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Six Factoids Tutors Should Know About College Counseling

By Scott Cronenweth On December 20, 2011 · 2 Comments · In Education: Industry, General, In The News, Teaching & Tutoring
High school students benefit significantly from college admissions counseling information and guidance – yet most don’t get much of it. According to the latest State of College Admission 2011 from the National Association for College Admission Counseling, “For many students, particularly those in public schools, college counseling is limited at best. Counselors are few in number, often have large student caseloads and are limited in the amount of time they are able to dedicate to college counseling.”
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8 Emerging Trends in College Admissions

By Scott Cronenweth On November 29, 2011 · Add Comment · In Education: Industry, In The News
The National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) recently released its annual State of College Admission Report 2011. ... A wide range of interesting analysis has likewise appeared around the blogosphere in the wake of the report.
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Will Waiver Program Effectively End SES?

By Scott Cronenweth On November 22, 2011 · Add Comment · In Education: General, Education: Industry, In The News, Teaching & Tutoring, Tutoring
Already thirty-seven states plus the District of Columbia have said that they intend to apply for an SES waiver between now and mid-February 2012. If granted, the waivers would free districts in these states from setting aside hundreds of millions of dollars each year for after-school tutoring targeting the lowest-performing students. This sweeping change would effectively end SES, which has already been eliminated from the Senate’s version of the updated NCLB legislation.
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The Value of World Teacher’s Day

By Scott Cronenweth On October 18, 2011 · 8 Comments · In General, In The News
Why is World Teacher’s Day important? As education becomes increasingly important to economic advancement and success in both developed and developing countries around the world, the importance of teachers in all our lives is growing.
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Steve Jobs' Impact on Teaching and Tutoring

By Scott Cronenweth On October 11, 2011 · 4 Comments · In Education: General, General, In The News
Though a college dropout himself, Steve Jobs did much to revolutionize educational technology, and even education itself.
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Badges for Lifelong Learning Competition Heats Up

By Scott Cronenweth On October 4, 2011 · 4 Comments · In Education: Industry, General, In The News
Enter the badge, “… a validated indicator of accomplishment, skill, quality or interest…” that can be earned in almost any learning environment. Badges can motivate and support ongoing learning, validate skills and education, help build reputation and confirm knowledge acquisition.
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How Well Do Kids Think High School Prepared Them for College?

By Scott Cronenweth On September 6, 2011 · Add Comment · In Education: Industry, General, In The News, Tutoring
How well does their high school academic experience prepare students for college? Not very well, according to a new study by the College Board that surveyed students from the Class of 2010 "one year out."
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The Debate Around Federally Funded Free Tutoring Heats Up

By Scott Cronenweth On July 19, 2011 · 3 Comments · In Education: Industry, In The News, Teaching & Tutoring, Tutoring
Congress is debating whether to keep various components of No Child Left Behind -- including Supplemental Education Services (SES), which provides federally funded free tutoring. How well is this program performing? And is it likely to survive the budget cuts?
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How School of One is Changing the Way Math is Taught

By Shannon Sweetser On March 31, 2011 · Add Comment · In Assessments, Education Techology, Education: General, Education: Industry, Education: Technology, In The News, Resource, Teaching
Every day in a normal classroom, a math teacher stands up at the front of the room and lectures to students. The students who struggle sit in silent vigil while teachers continue foward, past the point where they got hung up. If the teacher is sick, tired or exhausted, they bring that up to the board [...]
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If Tutoring is a Dirty Word, Change the Connotation

By Shannon Sweetser On March 17, 2011 · Add Comment · In Assessments, Education: General, Education: Industry, Exam: ACT, Exam: SAT, In The News, Teaching, Teaching & Tutoring, Test Preparation, Testing
Do you feel that tutoring has become an ugly word, a dirty word – within the larger academic community? When you’re meeting new people and telling them about your tutoring business or the fact that you’re a tutor by profession, how do the individuals around you respond? Do they embrace your profession or do they [...]
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