How Can a Private Tutor Help You?

How Can a Private Tutor Help You?Private tutors are now considered to be the choice of many students who wish to get a better education. Private tutors can help to make your student life easier and better.Every child wants to succeed and many feel that they have too much pressure on them because of their grades, family, friends, classmates, and many other factors. It can all seem like a huge pressure for young people to do well. For parents, it can become very stressful.Private tutors can help to reduce this stress by making you understand that your child is doing fine and is getting better every day. They can also help you relate to your child better and thus improve your relationship with your child. You can also find many better ways to communicate with your child, and you can enjoy time together with your child. Sometimes, it may seem as if the teacher is not helping your child, but private tutors actually help a lot and can improve the quality of your child's education.You can f ind private tutors through internet or through traditional means. The key is to find a private tutor who will take you on as a client and work with you as a team. By doing this, they will be able to help you not only on learning the basics of maths and language but will help you learn how to build your confidence and self-esteem as well.Tutors charge fees from parents. Sometimes, private tutors can charge less than what their fee would be if you were to hire them directly from a school. However, private tutors may also charge less if they are a member of an association such as the Association of Private School Tutors, International Association of Private School Tutors, The Association of Private Schools in America, The Association of Independent Public Schools, International Association of Private Schools, and so on.You can also use the internet to look for private tutors in your area. However, make sure that the tutor has been accredited by the American Association of Professional Tutors (AAPT). A good tutor will be able to teach any subject in which you want to teach and will therefore be able to cover your child's interest without having to hold yourself back.Private tutors can work with you both during school days and after school and make sure that your child learns a lot more than the average student. In fact, many parents are really impressed when they see how much their child has improved on their previous knowledge.

Understanding English Spoken in India

Understanding English Spoken in India Its an interesting time for English, and languages in general. English is the most spoken language in the world. Although there are more native speakers of both Mandarin Chinese and Spanish, there are enough people speaking English as a second language to put us as the most spoken language.In fact, it is believed that English will soon become the first language spoken by more non-native speakers than native speakers. What does it mean for the future of a language when native speakers no longer dominate it? For one thing, I think we will have to accept, like it or not, that English will have many more dialects.One place where English is widely spoken as a second language is India. It is, when non-native speakers are counted, the second largest population of English speakers. But frankly, even native English speakers can have difficulties understanding an English speaker from India.Lately many of my students, especially those that work in IT, have been asking me what they can do to und erstand English speakers from India better. Trying to help my students, I came across this podcast, Indicast.Indicast produces interesting podcasts and videos in English, but mostly with speakers from India. Its a great way to practice your English listening skills and your ability to understand English speakers from India. I hope it helps!

Help Your Child Work On A Group Project - TutorNerds

Help Your Child Work On A Group Project - TutorNerds 4 ways to help your child work on a group project Kids of all ages will need to work as part of a group at some point in their education. These projects are valuable because they help students learn how to cooperate, compromise, and achieve success while working with other students they dont know. This skill helps students get along with each other and share ideas at their current level, but it also helps prepare them for a future in any career field where they will need to work with others. Unfortunately, many students dread the group project experience because they dont like working with certain classmates or they dont know how to get everything done in a way that allows everybody to contribute equally. There are some things kids can do to make their group project experience a positive one our private Costa Mesa academic tutors are here to help your kids succeed. 1. Organize ahead of time Group projects are significantly easier if students get together to organize what each student will do and make sure they have enough time to finish before the due date. It can be a challenge to get each student together in person so it might be a good idea for each member of the group to spend a little bit of time together at lunch or right after school so they can figure out how theyre going to complete the project. Students should make sure to bring any research materials they need to the group session as well as their laptop, tablet or paper pencil so they can take notes while they study. 2. Utilize digital technology One of the biggest complaints about group projects is that its nearly impossible to get every member of the group together at the same time in the same place. Each student has a different after-school schedule and may or may not be available at a specific time. If this is the case, students should utilize everything that digital technology has to offer these days. They can meet online using any number of communication apps and talk to each other in real time. Students can also share notes or research ideas with each other in a digital environment, so they dont have to wait until their next study group meeting to share materials (READ: 4 Ways to Help Elementary-Age Kids With Their Homework). 3. Try to be fair to everyone Its also important to make an effort to be fair to everyone when it comes to assigning different tasks. No one individual student should be doing all the work; it is a group project after all. However, it often seems like one or two members of the group get stuck with more responsibility, so its important to break up tasks evenly but also give every member of the group enough time to complete their part of the project. Every student has a different schedule, different learning styles, and different after-school responsibilities so some will need more time than others to complete their assignment. 4. Focus on each students strengths and weaknesses Its also a great idea for students to focus on their strengths and weaknesses when it comes to doing well on a group project. For example, if one student has excellent handwriting and is good at taking notes they can write down all the important things that happened during the session. If another student is great at speed-reading, they might do a lot of the initial research to present ideas to the group. Each student will have something they need to improve about their study habits that they can focus on as an individual, but group projects are about learning how to work together, share ideas, and get along with students who arent in their immediate social circle. In addition to these tips, help your child succeed on a group project with the help of a private Costa Mesa tutor from TutorNerds. Get a free Costa Mesa tutoring session when you refer a friend to TutorNerds. Contact us today for more information. All blog entries, with the exception of guest bloggers, are written by Tutor Nerds. Are you an education professional? If so, email us at pr@tutornerds.com for guest blogging and collaborations. We want to make this the best free education resource in SoCal, so feel free to suggest what you would like to see us write.

Fake University Certificates - Tutor Hunt Blog

Fake University Certificates Fake University Certificates Fake University CertificatesUniversitiesAs printing techniques have improved over the years university certificates have come to resemble banknotes in the sophistication of their design. Embedded holograms, watermarked paper, and extremely detailed graphical designs are just a few of the techniques used to hamper efforts to counterfeit these documents. Many certificates are now made of polymers, and printed using special inks, making them even more difficult to copy. Ten years ago the price of printers that could produce the features seen on university certificates was prohibitively high - certainly in the tens of thousands of pounds. This meant only accredited education boards, who of course could be guaranteed a high demand for printing certificates every year, could afford the purchase price and running costs of these machines. Within the last ten years though the cost of printing has dropped dramatically. Many people can now afford a colour printer that can produce photographs of a quality that, until fairly recently, could only be found at a high street printing shop. The drop in price of sophisticated colour printers has been a catalyst for the counterfeit certificate business. For a modest outlay they can now acquire a machine that can replicate all the features on a modern university document. The advent of the internet has of course helped them, as it has so many other companies. The cost of setting up a website is minimal, and they can simply let customers find them, without having to advertise. Printing fraudulent university documents may sound like a negligible act compared to other forms of illicit imitation, such as counterfeiting money, but the authorities take the crime extremely seriously. In June 2015 a major crackdown was launched, which has recently led to more than forty websites selling these bogus certificates being shut down. Unfortunately these nefarious sites are like the many headed hydra, with numerous other springing up for every one shut down. To make matters worse the problem is more complex than companies simply selling fake documents - there are numerous websites masquerading as the official web domains of well known universities. These sites will claim to offer `Distance Learning,` modelling themselves on the open university platform, where students will be sent documentation and media to enable them to acquire an UK validated Degree wherever they are in the world. Of course no such service is offered, and once a hapless victim has paid their fee - often in the thousands of pounds - they may not even be lucky enough to receive a counterfeit certificate. These sites usually work by having a similar domain name to a genuine university web site, misleading people into thinking they are viewing the authentic page of a university. These fake sites are usually extremely well designed, and it would take an a perspicacious observer to notice that they are not actually affiliated with the university that they claim to be. `There was a bogus provider shut down by us a couple of months ago calling itself Surrey University, and we`ve had `Wolverhamton university` without the `p` in the middle,` said Jayne Rowley, the higher education services director at Prospects, a company which runs the HEDD, (Higher Education Degree Datacheck) which was set up in 1990 to combat higher education fraud. Jane Rowley has cited the danger of `Twitter Selfies,` where proud students pose with their university certificate, making the image public on their twitter feed. This innocent act helps promulgate the latest certificates, meaning fraudsters will have access to a treasure trove of high resolution images of the most up to date qualifications.`If someone wants to copy the certificate, they will be able to tell what colour the certificate is, what it looks like, the Vice Chancellor`s signature and so on. In the summer we spent a lot of time contacting universities to tell students not to pose with their certificates and then put the pictures of social media,` said Jane Rowley. Many of the companies selling these counterfeit certificates claim they are for `novelty purposes, or as a replacement for lost diplomas.` To a graduate leaving university with thousands of pounds worth of debt, it must be infuriating to think a debt free charlatan could poach a job they are applying for with fraudulent qualifications. Oscar Wilde described a cynic as `a man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.` In our increasingly acquisitive society, it may be cynical to state that the price of university education can be too high for many to afford; but for those who seek to purchase these false accolades, its value has certainly never been lower. 3 years ago0Add a Comment

Six Signs Your Kid Needs A Tutor This Summer

Six Signs Your Kid Needs A Tutor This Summer Summer is here, at last! It is time for camping in Colorado, surfing on the Socal beaches, ice cream in Houston, and cold juice in Arizona. But the summer is also a terrific opportunity to get ahead in your educational career. Sure, a kid needs a little time to relax. But it is a great idea to think about summer tutoring for your kid especially if you have noticed some of the following signs: 1. The grades of your kid were not so good as you was hoping to. You know your kid can do better. But the latest report card is a complete disappointment. 2. Your kid does not care about school. He has shown little concern when he received a D grade. What he is doing well are the excuses for not doing the home work. 3. School teachers have recommended hiring a tutor this summer. Your sons teacher has called you into her office. She has noticed weaknesses in certain subjects and suggested tutoring sessions. 4. Your kid has a low self-esteem. Usually your kid just complains “I cannot do it” or “my teacher does not like me” 5. Your kid does not want to do his homework. The main excuse for not doing the home work is it’s too much homework. When you finally made your kid do some homework he has poor results. It doesnt matter how much time your kid spends on it. 6. Your kid makes up excuses to miss the school. Its hard to get your kid out of a bed in the morning, and even if you do, its a difficult task to make him to go to school. If you son or daughter exhibits some of these signs, he or she would benefit from the help of a good tutor. At TutorZ we have over 40,000 tutors to assist over the summer. And remember, if your kids keep thinking over the summer they will have the best start into the next school year.

2014 October Language Challenge Before and After Videos

2014 October Language Challenge Before and After Videos Check out Videos of Students Who Completed the October Challenge The New Year is fast approaching.  As 2014 comes to a close, its important to think about your goals and resolutions for the year of 2015.  We hope you remember to put  learning a foreign language on your list. After all, italki is providing a perfect chance  to get you started and stay motivated with the italki 2015 New Years Language Challenge. To help get you motivated, we wanted to show you some of the videos that  our students made  after they completed the last language challenge in October.  Everyone had good things to say about the last challenge and we hope that watching these videos will convince you to participate yourself. Dont miss out on this great opportunity! Lindsay (Japanese): 12 hours in one month completed! An enthusiastic language learner who learned Portuguese through the World Cup Language Challenge, was back for more this past Fall.  Japanese is not an easy language to learn but she put in her hours and made significant gains!  We look forward to seeing what she will be capable of achieving this upcoming year. Before: After: Crystal (Spanish):  12 hours in one month completed! Crystal has been a member on our site for two years now.  She has been diligently working to increase her fluency in Spanish, a language that she absolutely loves!  She took full advantage of the October challenge to do so.  We hope to see her take on the Challenge this January. Before: After: Gregory  (Spanish):  12 hours in one month completed! Gregory challenged himself to improve upon his Spanish this past fall.  A member on our site for little under a year, Greg was able to continue improving his Spanish and describes his fruitful experience entirely in Spanish. If youre not a Spanish speaker, dont worry, there are subtitles!  After such positive words, we expect to see Gregory back for the New Years Challenge. Before: After: Leigh (Spanish and Italian):  12 hours in one month completed! Leigh CRUSHED our  language learning challenge over the summer.  He was back this time not only with the goal of improving his Spanish even further but also with a plan to work on some Italian as well.  He once again continued to improve in both.  Our hats off to Leigh, we cant wait to see what the man from Ireland can do starting in January! Before: After: Vanst  (Chinese):  12 hours in one month completed! Vanst has been a member of the italki community since this past summer.  A speaker of multiple languages already, Vanst is trying to  add yet one more to his repertoire with Chinese!  He made large gains over the short month of October and has recently began offering French lessons on our site as well.  We hope he continues with his Chinese lessons  into the year of 2015! Before: After: *Queued up the English testimonial first* Jan  (Spanish):  12 hours in one month completed! Jan came in to this challenge hoping to increase her confidence in speaking in Español. Needless to say she succeeded in this goal!  Check the videos for yourself,  it is  easy to spot the difference!  We hope to see her come back for the the upcoming challenge. Before: After: William  (Chinese):  12 hours in one month completed! William has now been on our site for about a year and a half studying Chinese.  He had not been taking too many classes until the start of the October Challenge, however.  His Chinese abilities developed greatly over the month of October, a very impressive feat!  Many of our staff members have been learning  Chinese for quite some time now and we realize the difficulty of such a challenging foreign tongue.  We hope he participates in the New Years Challenge. Before: After: *Queued up the English testimonial first* We hope that these videos helped inspire you to take the challenge yourself.  If you make a before and after video yourself, there may be an added reward.  Be sure to stay tuned for more information! 2014 October Language Challenge Before and After Videos Check out Videos of Students Who Completed the October Challenge The New Year is fast approaching.  As 2014 comes to a close, its important to think about your goals and resolutions for the year of 2015.  We hope you remember to put  learning a foreign language on your list. After all, italki is providing a perfect chance  to get you started and stay motivated with the italki 2015 New Years Language Challenge. To help get you motivated, we wanted to show you some of the videos that  our students made  after they completed the last language challenge in October.  Everyone had good things to say about the last challenge and we hope that watching these videos will convince you to participate yourself. Dont miss out on this great opportunity! Lindsay (Japanese): 12 hours in one month completed! An enthusiastic language learner who learned Portuguese through the World Cup Language Challenge, was back for more this past Fall.  Japanese is not an easy language to learn but she put in her hours and made significant gains!  We look forward to seeing what she will be capable of achieving this upcoming year. Before: After: Crystal (Spanish):  12 hours in one month completed! Crystal has been a member on our site for two years now.  She has been diligently working to increase her fluency in Spanish, a language that she absolutely loves!  She took full advantage of the October challenge to do so.  We hope to see her take on the Challenge this January. Before: After: Gregory  (Spanish):  12 hours in one month completed! Gregory challenged himself to improve upon his Spanish this past fall.  A member on our site for little under a year, Greg was able to continue improving his Spanish and describes his fruitful experience entirely in Spanish. If youre not a Spanish speaker, dont worry, there are subtitles!  After such positive words, we expect to see Gregory back for the New Years Challenge. Before: After: Leigh (Spanish and Italian):  12 hours in one month completed! Leigh CRUSHED our  language learning challenge over the summer.  He was back this time not only with the goal of improving his Spanish even further but also with a plan to work on some Italian as well.  He once again continued to improve in both.  Our hats off to Leigh, we cant wait to see what the man from Ireland can do starting in January! Before: After: Vanst  (Chinese):  12 hours in one month completed! Vanst has been a member of the italki community since this past summer.  A speaker of multiple languages already, Vanst is trying to  add yet one more to his repertoire with Chinese!  He made large gains over the short month of October and has recently began offering French lessons on our site as well.  We hope he continues with his Chinese lessons  into the year of 2015! Before: After: *Queued up the English testimonial first* Jan  (Spanish):  12 hours in one month completed! Jan came in to this challenge hoping to increase her confidence in speaking in Español. Needless to say she succeeded in this goal!  Check the videos for yourself,  it is  easy to spot the difference!  We hope to see her come back for the the upcoming challenge. Before: After: William  (Chinese):  12 hours in one month completed! William has now been on our site for about a year and a half studying Chinese.  He had not been taking too many classes until the start of the October Challenge, however.  His Chinese abilities developed greatly over the month of October, a very impressive feat!  Many of our staff members have been learning  Chinese for quite some time now and we realize the difficulty of such a challenging foreign tongue.  We hope he participates in the New Years Challenge. Before: After: *Queued up the English testimonial first* We hope that these videos helped inspire you to take the challenge yourself.  If you make a before and after video yourself, there may be an added reward.  Be sure to stay tuned for more information!

Tutoring Rates and Opportunities in NYC

Tutoring Rates and Opportunities in NYCNYC tutoring rates are far cheaper in comparison to the charges offered by tutors in other parts of the country. The reason is simple; you have a chance to earn more with tutoring in NYC than elsewhere. So, if you want to earn a better living with your services, it is highly recommended that you find a New York based tutoring company.Whether you are an aspiring school student, struggling college student or a newly graduated graduate, tutoring will benefit you immensely. Tutoring services are in demand by parents and teachers to supplement their teaching capabilities in schools, colleges and universities across the world. Tutoring can help children at different stages of their lives, learn and master a new skill or discipline, thus improving their academic skills.Specialism in tutoring is also in demand. Teachers that offer specialized tutoring services in a particular subject area, may include sports science, technical arts, music, fashion and b usiness. Thus, students can be enrolled in a course and receive professional guidance in a particular subject area. Thus, a student can be enrolled in a specialized course of learning while at the same time receive professional tutoring in a particular subject area.Tutoring in NYC is now being undertaken by companies that offer high quality services at lower prices. Hence, students who choose to tutor in NYC can still expect to enjoy the benefits of lower costs, even as they improve their skills. But, tutoring in NYC cannot always be done from a single location.Tutoring in NYC can be arranged by a tutoring agency, which usually provides the student with a live tutor during the same time and day as the school student. Such services do not guarantee the student to attend classes from school and no guarantee is given that the student will be attended by a live tutor. So, at the same time, the student needs to bear the full brunt of the tuition fee.To address the demand of students in a n open class format, there are tutoring companies offering self-study programs, which can also be managed through online tutorials. Hence, students can attend the same time as the school student and start learning after school hours. These programs have become very popular in the US, UK and Canada. Students are able to study, earn good salaries and be a part of an exciting career at the same time.Tutoring in NYC offers students a chance to secure their future and acquire a degree for their personal and professional growth. So, if you are planning to enroll yourself in a New York based tutoring agency, just keep the above mentioned points in mind. You can negotiate the cost and quality of the services with the tutoring agency and make sure that you get the best service at affordable prices. There are many tutoring agencies in New York that offer the same quality services for a much lower price.