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Education Heartbreaker: It’s Not You, It’s Poverty

By Shannon Sweetser On December 1, 2010 · Add Comment · In Assessments, Education: General, Education: Industry, In The News, Socrato: System, Teaching, Test Preparation, Testing, Tutoring
It sounds like something from a bad breakup. “It’s not you, its poverty.” Or, at least, that’s what some education reform advocates, including Stephen Krashen, are saying about student performance. A contributor for the Schools Matter blog, Krashen believes that our country performs poorly on international test results such as the PIRLS because, compared with [...]
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5 Education Articles to Start Your Week: Beyond Superman in Schools

By Shannon Sweetser On November 22, 2010 · 3 Comments · In Education Techology, Education: General, Education: Industry, Education: Technology, Teaching, Tutoring
Even a month after its release date and Waiting for Superman, a heralded documentary about the pitfalls of the American public education system, is still inspiring heated debates among education’s top minds. Teachers can’t afford to “wait for Superman” as that education of our students never stops or hesitates. So, many have turned to technology [...]
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5 Free WebTools Every Tutor Ought to Try

By Shannon Sweetser On November 19, 2010 · 4 Comments · In Education Techology, Education: General, Education: Technology, Teaching & Tutoring, Tutoring
Technology has breathed new life into education and as a saavy tutor, you surely want to start taking advantage of some of the Web 2.0 tools out there. However, many of you might not know how to begin engaging your students with technology or even what tools are available to you for free. That”s why [...]
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Why Tutors Should Fight Student Idleness with Technology

By Shannon Sweetser On November 17, 2010 · 2 Comments · In Education Techology, Education: General, Education: Technology, In The News, Teaching, Teaching & Tutoring, Tutoring
Imagine that you’re tutoring one of your students. As you’re working with them on a problem, you start to notice that they’re not quite…there. You try to bring their concentration back to the work at hand, but despite your best efforts the student just will not focus. He/she just keeps looking out the window and [...]
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22 Mind-Blowing Infographics on Education

By Shannon Sweetser On November 4, 2010 · 6 Comments · In Assessments, Content, Education: General, Education: Industry, Education: Technology, Exam: SAT, General, Testing, Tutoring
Data is extremely valuable for all of us in the education industry; we”ve got to consume a lot of it to make valuable decisions for our students and schools. However, when you spend too much time with your  nose in your computer, e-reader or a book, it”s easy to forget what information looks like. That”s [...]
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8 Eerily Educational Halloween Costumes

By Shannon Sweetser On October 29, 2010 · 2 Comments · In Education: General, Education: Industry, General, Teaching, Teaching & Tutoring, Tutoring
Cloroplasts,? Accelerators? and Planetary Systems, oh my! It”s that time of year again. Time to get out our camera”s and get ready to snap photos of our most favorite costumes. At Socrato, though, we do things a little differently. We”ve put together a collect of educational themed costumes that would make any science or math educator proud! [...]
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How Tutors Can Use Long Tail Keywords to Get Found by Local Searchers

By Shannon Sweetser On October 20, 2010 · 5 Comments · In Tutoring
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If you’re like most tutors, you likely receive most of your local business through word-of-mouth referrals from parents and students. And sure, word-of-mouth is a great way to expose yourself to “leads” that are already in your network, but what about those individuals who are outside your reach? They’re likely searching online for a tutor, [...]
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6 Things Tutors Can Learn from Merriam-Webster's Online Video Campaign

By Shannon Sweetser On October 12, 2010 · 5 Comments · In Tutoring
If you’re one of the many educational consultants, tutoring companies, and tutors who have yet to embrace online video as a means for sharing your brand with a wider audience, a Pew Research study as well as a Merriam-Webster case study may motivate you to put down the pen and start pressing ‘record.’ State of [...]
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SAT vs. ACT Exam: Which Test is More Popular?

By Socrato Admin On October 7, 2010 · 2 Comments · In Exam: ACT, Exam: SAT, Testing, Tutoring
If you are wondering whether the SAT Exam is more popular than the ACT Exam or vice versa, then look no further. Socrato has compiled some of the latest data from the SAT and ACT exams and put them together in a couple of graphs for you to figure that out. The source of the [...]
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47 Percent of High School Graduates Took the ACT Test in 2010

By Socrato Admin On August 20, 2010 · Add Comment · In Tutoring
The ACT standardized test for high school achievement and college admission is growing in popularity. About 47% or 1.57 million high school students took the ACT in 2010. According to a new report from the ACT that is an increase of 30% from 2006. The SAT is still the most common admissions exam. However, the [...]
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