How To Find The Right Atlanta Tutor

How To Find The Right Atlanta TutorAtlanta tutors are best-suited to serve as one of the main means of getting into a good college education in this area. They can be a wonderful help in making your studies easier and faster as well as fulfilling other important requirements.The financial condition of many people is very bleak at the moment and, unfortunately, they can find it hard to get the kind of assistance and resources that might be needed in order to pay for their education at any of the four-year schools that might be found on offer in this region. For this reason, they may wish to consider a career as an Atlanta tutor. They will have to be very active in the study of the subjects that are included in their course work, though, because in most cases they are expected to help the students work through issues that might not have occurred to them themselves.Those who want to pursue a career as an Atlanta tutor can choose to work either part-time or full-time. Part-time tutors, w ho are normally employed by a private company that has offered them their job and employed them at the start of their academic training, usually work on a part-time basis.A full-time Atlanta tutor, on the other hand, is often engaged in teaching full-time students and teaching them full-time courses. Part-time tutors, who are employed by either a for-profit organization or a non-profit organization, usually have their working hours limited to those given to them by their employers. Full-time tutors, who are employed by a school that is not a private one, generally do not have their working hours cut back.Tutors who are part-time or full-time should disclose all employment details in their profiles on the site that they use for finding tutors. If they are employed by a private company or are self-employed, they should inform the prospective students about this as well.As tutors generally need to engage in a lot of independent learning, they often work on a variety of assignments that may not meet with a specific requirement of their tutors' books or syllabi. This is something that should be avoided at all costs, however, since it can seriously compromise the quality of the work done by tutors. Tutors should, therefore, ensure that any such assignments are clearly identified so that the student can be sure to carry out the assignment.In addition to giving tutors access to the types of materials that they need to perform their jobs well, tutors also give each student the opportunity to express their own individual thoughts and opinions. This helps the students become more comfortable with one another and this makes the relationship between the students and the tutors stronger.Finding the right people to hire to help you with your course work is easy if you know where to look for them. Using an Atlanta tutor is a great way to make your studies a lot easier.

Tutor Pace Tips for Raising Good Kids in a Violent World

Tutor Pace Tips for Raising Good Kids in a Violent World 0SHARESShare Violence, harassment is becoming a serious issue these days which not only abuse adults but now are penetrating in the lives of kids and teens. These days, the major challenge for school and college academics is to nurture kids keeping their physical and mental health intact. Tutorpace, a renowned online tutoring company has a few tips to raise good kids in a violent world. Safety begins from home Online tutoring is available right at home which makes your child safe from worldly abuse. A parent can protect emotionally and physically their child as they remain at home all the times. Build Strengths in and around your child Tutorpace work as towards nurturing your child with overall development of kids and teens. The study says that development assets play an important role is making your child calm and steady while they grow from kids to teens. The development asset that avoids your child becoming victim includes self-control, school engagement, positive peer influence, peaceful conflict resolution, safety at school, home and neighborhood. Gives Support, Love and Comfort Tutorpace focus to give a comfort level to your child no matter how much upset they are. It gives support and love by giving an ear to the kids difficulties and guide them through doing the right thing no matter even if your child is a victim of harassment or at fault harassing others. Love and comfort are the only way to understand and cast your child towards betterment. Forbid Peer Harassment When your child is learning at home means they are in a safe place. Online tutoring protect your child from the conflicts that cause due to color, race, gender, national origin, physical and mental disability etc. Tutorpace forbid peer harassment allowing your child to give full concentration on their academics Divert with the use of Rich Media conversation     Typically, online tutors make use of rich media conversation divert kids who are victim of violence and harassment in the school. Tutoring online through music, movies, videos and presentations not only keep your child engaged in academics but stop thinking about the harassment that make them disturb all the time. [starbox id=admin]

Accounting Tutor is easily available with TutorPace

Accounting Tutor is easily available with TutorPace The teachers of today’s generation are very much professional and this is the reason why today’s students are unable to reach the level of depth with the subject. The teachers also to some extent do not have that reach with the subject and so they tend to deliver less when a student falls off from knowing a topic. The private tutors in today’s era to some extent are pathetic. The biggest benefit for any private tutor is that they are not judged by any of the person and thus the level of knowledge is never known to us. TutorPace is a good service provider with all the facilities included that are stated above. Accounting Tutor is also available with TutorPace. A tough subject needs to have a good and experienced teacher by your side so that you can easily come up with the subject and explore it well enough. The subject needs to be well explained so that you can easily know the subject and for that a supportive teacher is very essential. A good and efficient teacher can help any student to easily know what the entire concept of subject is all about. Now think of a subject that is entertaining yet tough. The subject is part of commerce syllabus. Accountancy is the subject in which the students have to be very active with the calculation part. Accountancy is a subject that is all comprised of assets, liabilities, income, expenses and many more. It is entirely about the number game. The subject on the whole is entertaining but apart from that it is tough as well. The ones who are good with mathematics can easily like the subject. The subject is mostly needed for all the listing of the financial accounts that are used by any business, for any organization or even for any government organization. With the help of a good teacher you can easily get into the grip of the subject and likely the student begins to perform better than before. Private tutors are there but they do not have any kind of qualification certificate in this case and so students have to suffer to a great extent. The students cannot easily get help with any such private tutors. Private tutors sometimes are not able to share their kind of knowledge which they want. This drags the students towards a lower grade and making the student get less information about accountancy as a subject. When you are stuck into such type of problems as where to get a good teacher for the subject, then for once you can easily try online tutoring services. Now you may wonder what is online tutoring services. For those who are unable to know what online tutoring am all about let me explain you. It is a new and the most trendy way through which you can learn easily and also get enormous help that is not possible with any of the private tutoring institute. Online Tutoring is new and popular with time Online tutoring is slowly gaining recognition with the kind of services it provides. The online tutoring can be said as the most developed and the newest way through which you can get the best services on teaching. It is activated or conducted through the help of internet. As we all know that internet is the most used and the fastest way through which we can communicate. So, this is used as the platform for teaching. This is less time taking and more useful. Now explaining with points will help you to know about the entire concept in a deep as well as better manner and so even reading this will help parents also to know the concept better. Online tutoring is conducted with the help of internet. Online chats, emails, tele-conferencing and also video conferencing are the way through which the work is progressed. Features that online tutoring institutes provide Private tutors never come up with their original certificates about their qualification background. But here in the world of online tutoring you have to come across with your certificates and good amount of knowledge on the respective subject. This is because the online tutoring institutes have a strict interviewing regime that has to be crossed by all the candidates who have appeared for as a teacher. They should know enough about the subject that will help the students also to receive huge help.   Candidates who can properly explain the subject with utmost easy and layman language and can reach most of the students are appointed in the online tutoring world. The time boundation is never a factor for online tutoring institute. Private tutors have a specific time limitation with each class. But here in the world of online tutoring there is no such thing. Any student can attend the classes anytime as per their comfort and the class can keep going unless the student is fully satisfied with the lesson. They are active all round the clock and throughout the year. The best part of enrolling in any of the online tutoring institute is that being a student you do not have to move about here and there for the tuition classes. You can take up the classes whenever you want as per your wish. Sitting at your favourite chair or bed also you can take up the classes. This is a great way to save time and energy that can be used for studies by the students. You will get one individual teacher for an individual student when you opt or one on one service. This is basically for the weak and the shy students who cannot open up with in front of everyone. This service helps them in many ways possible and also delivers then to know the subject in a much better manner than before. You will get various types of online tutoring institutes now, but while enrolling be a little cautious as then you have to choose the best.

5 Easy Songs for Kids to Play On Guitar

5 Easy Songs for Kids to Play On Guitar Suzy S. Are your kids looking for easy songs to play on guitar? Get them started with these great suggestions from guitar teacher Willy M. That first guitar lesson is critical for establishing a love of playing in our students, but most of the time teachers approach the instrument as though we need to prepare the student for the worst. It will be difficult You have to put in a lot of practice Your fingers will hurt, etc. These things only serve to discourage the student and the parent, who just shelled out a lot of money not only for an instrument, but also for the lessons. Why not hook them first, then teach them the hard stuff? This is easier than you might think. Every guitar student I have taught came to class that first day strumming their guitar, as if hoping it actually made a nice sound in standard tuning (or heaven forbid out of tune standard tuning). The first thing I do is to tune my student’s instrument to an open tuning, such as open D, G, E or C. In open tunings, the guitar is already tuned to a chord when all strings are strummed without fretting. New chords can be formed just by holding down all the strings at the same fret. I let little kids strum away in open tuning while I play a simple song and immediately they are hooked, but whats equally important, their parents are impressed as well! When the student learns that playing a simple song is as easy as holding down the strings on the fifth and seventh frets, they realize they too can play real music, and theyre hooked. This revelation has helped me reach a lot of students, but it requires songs that are simple enough for the students to learn, and fun to play and sing. There is a whole treasure trove of easy songs to play on guitar that most of us have ingrained in our subconscious from an early age, and those songs are folk tunes.  Here are four folk tunes that can all be played just using the chords D, G, and A, plus one extra song that every kid should know how to play! In open D tuning, play a D chord by strumming all strings open. Play a G chord by holding down all strings at the fifth fret, and play an A chord by holding down all strings at the seventh fret. 1. 10,000 Miles Away   This song has been recorded by a great deal of artists, but my favorite recording is by Dan Milner on an album about pirate songs and sea shanties. This tune is fun, fast and is about adventure on the high seas. A perfect song for imaginative, active kids who want to learn to play guitar. The melody is very memorable and lends itself to open tunings. 2. Barbara Allen   Perhaps the most famous folk song of all time, Barbara Allen tells the story of a young man who died of love sickness! Its a perfect love song for sensitive, dreamy children learning to play guitar. Like other folk tunes, there are hundreds of different versions. Find one that suits your child and they will be playing it quicker than they expected. 3. Ill Tell Me Ma This classic Irish song is fun to play, with a popular melody that has been preserved by tons of Irish bands, but also in cartoons like the Looney Tunes. There are several versions, and all are easy to play in open G and D tuning. But what makes this song fun, aside from the galloping pace, is the fact that the young lads playing the song can insert their names as the one the Belle of Belfast City loves the best. 4. The House Carpenter This is an old song that tells the story of a ghost that came back to find his love had married another. It is a perfect song to tune the instrument to a minor chord and teach kids about minor keys. Many people have recorded this song from Joan Baez to Bob Dylan, and there are hundreds of variations on it. 5. Froggie Went A-Courtin Everybody has heard some version of this song, either from the old Tom and Jerry Cartoons, or from the Crawfish Song version. This is a fun tune to play in open tunings, and if you have a group of youngsters, it is a fun song for the kids to sing. I find that it is even fun to speed up each verse as you go and really get the kids strumming along. My favorite recording of this song is Bob Dylans version from the Good as I Been to You album. Related: Find more easy guitar songs to play with simple chords. The best way for your child to learn how to play guitar is through private lessons with a qualified instructor. Search for a guitar teacher near you today! Willy M. teaches guitar, ukulele, and mandolin lessons in Winston, NC. He is the author of the Dead Mans Tuning series of mandolin songbooks, and is a former member of the American Federation of Musicians. Willy has been teaching for 20 years, and his students have ranged in age from young children to folks in their 80s. Learn more about Willy. Interested in Private Lessons? Search thousands of teachers for local and live, online lessons. Sign up for convenient, affordable private lessons today! Search for Your Teacher Photo by  Frédéric de Villamil

How to Prepare for Your Med School Admissions Interview Part 4

How to Prepare for Your Med School Admissions Interview Part 4 By Michelle Finkel, MD Insider Medical Admissions The following piece was written byDr. Michelle Finkel. Michelle has been featured in ourAdmissions Expert seriesand is a former Harvard Medical School faculty member. She is the founder ofInsider Medical Admissions. Success at your medical school interview can hinge on subtle components of the day that you might not even consider to be influential until it's too late for damage control. Several of those points were covered in my last Varsity Tutors blog entry, which included two important topics that I called You can check out anytime; but you can never leave and Thats amore. Please also take a look at my July Varsity Tutors blog entry on medical interviews for advice on how to Let your story show your glory and how to Fake it until you make it, and my August entry emphasizing that You can run; you can hide; but you cant escape. Now, lets review some more nuances of the interview day. Shiny Happy People Holding Hands In an effort to attract desirable applicants, some medical schools invite candidates to social events immediately before or during the interview day. These events may include dinner, lunch, or an optional hospital tour with students.Some institutions will even offer an optional happy hour the night before to meet the schools current medical students. It's in your interest to attend these events; they show schools that you are serious about their programs, afford you the opportunity to score social points, and allow you to gain valuable information about students' satisfaction. These events are also an opportunity to get to know other applicants whom you might end up seeing next year as fellow class members. Finally, the social events allow you to relax a bit and perhaps even get to know the city surrounding the school. However, there is a caveat youll want to know before you attend these events: Ensure you act professionally, and disregard promises that what you say will not affect your candidacy or get back to Admissions. Even if everyone has good intentions, information garnered from these events can make its way to decision-makers. If you had a bad experience at the interview day, hate the city the school is in, or know your first choice is a different school, these social events are not the time to reveal that information to current medical students. Don't unwittingly provide the torpedo that sinks your candidacy. Importantly, this rule is especially pertinent for those applicants who choose to stay at students houses or dorms. Be friendly, but dont blab. Keep your ears open to hear what students think are the pros and cons of their institutions, but dont feel obligated to share your negative opinions. Remember that once you are accepted, you can always be more explicit about your concerns and ask frank questions to current students. You've Got to Hide Your Love Away Speaking of being frank, applicants have valid personal reasons for considering an institution less desirable than another. These may include family or health concerns, or a significant others opinion or career. Certain personal details are not the business of the interviewer and are considered off limits. However, if you are sitting in a small room with a faculty member whose opinion will largely affect your professional future and you are asked a personal question, it may be hard to maintain your privacy. When I was interviewing for residency, an interviewer asked me if I had a boyfriend. As it turned out, he asked all of the women who interviewed that day that exact same question. (We spoke to each other confidentially after the interview day had ended.) Why would the interviewer pose an illegal question like this, and what should you do if you are asked? Likely, the interviewer is trying to get a sense for whether you are serious about an institution. If you have a significant other or children, their concerns may affect your decision-making. Again, this line of questioning is illegal and distasteful, but, sadly, there are still interviewers who might pose these questions to assess your interest in their institutions. If you are asked these types of questions, you can simply answer if it's not objectionable to you, or respond by addressing the intent of the question without revealing personal information. For example, you could say, I think what youre asking me is whether I am serious about this medical school, and I can assure you I would be thrilled to receive an acceptance and matriculate here. Alternately, you can also decline to answer the question; of course, this tactic might cost you the position you are seeking as unfair as that is. (In my case, I answered the question, but then mentioned the incident to a faculty member at my school who had trained at the residency where I had been interviewed. The faculty at my school later told me the interviewer had been dismissed from his admissions responsibilities.) Next month, Ill offer more tips on the medical interview process. The views expressed in this article do not necessarily represent the views of Varsity Tutors.

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When to Take a College Class Pass/Fail Many colleges and universities give students the option of taking a class pass/fail. This means that rather than receiving a letter or number grade at the end of the semester, students are notified that they either passed or failed the course. Students should be advised, however, that the pass/fail option is not available for every class. To avoid a scheduling mishap, talk to your college advisor, and find out your schools rules surrounding the pass/fail policy. Great times to take a college class pass/fail include when the course could hurt your GPA, when there are no other grading options, or if the class is outside your major. Wondering when taking this style of course would work best for you? Consider these scenarios: Take a college class pass/fail when there is no other option Colleges and universities may grade certain courses on a pass/fail basis automaticallyin other words, you dont need to request the pass/fail designation. A uniquely formatted class (such as a teaching practicum) may be offered pass/fail, for instance. Take a college class pass/fail when the course is a personal enrichment elective An elective is any class you take to fulfill a general education requirement or simply because you wish to. If you take a course for personal enrichment, you may not want the pressure of being graded according to an A-F or 0.0-4.0 system. Taking a class pass/fail alleviates much of this pressure, which might make the course more enjoyable for you in the long run. The pass/fail option will also allow you to focus on your major or more difficult classes. [RELATED: The Different Classes Youll Have in College] Take a college class pass/fail when the course could harm your GPA Your GPA influences your graduate school admissions chances and future job prospects. Students with stellar GPAs rightfully wish to preserve their averages. If you discover that a class is more difficult than you imagined, you might be able to bargain for the pass/fail option to avoid having an unsightly grade on your transcript. Note, however, that certain graduate programs may not count pass/fail courses toward their admissions requirements. [RELATED: 4 Things to Consider Before Dropping a College Class] Take a college class pass/fail outside of your desired major Some schools do not allow students to take a course in their major as pass/fail. Ensure the type of class you take as pass/fail is not a course you might need later for your major, as the credit may not carry over. For example: If you switch from biology to an anthropology major, a previous pass/fail anthropology class might not count toward your new major. [RELATED: What I Wish I Knew About Picking a College Major] Take a college class pass/fail when you havent done so in the past Most colleges and universities do not allow their students to take more than a certain number of pass/fail credits. If this is your first time taking a pass/fail course, or if its your second time, there may not be an issue. However, since every schools policy is different, talk to an advisor before making any changes. Furthermore, your transcript should show schools and employers that you are hard-working. Too many pass/fail classes on a transcript could leave a negative impression. When used properly, the pass/fail option is a great alternative for college students. Pass/fail can make a course more pleasant and cause you less worry during your academic career. Before choosing pass/fail, however, seek the opinion of an advisor who can best guide you. Any topics you want to know more about? Let us know! The Varsity Tutors Blog editors love hearing your feedback and opinions. Feel free to email us at blog@varsitytutors.com.

AP Program To Change

AP Program To Change High school students are always encouraged to pursue more-challenging Advanced Placement classes to better prepare for college and push their intellectual abilities. But, advanced placement classes are becoming significantly more difficult, pushing students harder, and sometimes losing the main focus of the program according to an article in the New York Times. The typical A.P. biology textbook has increased from 36 chapters and 870 pages 30 years ago to the current 56 chapters and 1,400 pages, plus additional videos and web-based information. Even more challenging for A.P. students is the fact that every term, every phrase, every little piece of information is fair game for the year-end A.P. exam that determines if a student receives college credit or not. The A.P. program has also grown to 30 subjects with 1.8 million students taking 3.2 million tests annually. Many experts have praised the program for giving advanced students a chance to pursue more challenging classes and get a head start on college-level work. But, other experts have criticized the program especially the science and history sections for overwhelming students too much with tedious, mundane facts and rushing classes through important topics. Because of the structure of the program, teachers will not spend an extra 10-15 minutes covering more important material, instead they will attempt to squeeze in every little piece of information. The College Board, the owner of the A.P. program and the SAT, said that the A.P. program will change. The College Board will reform the history and science programs first, limiting the amount of information that students will be responsible for and providing teachers with a curriculum structure for how classes should be set up and taught. These changes, which will occur in the 2012-2013 school year, will encourage students to think critically and analytically on major topics, rather than memorizing terms and dates. The College Board will also change the exams accordingly. We really believe that the New A.P. needs to be anchored in a curriculum that focuses on what students need to be able to do with their knowledge, said Trevor Packer, the College Boards vice president for Advanced Placement. A.P. administrators said that critical thinking skills are absolutely essential for college classes and competitive jobs after college; so they will try to bring critical thinking back into the A.P. program. The A.P. program began in 1956 and was originally much more relaxed. Its main goal was to expose high school students to the information they would see in college classes. However, as classes evolved, the program became all about the college credit test. Teachers would structure their classes so students could score high enough on the tests to gain college credit. Then, more students were earning college credit; so the College Board made the A.P. exam more difficult. Teachers then responded by cranking up the intensity of their classes, forcing students to memorize more mundane terms. The program then became less about preparing students for the rigor of college classes and more about stacking high school students transcripts with college credit. The College Board has now realized that the program has lost its focus, and it inadequately prepares high school students for college classes and future employment. Its now time to bring that focus back to the A.P. program, says the College Board.

Diagram of Male Reproductive System Online Biology Tutors Tutorpace

Diagram of Male Reproductive System Online Biology Tutors Tutorpace Human male reproductive system consists of a pair of testes, vasa efferentia, a pair of epididymis, a pair of vasa differentia, a pair of seminal vesicles, urino genital tract, prostate gland, a pair of Cowpers gland and penis. Testes: They are the male gonads responsible for the production of sperm and testosterone. Each testis is found inside a muscular bag called scrotum to maintain the temperature 1 to 3 degrees lower than the normal human body temperature s. The inside of the testes is divided into small compartments called lobules. Each lobule contains a section of seminiferous tubule lined with epithelial cells. The sperms are formed by spermatogenesis. Epididymis: Each testes opens into a long coiled tubule of 4-6 m length through12-14 fine tubules called vasa efferentia. The long tubule is called epididymis. It stores and nourishes the sperms. Vasa Differentia: Epididymis opens into a thick muscular tube called vas deferens which is 30-35 cm long.They receives the duct from seminal vesicle to form the ejaculatory duct. They join the urethra to produce urino genital duct which receives the secretion of prostate and Cowpers gland and then enter into the penis. Seminal vesicle: A pair of lobulated glands that produce 60-70% of semen plasma for nourishing and stimulating sperms. Prostate gland: Single large pyramidal gland which contains chemicals essential for motility of sperms. Cowpers gland: A pair of small glands which secrete a fluid which lubricates urino genital duct and neutralizes its acidity. Penis: Male copulatory organ

What You Should Expect from a Private Tutor 25 Rules (Part 1)

What You Should Expect from a Private Tutor 25 Rules (Part 1) Improving Academic Performance This is the first in a series of articles about what makes for an effective private tutoring experience. The series will be written such that we assume most of the onus is on the tutor to create a positive experience. And certainly, when a parent or student invests $60, $70, $80, $90 or more per hour for private tutoring, they should expect a mentor and guide throughout the tutoring process. The tutor should certainly be the expert telling the student / parent what to do and providing clear advice. That said, always remember that working with a private tutor is not a silver bullet. You, the student, are still responsible for taking ownership over the relationship, buying into the approaches, strategies, and tactics, putting in the hard work, and ultimately performing well in the class or on the standardized test. At the end of the day, it really is on you, not on the tutor, to perform in the class or on the test. CEOs of huge companies hire high priced private consultants all the time to provide them with advice and ideas, but they are obviously responsible for the performance of the company. No investor, employee, or customer ever really gives credit or blame to a consultant. Similarly, you should expect a lot of focus, ideas, advice, and guidance from a tutor, but you should not plan on giving them much credit or blame if you succeed or fail. The tutoring process is driven by the student’s desire to work hard and improve. So what should you expect when investing in a relationship with a private tutor? Of course, a private tutor should be an expert in the academic area in which you are struggling. Or, at least, they should be an expert relative to your current level of understanding. If you are struggling in pre-calculus, they should have a clear mastery of pre-calculus. I hope this is obvious. But an effective private tutor should be much more than a master of the content, and there are a range of behaviors and actions a parent and/or a student should expect when working with a private tutor. In this article, we’ll share some “best practices” around the tutoring experience. These best practices should double as reasonable “expectations” for a student or parent investing their time and money in working with a private tutor. In my experience, most tutors do not follow each one of these guidelines. But, we try to ensure MyGuru tutors do, or at least try, to follow a clear majority of them. Before the Session Communication and logistics You should expect that the tutor (or tutoring company) gets back to you within 24 business hours of every email you send, text message you write, or phone call you make. In 2017, with the pace of most people’s lives and the ubiquity of smart phones and lap tops, you should not have to wait 48 or more hours in between email responses. If the tutor is unsure of his or her schedule or the company is still in the process of coordinating, you should be receiving an update every day or so. The tutor should be clear in his or her communications about his near and medium-term availability and travel limitations. It is fair to assume that the tutor should accommodate your schedule and, if you are seeking in-person tutoring, travel very close to you. That said, it’s also reasonable to expect that you might need to be flexible on timing and location as well. You shouldn’t be caught off guard that he’s on vacation for a week (as an example). You should be presented with the option to do the session in your home or in a public location. Unless the tutor is clear about travel or logistics limitations, the session should be in a location that’s convenient and comfortable to you. The tutor should initiate the exchange of cell phone numbers and be clear about the exact time, place, and location of the session, as well as his or her physical appearance so you can identify the tutor. You should not feel stress about figuring out where to meet or who to meet on the day of the session. If either party needs to cancel the session, at least 24 hours of notice should be provided. It wreaks havoc on everyone’s schedule when a session is cancelled on short notice. At MyGuru, we have a 24-hour cancellation policy. If the student cancels within that timeframe, they can be charged for the session. If the tutor cancels on very short notice, it’s often reasonable to expect a free session. Preparation and objectives While the tutor should have clear mastery of the material, they should also ask about your assignments, materials, syllabus, and teacher’s approach etc. in advance such that they can familiarize themselves and prepare. Every teacher or professor is different, and reviewing the material, at least briefly, in advance is key to understanding it completely and delivering an effective lesson. It may even be appropriate, as the tutoring experience progresses, for some interaction between the tutor and the teacher to take place, even if indirectly through the student or parent, such that key concepts or approaches can be clarified and explained to the student by the tutor in line with the teacher’s perspective. This understood.org article addresses the importance of tutor, parent, and teacher interaction. The tutor should ask you about your expectations for the session, and proactively establish objectives in advance. You are probably paying by the hour. So, within reason, students shouldn’t spend an entire 1-2 hour tutoring session reviewing only 10% of the questions in their homework. At the same time, if you are missing core conceptual or foundational knowledge to excel in the class, the tutor should communicate this clearly and explain why he or she needs to go slowly. For standardized test prep, objectives can vary widely. Are we diagnosing strengths and weaknesses and focusing on exploring what you need to know for the test, such that we can write out a customized study plan? Or, do you have three specific concepts and a list of missed problems you want to review? Speaking of the development of customized study plans, they are almost always a critical component of a tutoring relationship and a very important objective to be met. Unfortunately, helping students develop customized study plans is a skill that few tutors have really mastered. We too often hear something along the lines of “the sessions were great. But I left without a clear understanding of what to do next on my own. There was no structured plan to follow.” Particularly when it comes to tutoring for standardized tests, a core objective should be to walk away from the session with a study plan. Here is an article that does a good job of discussing the importance of developing a quality study plan. In our next article, we’ll cover what you should expect from a tutor during a session.