TeachOrTutor.com Presents: The Buzz

One of the most hotly contested topics in the world of education today is No Child Left Behind. This rather radical concept is that nobody can seem to agree upon. In fact, years ago this would have been unthinkable.

The No Child Left Behind act was instituted in 2001. One of the biggest problems with it is that most people do not really understand what it means. Parents think that it means that their child cannot be held back in school for poor grades, which is not true. Instead, the reason why No Child Left Behind was instituted was so that poorer school districts could give their children the same level and quality of education as children who were in the richer school districts. In order to achieve this the poorer school districts are allocated a certain amount of additional money, which increases yearly.

Of course, there is a catch and this is where the arguments come from. The catch is that in order for these schools to qualify for this funding, the schools must have a certain percentage of students pass the standardized tests that are given each year. While these tests are currently only being given to high school children, in the future these tests will be given to every child in every grade. In order for this to happen, every child will be taught the same material and thus receive the same education. Now if a child is unable to pass this standardized test in his last year of high school, then the child will either have to go to summer school and pass it or repeat his last year of high school

People who are in favor of this act say that it will make sure that every child who graduates from high school is prepared for the outside world. Since the money that schools receive is dependent upon these test scores, the schools are forced to focus upon what they consider the core contents, which is what is used to ensure that every child is properly educated. On the other hand, those who are against this act argue that the money should not be dependent upon how well the students do. They claim that those children who are in the poorer school districts do poorly because they are poor. Therefore they say that the money should be given to these children regardless of their test scores.

The money that these schools receive is divided up among many areas including: Comprehensive School Reform, Advanced Placement, School Improvement and School Dropout Prevention. A lot of teachers believe that this money is actually being wasted and that it should go to teachers salaries and text books, which is where teachers believe that the money is really needed.

There are a lot of Internet study guide services available today. If you choose to use one of these services, you need to keep in mind:

1. Study guides, which are more commonly known as Cliff Notes, should not replace any research that you do yourself.

2. Not all study guides are created equally. Some study guides simply collect information from the Internet. This information may not be accurate, beneficial or analytical.

3.  If the study guide uses references, then you should check to make sure that they are accurate. Now that you know the purpose of study guides and realized that they are meant to supplement studying and not to replace it, then it is finally time to choose which study guide you should use. Here is how you should go about doing this:

1. Each level of education has specific and unique expectations of its students. For instance, a sixth grader will need a minimal amount of information with very little analysis. On the other hand, a graduate student will be required to know and analyze a lot more information about a specific subject.

2. While all of the study guide companies have literature guides, not all of them have taken on other subjects. Therefore, you would not want to try to find a study guide on a history topic from a company that specializes in literature.

3.  If you are purchasing a study guide online then you should take time to search the companys web site for articles that are related to the study guides topic. A high quality service will have a lot of additional available for you to find online. Herein you will be able to research the sources that are cited in these articles. (*Remember* book notes and summaries are NOT meant to replace actual studying.)

4.  Keep an eye out for value. There are some study guide web sites that require you to have a membership, while others do not. If you feel that you will be using this service more than once, then it may be appropriate for you to pay to become a member. This membership fee is usually between $30 to $100. You will be able to find other study guide services that will allow you to register for free or to just purchase one study guide.

After you have finally found a good study guide, it is possible that the study guide may still be missing out on some valuable information. If you find this to be true then you should either email the company or use the contact us link on their web site. In this way you can tell them what they are missing. Of course, they can only fix or improve things that you bring to their attention. It will benefit you to do this if you ever plan on using this service again.

It is possible to spend less than $25 and yet be prepared for the SAT test. Of course, you can also spend hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars in preparation as well. Why would you want to waste your money though?

Here is what you are going to need to do if you want to spend only $25 in preparation:1.  Purchase the highest quality practice SAT tests available, which are the College Board tests.

2.  Once you have some practice tests available to you, it is important to make sure that you use simulated conditions whenever you take them. For instance, when you are told to do 20 questions in 25 minutes, then you should do these 20 questions in 25 minutes. You should also sit at a table whenever you are taking these tests. It is also important to understand that you do not have to do an entire test at one practice session, but you should do at least 1 full section.

3.  Immediately after you take the practice test, you should grade your answers so that you know which ones you missed. This does not mean that you have to sit down and learn these things right now, but you do need to identify the questions that you have answered incorrectly.

4.  Once you have discovered what mistakes you have made, it is time to go into review mode. The questions that you will want to look at here are those that you answered wrong, skipped, guessed correctly and the ones that you got right but thought you took too long or feel that you need to review some more.

5. Try to get together with 2 to 5 different people for a study group. Since everyone will have different questions that they need to review you will have plenty of opportunity to explain these answers. Here, you will benefit in 2 ways: First, you will benefit from getting correct explanations to the questions that you got wrong. Secondly, you will benefit from explaining answers to other questions and thus be able to learn the concept so much better. If nobody knows the correct answer to a specific question, then go to either your parents, teachers or find a tutor.

6. Spend some time looking at the various Internet sites that post answers to SAT questions. Of course, this is also a great place to get answers to your own questions as well.

So, you have spent $20 to purchase the College Board book of practice tests. You can then use the remaining $5 on ice cream. This is something that you definitely deserve after all of this studying for what will be a very long test.

TeachOrTutor.com Introduces a New Way of Teaching and Learning Online While Earning

If you are looking for a challenging, yet enjoyable, part-time job while you are in college, you should become a tutor. The really nice thing is that when you become a tutor you will be able to make good money while working flexible hours. This is especially true whenever you become a tutor on TeachOrTutor.com.

Some of the things that you are going to have to possess in order to become a tutor are excellent organizational, interpersonal and communication skills.

Nevertheless, there are plenty of great reasons to become a tutor on TeachOrTutor.com. These include:
1. Becoming a tutor will give you an opportunity to challenge yourself.
2. When you become a tutor on TeachOrTutor.com you will get to meet new people.
3. You can tutor according to the time that you have available instead of having someone make a schedule for you.
4. If you are still in school you will have the opportunity to review your past coursework, which will help you with the courses that you are currently taking.
5. You will be greatly satisfied whenever you watch and help others learn.
6. You will have the opportunity to develop your interpersonal skills, which you will need in order to work with all kinds of people.
7. You can put tutoring on your resume to show employers that you know how to apply your knowledge.

In order to become a tutor in most places you are going to have to go through an application process. However, this is not the way that it works at TeachOrTutor.com. In order to become a tutor here, all you have to do is set up your own virtual office and start posting ads so that others will know about your services.

On TeachOrTutor.com you will have the opportunity to become a tutor while staying at home. This is a great thing for any mothers who need to be home to raise their children because you can set your own hours and tutor whenever you want to. As such, you will still be able to be there for your children and take care of their wants and needs, which is why you have chosen to be home with them to begin with. Right?

Of course, college students will also want to become a tutor. Yet, these students may also be parents and thus need some true flexibility in their schedule. After all, these students are going to college to improve their family’s life. So, the last thing that they are going to want to do is neglect them by working and going to school at the same time. Now, thanks to TeachOrTutor.com they do not have to. This is because they can become a tutor and work from the comfort of their own home.

So, now that you know all of the great reasons why you should become a tutor, isn’t it time for you to set up your account on TeachOrTutor.com today?

 

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If you have just become a tutor on TeachOrTutor.com, then you are probably are in search of some ways in which you can advertise your new business. Of course, TeachOrTutor.com does some advertising for you, but it is a good idea to do some of your own marketing as well. So, here are some ideas to get you started:
1. Make yourself some business cards advertising that you have become a tutor. You can then hand these out to people you know. This is not only a simple way to advertise but it is also quite inexpensive. Furthermore, personal contacts are the most powerful and persuasive ones that you can get.
2. Look around to see how the other tutors on TeachOrTutor.com are advertising. The things that they are doing, which grab your attention, are things that you should consider doing as well. Your goal is to be persuasive so that people will want to have you as their tutor.
3. When you become a tutor you will also become your very own marketer as well. Part of this marketing is dependent upon you composing good advertisements. You need to make sure that your advertisements catch attention and demonstrate value.
4. After you become a tutor you should have some of your students write up anonymous testimonials. You can then put pseudonyms with these and use them for advertising as well.
5. Once you develop some good ads, make sure that you create different versions of it with varying lengths and headlines. Make sure that you proofread these ads too. These need to be as professional as possible.

If you would like to advertise your tutoring services locally, then you should:
1. Advertise that you have become a tutor in the local classified paper that comes around in the mail on a weekly basis.
2. Place some ads in the classified section of your newspaper.
3. Print out some flyers to advertise that you have become a tutor. Hang these up at local supermarkets, libraries, campuses, etc.

Of course, since you are tutoring online at TeachOrTutor.com, you are going to want to advertise online as well. There are a lot of places online that you can do this for free. The best way to get started is by thinking of where parents would see your advertisement. Here are some ideas to help you get started:
1. Take some time to join some message boards that discuss parenting issues. Since most of your client’s are going to be parents, you will want to reach out to them. So, place a small ad in your signature and then spend some time posting on these message boards.
2.  Just like there is a classified ad section in your local newspaper, there are also online classified ad sites. Take some time to post your ads on these sites and thus attract some new clients.

There are many other things that you can do as well but these will help you to get started once you become a tutor.