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Best Feeling in the World!

By Roxanne R. | 5/12/2012 7:15 PM CST |

For someone who loves helping people, nothing is better than getting a phone call from a parent saying that their child, who came to you failing prealgebra, has a 95 average, and that they will be calling you for help next school year! I am so proud of her for working hard and doing what she needed to maximize her potential.

On an tangent thought...

Second best feeling in the world is having your 1st grade sister come up to you, bursting with happiness and explaining to you that math is fun, and she wants to learn multiplication.

I only hope that someday, when I have my own children, they...

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Most Important: Customizing the tutoring and approach to the student's learning style, needs, learning objectives, questions.

By John M. | 5/4/2012 10:06 AM CST |

Recently, after I tutored two of my favorite students to prepare them for upcoming tests in Pre-Algebra and Geometry respectively, and I received positive reinforcement for the importance and value of customizing the tutoring approach, information, knowledge transfer, and tutoring style.

After the first tutoring session, I was approached by three people as I was waiting for my next student:
1. An elementary school teacher – she complemented me on my knowledge and tutoring style, and asked me for my information to refer students to me for tutoring.
2. A parent seeking a tutor for their daughter...

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If You Need Math Tutoring, Act Now To Get Back On Track

By Kenneth S. | 5/3/2012 1:07 PM CST |

I invite all students who are faltering in Mathematics, from Algebra through Calculus, to get help as soon as possible.

The right kind of skilled help, which gives you INSIGHT and thus understanding, can build your confidence and raise your level of achievement. That's what you want to do--because those who do not address these issues usually experience disappointment and failure, and the effects of failure have a significant impact on your life, such as lowering self-esteem and interfering with your plans for college and career.

That's why I tutor--to help you. All of my customers experience...

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Success vs. Stress, including Fear of Failure and Memory Problems

By Paul C. | 4/24/2012 7:27 AM CST |

A few keys to success in school (for people with or without A.D.D.):

We need to concentrate on taking notes in classes, and possibly use a digital recorder to record some classes. (That makes a tremendous difference for many of my A.D.D. students, because they can "go back and listen" to things they missed when distractions occurred.) Examples of distractions include when other students are moving or making noises, worries or concerns**, being hungry, needing to go to the restroom, looking for a pen or pencil, or needing to sharpen a pencil, etc. There are many sources of distractions. Even...

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Algebra Quick Tip

By John S. | 4/12/2012 1:15 PM CST |

Wikipedia defines a mnemonic, or mnemonic device, as "any learning technique that aids memory. To improve long term memory, mnemonic systems are used to make memorization easier."

Algebra is a subject with many rules, which can be challenging and frustrating to memorize. Anything that can help make this part of learning easier should be used whenever possible. There are no magic tricks, or silver bullets that will make every subject fun to learn, but algebra seems to give many students a particularly difficult time and is the source of much frustration and angst.

Let's take a look at a simple...

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Math, Science, Exercise - One of these things is not like the other - or is it?

By Robin W. | 4/11/2012 9:01 AM CST |

I’m not good at this! I don’t like it! Why do I have to do this?

Were these questions my students were asking the other day? No, these were things I was saying at the gym yesterday. I hate to exercise. I’m definitely not good at it. I’m definitely not very highly motivated. Yet, I go there 4 times a week, because I know it is good for me, and I don’t like how I feel when I don’t go.

Now, occasionally, a student will ask me these same questions and I admit, until I actually heard myself complain at the gym yesterday, I was sympathetic, but I didn’t get it.

I love math. I love science...

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The results were amazing

By Lisa O. | 4/4/2012 6:06 PM CST |

"My family feels very lucky to have found Lisa. She tutored my two daughters in math for several years and the results were amazing. They both exceeded expectations and were moved up to the advanced math class in their respective grades. They now have much more confidence in their math abilities, and consistently earn A's. I attribute this success to Lisa's friendly and patient demeanor, assessment expertise, and her ability to design a learning plan customized to each child's learning style and personality."

Marlene in Laguna Niguel, CA

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Lisa knows how to motivate, encourage and boost confidence

By Lisa O. | 4/4/2012 5:25 PM CST |

"Lisa knows how to motivate, encourage and boost the confidence of her students. She breaks the subject matter down so that they can understand the material and retain it."

Alix, 5th grade teacher in Laguna Niguel, CA

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Recovery Plan for Failing Student

By John O. | 3/18/2012 12:05 AM CST |
The reality is that the student may be “in over their head” and no amount of effort will get a satisfactory result. Or maybe the student does not have the time to overly focus on one course over the others even for a short time to recover from a failing grade. This is a difficult and even emotional decision but should at least be momentarily considered. Is this class a necessity? Is there the ability to drop it? If you feel recovery is possible or if there is no other open option then on to the Recovery Plan. Though I am calling this a recovery plan – this is also a “B+ to an A+” or C to a...
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Put the calculator away!

By Lorna C. | 3/16/2012 10:26 PM CST |

I went to high school and college back in the day when computers consisted of eight or ten large boxes, each the size of a dishwasher or freezer and connected to each other by cables, taking up most of a very chilly room. We punched out holes in cards and a stack of cards were needed for simple commands. We'd feed the cards into one of the large boxes, and several hours or days later, we'd have our answer.

There was a device that looked like a cash register called an adding machine. If you had a huge stack of numbers to crunch, you could borrow it. For most other calculations, we did them...

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