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- Tutoring Match Opens Offices in Three US Cities and Moves to new Office
- Private tutoring becoming a trend in the UAE
- Idaho Renews Apangea Math Contract for Online Tutoring of Thousands Across State
- ►►►Gmat Classes & Tutoring from a Harvard Grad Gmat Expert
| Tutoring Match Opens Offices in Three US Cities and Moves to new Office Posted: 24 Aug 2010 12:01 AM PDT Now offering on-site tutoring in Fairfield, CT (PRWEB) August 24, 2010 -- Tutoring Match is expanding. Beginning September 1st Tutoring Match will open administrative offices in New York City, Boston and Philadelphia and move its headquarters to a new location – 411 Meadow Street in Fairfield, CT 06824-7641. "We have been working towards expanding our services for quite some time," says Henry Lane, founder, owner, and director of Tutoring Match, "and now coupled with our growing number of tutors in these cities; we felt it was imperative to provide a greater presence and support for parents, students and tutors." 8 Faneuil Hall 1500 Market Street, 845 Third Avenue, The move to a new Fairfield office will provide local students and parents with another tutorial option. "Some parents and students realize that their home isn't always conducive to study so now we have an office space where tutorials can be comfortable and centrally located." Since 1999 Tutoring Match has been "match-making" one-on-one in-home tutorials. With a national network of professionals, TM personalizes academic assistance in all subjects for all ages. With state-of-the-art website providing the finest In Home and online tutoring, Tutoring Match makes finding academic assistance with a tutor possible anywhere in the world. For more information about the local offices, please visit the following page: http://www.tutoringmatch.com/boston-ma For more information about Tutoring Match go to http://www.tutoringmatch.com/ or email Tutoring Match at info(at)tutoringmatch(dot)com or call 800-775-4881 or 203-366-3396. ### Tutoring Match This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
| Private tutoring becoming a trend in the UAE Posted: 24 Aug 2010 02:14 AM PDT DUBAI — A substantial number of high school students in UAE schools opt for private tuitions and experts have attributed it to peer pressure, competition and a trend brought on by expatriate teachers from countries where it is common. Some schools have recorded more than 60 per cent of their students from Grade 10 upwards According to the Abu Dhabi Department for Economic Development, 27 per cent of Emirati families spend Dh1,436 per month on private tuitions which works out to 4.8 per cent of their household expenditure on an average. Professor Mark Bray, author of the Confronting the shadow education system: what government policies for what private tutoring?, said social drivers like an image that needs to be upheld by parents, especially among Emirati families, fuels the private tutoring business. "Some parents feel that they are being a good parent if they send their children for tuitions and if they do not they have a finger pointing at them," he said at the Dubai School of Government. For his book, Bray researched the private tutoring scenario in East Asia, Africa, Western Europe. North America and Australia. Also called shadow education, it plays a major complementary role to the education system in South Korea, India and China and is fast catching on in the US and Europe as well. Another factor that contributes to the phenomenon is the prevalence of expatriate teachers where private lessons is a norm. "Expatriate teachers that come from countries where there is a huge demand for tutoring and the society accepts it, bring their baggage with them and that is where Dubai is receiving the culture of another country," said the professor who between 2006 to 2010 was also the Director of the UNESCO's International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP) in Paris. However, private tutoring cannot be eliminated from a system where students of varied capabilities are educated in the same classroom. "It's a good thing if it helps a child catch up with peers," Bray stated. "It's bad when it begins to create social inequalities and when it begins to burden the household income." Many teachers supplement their income with private lessons and Bray said it could corrupt the education system. "It's bad when it begins to create social inequalities and when it begins to burden the household income." Many teachers supplement their income with private lessons and Bray said it could corrupt the education system. Private tuitions can cost anywhere between Dh100 to Dh1,000 for hourly sessions. In some cases, educators have found students performance deteriorating after they began private lessons after school. As an assistant principal of the American International School in Dubai, Dr Khadeegha Alzouebi introduced a Study Support Programme at the school earlier this year, after finding a large number of high school students seeking private tuitions in Calculus and Physics. After school, teachers of those subjects stay back and tutor students who require extra classes within the school premises. " The classes are given at a reduced rate to the parents," she said. "So, a private tuition outside that would cost them anywhere between Dhs100 to Dh200 for an hour are being provided at Dh50 to them at school." According to her, such after-school programmes are better monitored and avoid fraudulent practices. "The teacher need not continue the practice in hiding for fear of being caught as well," she added. Private tutoring is banned in the UAE, but cannot be effectively monitored. Brays said it cannot be eliminated but can be regulated in the country. "Firstly the government must figure out what is going on and why," he said. "Professional discussions need to be held with schools and find out why students are reacting in certain ways." "There is also a need to raise awareness with parents and address the concept that you are a good parent if you send them for tuitions."
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| Idaho Renews Apangea Math Contract for Online Tutoring of Thousands Across State Posted: 24 Aug 2010 08:17 AM PDT Press Release Source: Apangea Learning On Tuesday August 24, 2010, 11:17 am EDT PITTSBURGH, Aug. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- With standardized math test scores showing marked improvement, the Idaho Department of Education has renewed a statewide contract to continue deploying the online tutoring service Apangea Math for the 2010/2011 school year. More than 40,000 elementary, middle school and high school math students in about 350 schools across Idaho use the Apangea Math online supplemental learning program, both during the school day and after hours from home. The state's renewal comes as Apangea Learning Inc. (www.apangealearning.com), a national leader in personalized, one-on-one online tutoring, has completed two years of service to Idaho students. "We are delighted to have the privilege of moving forward with the Idaho Department of Education," said Louis Piconi, Apangea's founder and Chief Education Officer. "Our first two years in Idaho have been tremendously successful. We are making a real difference in the lives of students, giving them the skills and confidence to succeed. And we're just getting started." Piconi noted that tests scores for students actively using Apangea Math, especially for those who had been struggling with math competency, are up 77% compared to those students not utilizing the service. Additionally, the number of schools utilizing Apangea Math is expanding rapidly, as is the number of students in each school active on the Apangea Math service -- by 33 percent per month. Apangea Math incorporates a personalized skills-based problem-solving process that teaches students how to break down math problems into manageable steps. The program's three-tiered approach features computer-animated learning coaches, live one-on-one customized sessions with math instructors and work in an interactive whiteboard environment. Idaho's adoption of Apangea Math is part of the state's Idaho Math Initiative (www.sde.idaho.gov/site/math) a comprehensive effort to improve student achievement. The availability of Apangea Math to Idahoan students has generated a number of positive editorial reports, both in print and broadcast. Among them: TV anchor visits class using Apangea Math: http://www.localnews8.com/video/23550055/index.html "Program to Fine Tune Kids Math Skills": http://www.kidk.com/news/local/93901584.html "Making It All Add Up": http://cdapress.com/news/local_news/article_881a4f05-e601-5ea2-af6a-a34e5f3bd752.html ABOUT APANGEA LEARNING Apangea Learning (www.apangealearning.com) is a pioneer in developing cost-effective, one-on-one online math tutoring services for students in K-12 schools across the United States. School districts purchase seat licenses for Apangea's services and provide access to their students during the school day and after hours from home. With its programs based on one of the world's largest bodies of cognitive research originally conducted by the U.S. military, Apangea has both strong technical resources and a content-development prowess that enables it to harness advanced Web technologies and offer innovative instruction techniques. The privately owned company is based in Pittsburgh, PA. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
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