It’s April – welcome to a new month. If you’re a procrastinator, like me, don’t forget your taxes are due next weekend. Also if you make estimated payments they’ll be due then as well.
We’ve also tweaked / tuned our website. We’ve added some new programs, made payment plans for some items and hopefully made it easier to use and understand. Here’s a good page that will let you see some of the changes.
http://www.cleverapple.com/comparetutors.html
The Power of Being There
Now is the time of year when a lot of your hard work with your students bears fruit. Now is the time when they’re getting ready for state testing, ACT / SAT, and final exams. Like it or not, now is also the time when the parents are going to either get a good impression of you, or a bad one. Did you help Sue get an A in English? Did Dan get a 30 on his ACT the first time he took it?
Unfortunately now your students are under a huge amount of pressure. Here are some tips for helping relieve some of that pressure.
- By now you should know what stumbling blocks you’re student has in regard to tests. You should spend some time reviewing the test taking technique they’re having trouble with. Some ideas for improving test taking skills.
http://www.garynorth.com/public/1902.cfm
http://www.unco.edu/biology/students/testtaking.html - Encourage your students. Talk to the parents and make sure they’re giving their kids some encouragement. Especially leading up to a big exam.
- Help your student make a study plan. Get them to relax and take the night off before the test. If they’ve followed your plan they should be ready for the test.
- If it’s a semester test, make sure you’re reviewing questions they may have missed on previous tests. As you tutor you’ll start to learn how teachers test. Use this knowledge to prepare your student.
- Let your students know you’re there for them and if they start freaking out they can call or email you with any last minute questions or concerns.
Resources you can use –
Google announced this week a resource you could use for teaching.
http://www.googleartproject.com/
Creating s Summer Tutor Program part 1 – Tutor Tips – Creating a summer Tutor Program
To Do List for the Week –
- Make a calendar for each of your students highlighting their test dates.
- Have you figured out what you’ll be tutoring this summer? If not try to think of at least one thing you’ll want to be doing.
-  It’s time to start thinking about testimonials.
- Do something fun with your family this weekend.
Have a wonderful week!!