Monday, August 30, 2010

“Caldwell High School honor students sought for tutoring program” plus 2 more

“Caldwell High School honor students sought for tutoring program” plus 2 more

Caldwell High School honor students sought for tutoring program

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 05:24 AM PDT

CALDWELL TWP. – All local high school, honor roll students interested in sharing their knowledge and making a positive impact on younger students' lives are invited to participate in a weekly tutoring program in Caldwell starting this fall. 

In its seventh year, SCEEP of West Essex (Suburban Cultural Educational Enrichment Program) is a non-sectarian joint venture between Congregation Agudath Israel (CAI) of Caldwell and Newark-based Protestant Community Centers Inc. (PCCI).

No prior tutoring experience is needed you don't have to be a member of CAI to join.

SCEEP of WE is located at Congregation Agudath Israel, 20 Academy Rd, Caldwell.

 From Oct. 14 through May 5, on select Thursdays from 3:10-5:30 p.m., fifth graders from the E. Alma Flagg elementary school in Newark will be transported to this location. There they will have a snack, be tutored by two honor roll students from our local area high schools, and finish with a fun art project. Selected tutors for the fall semester must attend a mandatory training session on Thursday, Oct. 7 from 4-5:30 pm.

Selected tutors for either the winter or spring semesters must attend a mandatory training session on Thursday, Dec. 16 from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Continual honor roll status must be maintained to participate in this program. Students can elect to tutor for the fall, winter or spring semester, or any combination of the three. Students may not tutor during a semester while participating in a varsity sport.

PCCI has been associated with SCEEP for more than 46 years, and has 20 locations throughout Northern New Jersey in churches, corporations, private schools, and universities. The children from Newark move from "at risk" to honor roll status over 75 percent of the time.

Interested new high school, honor roll tutors can obtain applications on Sept. 13 by emailing sceepwe@aol.com.

Enrollment closes for all on Sunday, Sept.  26.  Enrollment is on a first come first serve basis only, and will close when full without prior notice. For questions or to donate, email sceepwe@aol.com.

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Reading tutoring available at GSU

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 07:35 PM PDT

UNIVERSITY PARK |Governors State University's graduate program in reading is sponsoring The Literacy Zone, a reading tutorial program for students in grades six through high school from 4:45 to 6:30 p.m. on Tuesdays from Sept. 14 through Nov. 30 

The one-to-one program brings students experiencing reading problems together with teachers who have the skills to help them.

Students meet on the GSU campus with certified, experienced teachers enrolled in the master of arts in reading program at GSU.

Enrollment is limited and based on the number of tutors. Students will be accepted in the order in which the completed application and registration fee are received.

There is a $100 registration fee.

A refund of $30 is made to the parents/guardians of those students who complete the program with good attendance and return all Literacy Zone materials.

Snacks are provided at each session. Transportation is not provided.

Governors State University is at 1 University Parkway, University Park. For more information, call (708) 534-4129 or e-mail m-hession@govst.edu.

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The importance of "shadow education"

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 12:45 AM PDT

Shadow education, or private supplementary tutoring, is not being given adequate importance because of the priority accorded to mainstream tutoring.

However, it strongly impacts the financial and social status of individuals and school systems, as it reflects the changes initiated in mainstream education and resonates with people worldwide, according to Professor Mark Bray, Chair Professor Director of Comparative Education Research Centre at the University of Hong Kong.

Prof. Bray shared his research findings and personal comments during a lecture on "Confronting the shadow education system: what government policies for what private tutoring?" which is also the title of his most recently published book. The event, held at the Dubai School of Government, a research and teaching institution focusing on public policy in the Arab world, was attended by academic professionals and executives from Dubai and the UAE.

Focusing on the shadow education system of private supplementary tutoring, Prof. Mark Bray examined its scale, nature and implications in a range of settings and identified the possible government responses to the phenomenon.

He said: "Supplementary private tutoring can have positive dimensions. It helps students cover the curriculum, provides a structured occupation for young people outside school hours, and offers income to the tutors.

"Shadow education may also have negative dimensions, as gauged from the South Korean experience. If left to market forces, tutoring is likely to maintain or even increase social inequalities and can create excessive pressure for young people who have insufficient time for non-academic activities. Additionally, school teachers providing extra tutoring in exchange for fees from their own pupils is definitely another serious problem."

Prof. Bray also discussed the cost associated with private tutoring, which has long been vigorous in East Asia, but is also currently emerging in Africa, Western Europe, North America, and Australia with deeper roots in Eastern Europe. According to published surveys, Greece's expenditure in 2007 on private tutoring amounted to EU1.7 billion. In 2009, Germany spent EU1.5 billion, whereas in South Korea it reached a total of US$24 billion in 2006, equalling 2.8 percent of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

As for the UAE, and according to the Abu Dhabi household survey in the fourth quarter of 2009, nearly 27 percent of Emirati families with children spent an average of AED1,436 per month for private tutoring, equivalent to 4.8 percent of a monthly household expenditure.

Education expert and DSG Acting Director of Research Dr. Natasha Ridge said "Prof. Bray's discussion was enlightening, and we are delighted to host him at DSG to shed light and initiate a discussion on shadow education. Understanding and researching can help regulate tutoring and divert private coaching in a direction that can benefit the society and the school system."

Established in 2005 in cooperation with the Harvard Kennedy School, the Dubai School of Government is committed to the creation of knowledge and the dissemination of global best practices in the Arab world. The institution conducts various programs that seek to enhance the region's capacity for effective public policies.

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