Smarty Pantz Tutoring

Looking for an after school Babysiiter everyday from 130-330/4:00. Must be vaccinated.

The Second Phase of COVID-19 is here...

The second phase of COVID-19, winter 2020 version, has arrived and is at the doorsteps of all our schools.
Parents, prepare for zoom learning and supplementing your child’s education.
We at Smarty Pantz Tutoring ,located in Roslyn, New York, are setting up
Learning Pods to help in these stressful times.

For more information, call Stan Goldman at 201-573-0400. We service all of the North Shore and Mid-Island towns on Long Island.

What Happened to Civics in our Curriculum?
The world is changing (and shrinking, metaphorically) and we must change with it to help prepare our children for the challenges that await them. Yes, the current emphasis for the past 50 years is teaching them Math, Science, History, English Reading and foreign languages. Yes, most are now advanced in working with computers, phones and social medial platforms. But it is pretty shocking how superficial their knowledge is of the world, government, politics, the economy, the U.S. role in all of those areas, and their upcoming role as working citizens of this great country.
So what is Civics and why is it important for our children? Civics includes the teaching of all the processes that lead to and affect people’s beliefs, commitments, capabilities and actions as individuals and members of both the work force and their communities. It includes an understanding for the students of how democratic processes work, how to engage in those processes and provides a body of knowledge to empower children to feel that they can make a difference. It teaches children workplace and life skills such as, the ability to collaborate effectively with others, communicate their beliefs confidently in open forums, as well as practice both critical thinking and creative innovations. All of these skills give students a heightened confidence to take risks and participate.
Many of our children live on well protected “social islands”. That is not good training for the skill sets that twenty-first century employers are now looking for in an increasingly competitive job market. They surely need the smart students who excel in reading, writing and math BUT they are also looking for people who can lead teams, communicate effectively with their peers, know how to solve problems and can proactively support their employers’ need to compete in an increasingly competitive business landscape.
In other words, our children need to be more well rounded, better informed to compete in the global economy, more capable of participating in a faster paced work environment and more understanding of the events around them and why they are occurring. A well rounded Civics education is supportive of all of these requirements.
One hundred years ago, this was all basic educational training for the great wave of immigrants who came to America at the start of the twentieth century. Along the way, we morphed into a different basis for our educational curriculums. Perhaps, meeting in the middle would be a healthier way to train our children to compete in the future.

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Is the Covid-19 pandemic a good learning opportunity?

Well, yes and no. It depends on your definition of the term ’learning’.
Clearly, it’s been a burden to all students, few of whom like to constantly wear masks, lug around tri-fold plastic protectors, don’t have the normal space or time for socialization and have to participate in significant tele-learning hours, all as opposed to in class teaching.
However, you could argue that it is a significant life learning experience, especially for our suburban children who don’t experience much of the ‘rough and tumble’ of a more intense, urban life style.
You could say that they’ve learned that:
1. Life is not necessarily fair and things don’t always go as planned;
2. Being adaptable and flexible are useful life skills and have genuine value in their ‘tool box’ to succeed in life;
3. We don’t live in a bubble. Our actions can affect the life and health of others. That’s a responsibility many of our children didn’t know they had;
4. Things don’t always resolve in a day or two. Learning the value of patience has typically not been high on our students’ ‘to do’ list. Now they have no choice.
5. The actions of our leaders affect us. It’s important who we put in those positions. With the upcoming elections being ‘top of mind’, this is an unintended, but valuable, civics lesson in real time.

There are obviously many more ‘learnings’. We’d like to hear from you about what you’ve observed. Our students are the future and we have to support them in as many ways as we can.

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What have parents and educators learned so far in the second semester impacted by Covid-19?
1) Children can go back to school safely; if the correct precautions are taken and adhered to.
2) The physical and emotional toll on the students is significant; because of the dramatic changes required by the implementation of proper Covid-19 standards. At this point, no one knows if there will be any long term effects on children until more time has passed and we gather anecdotal evidence. Parents and teachers should be looking for both potential educational and social impacts.
3) Teachers have learned from the March-June shock of the immediate shift to tele-learning and are adapting well so far this year.
4) The hybrid and all tele-learning approaches are isolating and can realistically create long term issues. This needs to be watched closely by all concerned.
5) Dealing with Covid-19 and trying to maintain a sense of a normal educational experience is a burden to all involved. The planning has been good, lessons have been learned and everybody is trying to cope. We should all watch, in this difficult time, for those children who require extra support; that they don't get left behind.
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How can a tutor help your child?
Tutors are used for many different reasons, often on a regular basis.
Tutoring can enhance already formed skills, fill educational gaps, introduce new material, and give one-on-one emotional/educational support in high stress situations (i.e. test preparation, presentations, reading aloud).
This support is particularly important for younger children as they develop their academic potential.
We'd love to hear your thoughts on this subject! Contact us if you have any feedback/questions or visit our website to learn more about what our programs have to offer: SmartyPantzTutoring.net

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How can tutoring help during the current pandemic environment?
Conventional education allows students to receive 1-on-1 attention for subjects they are having difficulty with. However, today's learning environment is anything but conventional.
Not only have kids been struggling socially, emotionally, and academically- it has been hard for most children to learn when they can't have normal in-person engagement with their teachers.
Tutoring and Pod Learning allows students to engage with a teacher in an environment that is both secure and positive, where all of their academic needs can be met.

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With all of the changes we are facing at the start of this school year, many parents have questions regarding their children's education...

Are you worried that your child will be behind academically and socially in the current, uncertain environment?

Are you nervous about how safe school will be for your child this year?

Are you concerned that the lack of in-person schooling since mid-March has caused your child to regress further this past summer?

We are here to help! At SmartyPantz we offer a variety of tutoring options by experienced teachers to supplement or even substitute a traditional school experience.

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