helping them become thinkers: better readers, writers and mathematicians. My experiences include working with children...
08/27/2015
Kids Education Station is now offering online tutoring services
Can Your Student Benefit from Online Tutoring Services? - TopTenREVIEWS If your student is struggling with a certain subject at school, you might be worried about their performance – whether they’ll pass or be held back. Before you worry too much, there are some things you can do to bring your child’s grades up, including online tutoring. Below, we’ll explore whether yo…
"The aim of education should be to teach us rather how to think, than what to think — rather to improve our minds, so as to enable us to think for ourselves, than to load the memory with thoughts of other men."
- Bill Beattie
08/05/2015
confabulate with your child at home and everywhere!!
William Temple Quotes at BrainyQuote.com "The most influential of all educational factors is the conversation in a child's home." - William Temple quotes from BrainyQuote.com
07/29/2015
Helping your child manage or improve voluntary attention.... worth reading
Teaching Your Child to Pay Attention Amid Digital Distractions Technology has its pros and cons. A TV show or iPad app can help kids learn about everything from history to animals. However, too much time with electronic devices starts to hamper attention and steal time away from other important things. In her latest...
07/21/2015
Inquisitive mind, curious child, a highly predictive of intelligence. Next time your child is curious about a subject and you do not know the answer, take this opportunity to research it together.
Cracking the code on curiosity | GreatKids Curiosity’s link to intelligence and brain health unearthed by dad seeking data to help bored daughter.
07/19/2015
Are you helping your child take and use education beyond the classroom?
Is School Enough? Exploring Interest-Driven and Informal Learning Meet students around the country who are engaged and passionate about learning -- outside of the classroom. Explore additional resources about student engagement and passion-based learning for both parents and educators.
04/16/2015
This is what we call critical thinking!!!!!
‘When is Cheryl’s birthday?’ The math problem that stumped the Internet. Are you smarter than a Singaporean high school student? This is one way to find out.
"If people did not do silly things, nothing intelligent would ever get done".
Ludwig Wittgenstein
10/20/2014
One Man, One Computer, 10 Million Students: How Khan Academy Is Reinventing Education One man. One computer. Ten million students. Our $1.3 trillion school system is ripe for revolution.
International Benchmarking: State and National Education Performance Standard results help explain why the United States does poorly in international comparisons. Many states think they have high standards and are doing well and feel no urgency to improve because almost all their students are proficient.
http://www.air.org/sites/default/files/downloa/repo/AIR_International%20BenchmarkingState%20and%20National%20Ed%20Performance%20Standards_Sept2014.pdf
09/07/2014
"...by struggling, your brain grows." Salman Khan
The Learning Myth: Why I'll Never Tell My Son He's Smart By: Salman Khan Join the movement My 5-year-old son has just started reading. Every night, we lie on his bed and he reads a short book to me. Inevitably, he’ll hit a