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5 Ways Tutoring Helps ADHD Students
Students with ADHD often face challenges in traditional academic settings, including difficulties with focus, organization, and staying engaged. While traditional classrooms may struggle to meet their unique needs, personalized tutoring provides a tailored approach to...
The Importance of Literacy and a Reading Tutor
As students move through Elementary school, they'll become more reliant on their literacy skills. Starting in 5th grade, many students are beginning to read chapter books featuring more complex topics. As families begin formulating a plan for their child through...
Do Private Schools Have IEPs?
IEPs and Private Schools IEPs, also known as a individualized education plan is a type of program that provides special education services to students. The individuals with disabilities education act (IDEA) is a federal ruling that guarantees students with special...
Is Algebra 2 Hard? | Should You Take it In High School?
Algebra 2 may seem daunting to many students. Even if you consider yourself good at math, you may be asking yourself: is Algebra 2 hard? I want to breakdown what Algebra 2 is, the differences to other math classes, and answer that question all in this article! What is...
Private School Vs Public School Teachers
Private and public schools have a number of key differences. You may already know that private schools are generally smaller than public schools. This may make you wonder the differences between private school teachers vs. public school teachers. I'll break down some...
My Teenager is Failing School and Doesn’t Care
For parents, it can be extremely frustrating when a student hands you their report card or progress report and it is filled with D's or F's. You may even be saying: "My teenager is failing school and doesn't care"! While you may want to begin managing their homework...
What Lesson is Learned From Failing?
4. Failure is something we all fear. That fear has been ingrained in our instincts for thousands of years. That's why when failing for the first time, it can be hard to see the benefits behind it. Because while we all fail at some point in our lives, we also learn to...
6 Study Tips for High School
Studying is a weak point for almost all students at some point in their academic career. While students spend time learning about study techniques in middle school through executive functioning topics, not all students go into high school with ideal study techniques....
Is Computer Science Considered STEM?
What Is STEM? Before we talk about computer science we first need to discuss what STEM exactly is. STEM is an acronym stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. It is a very general term that encompasses many different fields of study under one...