The Tutoring Spot

What School Supplies Do I Need to Buy?

Tutor Girl — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 13:14:34 +0000

Back to school is a time of excitement. New friends, new teachers, new classes, new clothes and new supplies. The school itself will take car of the friends, teachers, and classes. Your job, as the parent, is to supply the new clothes and supplies. One of the most challenging things about school supply shopping is [...]

What’s up with Washoe County School District?

Tutor Girl — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 19:13:09 +0000

With year round schools in full swing, and traditional schools starting just around the corner many are asking themselves what the school district is in for this year. With huge budget deficits and union talks going on right now, how will our student’s find the success they so richly deserve in our struggling school system? [...]

Is For Profit Education really worth it?

Tutor Girl — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 13:20:41 +0000

For profit education? Is it really worth it? Check out this great info graphic from Huffington Post.

Seven signs it’s time to get a tutor

Tutor Girl — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 13:40:28 +0000

Your student’s grades are dropping and you don’t know why – Sometimes a student can miss an important concept in school and not know what’s going on. You can ask them, talk to their teachers, go over their homework or work with them yourself. If you aren’t trained and don’t know what to look for [...]

Is my child’s school a Title I funded school?

Tutor Girl — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 13:51:51 +0000

Education is a right granted to all American children. Unfortunately sometimes there are things that get in the way of that education: family finances, area of town the children grow up in, family involvement. These all contribute to a child’s ability to enjoy a fair education. In 1965 the government enacted the Elementary and Secondary [...]

Is school really worth it?

Tutor Girl — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 13:31:58 +0000

This infographic speaks for itself! Thank you to blog.socrato.com for this great display of education’s value!

Are you in a book club?

Tutor Girl — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 13:25:54 +0000

Book clubs are fantastic ways to get kids involved in reading. They can read books together, meet with friends, do fun activities that relate to the book they are reading and begin to have fun with books. It’s so much more fun to share a story with a friend than to read alone. It can [...]

Do you know your geography?

Tutor Girl — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 12:30:21 +0000

Did you know it’s Geography Awareness Week? The third week of November has stood for Geography Awareness Week since its inception in 1987. Each year a different theme is chosen, and activities surrounding that theme make up the events of Geography Awareness Week. This year, for the week of November 14 through November 20, the [...]

Do you Possess Tolerance?

Tutor Girl — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 12:30:26 +0000

Helen Keller once said that “The highest result of education is tolerance.” Do you agree with this statement? Would you say that tolerance can be taught, and that it can be taught in school? Can it be taught at home? And what about going a step beyond tolerance…to appreciation? Appreciation of everyone’s unique gifts and [...]

Do You Love to Write?

Tutor Girl — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 21:22:11 +0000

I Love to Write Day is tomorrow, November 15. It is a day dedicated to the fine art of writing…any kind of writing. Poetry, short stories, novels, whatever the genre, this is a day all about it! Even though it is tomorrow you may ask “What can I do for I Love to Write Day [...]