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RUNDU – Kavango Regional Director of Education Alfons Dikuua on Wednesday said lack of parental involvement and teenage pregnancies are the main contributing factors to the excessive dropout and repetition rate in the region. Teachers at state schools ...

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By JournalNow Staff Five years after the Education Lottery began selling tickets, some legislative leaders are asking if it's time to refigure how the money is allocated to public education. Every year, it seems, someone tinkers with the ...

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A Parent's Guide to Tutors and Tutoring offers a survival guide for helping parents decide whether or not to hire a tutor; advice for choosing the right person; and ideas for evaluating if the job is well done. In addition, the book includes suggestions for selecting a tutor for kids with and shows what it takes to tutor for an individual child's unique weaknesses and strengths.

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This book demonstrates how you can meet the higher demand for library patron instruction at most academic libraries by using to support and enhance your library services. Peer tutors can teach library patrons online search concepts and skills and how to use other specific research tools. This practical, step-by-step plan for developing and implementing a peer tutoring program improves library services and makes your job easier.

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Online tutoring jobs may seem like an easy way to make a bit of extra money, from the comfort of your own home. It certainly has many benefits but many people find it a little bit more complicated than it first appears. In theory, most of us could probably do an average job. But to make a real success of online tutoring jobs, and to make sure you continue to attract learners, you'll probably find that have to go the extra mile.

It doesn't matter what kind of online tutoring jobs you're specializing in. Whether it's relatively straightforward homework supervision or more high-powered graduate coaching and , the keyword has to be quality. That means quality all round, and there are more facets to delivering quality service in your online tutoring jobs than meets the eye.

You may have an encyclopaedic knowledge of your subject. That's a great start but there's a long way to go.  Great subject knowledge has to go hand in hand with great communication skills. This applies to any teacher, but in online tutoring jobs there are additional challenges.

The secret is to know your medium. Tutoring online is different from helping learners face to face, in a variety of ways.

It can be harder to build a relationship if you're communicating by videocall (or maybe even just audio or email, depending on the service you offer). There is a higher dropout rate in , and you'll need to work on this if you want students to stick it out. If they don't, that's a word-of-mouth referral you're losing out on.

In your online tutoring jobs you have an amazingly powerful tool at your disposal – your computer. It's advisable to make sure you use its potential to engage learners and foster the learning process. This is the digital age, and people using the digital medium may expect digital solutions. Online tutoring jobs are not just conventional teaching carried out over the internet. Assuming this is a common beginner's error.

Don't over-reach yourself. While you want to use current educational technology in your online teaching jobs, too many bells and whistles can leave you high and dry if you have computer or broadband problems, or if your IT expertise isn't up to the task.

Remember that computers can eat up your time even if you're not experiencing a computer crisis. Time management is crucial to delivering a high level of service in your online tutoring jobs. You will need to budget time for the online part of your online tutoring jobs, as well as the tutoring part.

Be prepared for a wide range of learners. Online tutoring jobs can mean dealing with students from all over the country, or even the world, depending on your subject. That could require you to become familiar with a wide range of school curricula or examination requirements for different states or countries. If this is daunting, then its wise to define your scope, perhaps concentrating on a subset of learners in order to keep your online tutoring jobs manageable.

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will bring difficult changes to Delaware, but the nation is watching to see how the state will improve its schools, New York City's chancellor of education told hundreds gathered for the Vision 2015 Leadership Forum on Tuesday.

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AUSTIN — The chairman of the House Redistricting Committee said Friday that he will ask House Speaker Joe Straus to order a study on whether the 15-member State Board of Education should be expanded. Rep. Burt Solomons, R-Carrollton, ...

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By Chuck McIntyre Recently, Sacramento hosted education expert Diane Ravitch (sponsored by teachers unions), followed by Michelle Rhee's StudentsFirst “listening tour” stop (sponsored by Mayor Kevin Johnson, her husband). These events are reminders ...

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Becker Professional Education, a global leader in professional education and a part of DeVry Inc. and Morgan International, a leading education and training provider headquartered in Lebanon, today announced that they have extended their 15-year partnership through a new 10-year, exclusive agreement which gives Morgan International the right to deliver Becker Professional Education courses and ...

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Indianapolis Public Schools leaders are looking to Warren Township Schools as they consider a class schedule switch.

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