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For many students, this is the most stressful time of the school year. Many college students have finals this week or closely approaching, and other students have about a month left. This time of year can be hard, between the pressure mounting to ace final tests and the looming promise of a summer of fun and relaxation. Here are some tips on finishing strong, so that you can enjoy the summer instead of regretting poor grades.

Prepare the Right Way for Tests
Tests aren’t aced or failed on test day. They are just as they’re supposed to be…a test of how well you’ve retained knowledge from any of your particular courses. Too many students get stressed out about tests when really, by the time a test comes most of the work has been done. The test itself isn’t the work part, studying is. In other words, as long as you study properly, you have nothing to worry about come test time.

Of course, there is more than one way to study properly. Many prefer using a tutor or tutoring service, others study with parents, with groups of other students, or on their own using tried-and-true methods that work well for them. Some students use all of these methods! Certainly, I’m an advocate for tutoring, and online tutoring especially due to the ease and convenience involved. You can get a lot done working in groups, but tutors are experts at finding and using methods that will work for you, so that you can perform your best. No matter what you do to prepare, make sure you put the time in before the test to avoid test day stress!

Don’t Lose Sight of the Finish Line
Finals and semester tests aren’t the only goblins waiting to jump out of the bushes at students this time of the year. Many classes have a barrage of homework assignments or long-term projects due as well. If you need homework help, this isn’t the time to keep quiet! Make sure that you get everything in on time to avoid giving away points, and remember how hard you’ve worked so far, and how little you have left to do! Don’t lose sight of your goals, and remember that with a little more focus and hard work, you’ll soon be finished with the school year!

Manage Your Stress
As we’ve noted here before, stress and frustration are the last thing a student needs when trying to attain great grades. At the end of the school year, it can be easy to get overwhelmed if many things remain to be done for your classes. Pace yourself by planning ahead and doing work little by little, rather than waiting until the last minute to work on a paper or cram for an exam. Not only will you be lot less stressed out, but you’ll write better papers and take better tests that way.

Remember, students, summer is almost here! You’ve worked hard all school year, and the end is in sight. Don’t let a poor finish to the school year ruin what you’ve worked hard for. Follow these tips and you’re sure to have a relaxing summer and grades you can be proud of.

We learn a lot more in school than multiplication tables and how to format book reports, and that’s what this top ten list is all about. Here are some of the many things I learned while I was in school:

10. Teachers want you to succeed!
Yes, believe it or not, your teachers want you to do well! So do your principal, your tutor, and everyone else involved in your education! Sure, it may seem like your teacher is out to get you every now and then, but I assure you, they want you to become the best student you can be. In some cases, they may care even more than you do!

9. When your school days are over, you’ll miss them!
If you’re a student right now, it may be hard to agree, but it’s true. I know, I know…tests, homework, study halls, you could go on and on. Compare this to the “real world”, however, and school days are wonderful. Come on, you get to see your friends, learn about new things, and generally just be a kid. That’s a pretty great life, don’t you think?

8. Your grades do matter.
I remember at quite a few points in my school career hearing my classmates flippantly say that their grades don’t matter, but they couldn’t have been more wrong. When deciding what college to go to or what career you would like to go into, the people who decide whether you’re qualified will be looking at…that’s right! Your grades, and they do matter!

7. Build good study habits early on.
I wish I had been a better student earlier in my school career and built good study habits, but unfortunately that wasn’t the case. School was often very easy for me, and I was able to be pretty lazy and still make good grades. However, when I got into high school and especially college, I wished I had learned good study habits earlier, so that I could use them to tackle the much more difficult coursework. The study habits you build early in your school career will carry you through the rest of your education.

6. Don’t eat the meatloaf for lunch!
No, seriously. Don’t. Unless your school lunch is much different than mine was, you want to stay far, far away on “meatloaf day”. Trust me.

5. You may not enjoy English class, but you need it.
At the college level, nearly every class is in some way an English class. No matter what subject you’re taking, you’re likely to have to write papers in addition to reading pages after pages of textbooks. Solid English skills are a must to succeed at the college level. I’ve even had algebra classes that had writing assignments as part of the curriculum!

4. Dodge ball is a dangerous game!
Laugh all you want, but I’m not kidding! You’d think that those red rubber balls can’t provide that much impact, especially when thrown by sixth graders, but you’d be wrong! Terribly wrong! I have the scars to prove it! Sure, dodge ball is ridiculously fun, and has been a gym class and recess tradition as long as anyone can remember, but be careful!

3. Learning math can be difficult, but it’s important.
Math was always my most frustrating subject, but I have to admit, it was also the most rewarding. With help from teachers and a math tutor or two along the way, I had some of my most fulfilling moments as a student during math courses. Not only that, but math classes build upon one another, unlike most other subjects. This means if you fall behind in math you’re going to have to work doubly hard to catch up, because you can’t move on without having the earlier knowledge to build upon.

2. You really will use this stuff in the real world.
One of the things students love to say when they encounter a subject they don’t care for is, “when will we ever need this in the real world?” The answer is, all the time! These days, school subjects are more and more tailored to be useful to students who go out into the workforce or onto college. You may not think history class is important, but who knows? You may get into college and be very happy that you know so much about Abraham Lincoln! And when it comes to classes like math, you will need the knowledge you got from them nearly every day of your life!

1. Ask for help if you need it!
I can’t stress this enough…in life you need to be able to ask for help, and school is no different! You will do much better in school if you have the help of a tutor or tutoring service in addition to your teacher, parents, and fellow students. Today, with online tutoring available, it’s easier than ever to get the help you need. There’s nothing wrong with accepting help on your schoolwork. Trust me, when you get that great grade you’ve been wanting, it will feel just as good!

No matter what group of students you ask, it seems that math is one of the most common answers when you ask what the most difficult school subject is. For whatever reason, many students continue to be befuddled, frustrated, and challenged by math more than most other subjects. Luckily, help is out there! Whether you decide to find a math tutor or get homework help from a friend or teacher, there are always people willing to help you understand the fun and sometimes maddening subject of mathematics. Today, I’m going to present some strategies that any math student can use to improve their performance in the classroom.

Find Your Weaknesses
Whether you’re working by yourself or with an online tutor, you’ll want to begin by knowing what your weaknesses are. Is there a certain aspect of what you’re trying to learn that continues to give you problems? Are their certain concepts that just continue to escape you, no matter how hard you try? It’s important to know exactly what you are struggling the most with, so that you can improve on those areas until they are at the level of your strengths. After all, it doesn’t make much sense to keep working with a tutor on concepts you already understand, right?

Calculators Are Your Friends!
While calculators sometimes get a bad reputation for allowing people to avoid basic math techniques, they definitely have their use. One way to use a calculator is to do the work at first on paper and using your own mind, then checking the answer with a calculator to ensure everything matches up. This is a good way to take advantage of the processing power and accuracy of a calculator, while giving your mind a good work-out at the same time! Checking answers with a calculator may help you avoid those tiny math errors that are so easy to make, as well.

Flash Cards Are, Too!
Don’t laugh! Flash cards aren’t just for kids. They’re a great way to learn formulas that you’ll need in higher-level math classes to solve problems. When you get to higher-level math classes, you simply cannot do your work if you can’t recall the formulas you need! Flash cards are one of many good ways to work on remembering them.

Fundamentals, Fundamentals, Fundamentals
There’s nothing worse than working a problem for ten minutes, only to come up with an incorrect answer because you forgot to carry a 2 over, or you made a simple subtraction or addition error. Sure, some teachers will give you partial credit if they can look at your work and tell you were on the right track, but that doesn’t make you feel much better, now does it?

In the same way that basic fundamentals have to be built on and done correctly when playing a sport, they must also be done correctly to succeed in mathematics. Working too quickly or carelessly is definitely something that will come back to haunt you when you’re completing a complicated problem. Doing simple things like writing legibly, lining up columns correctly or crossing out numbers after “borrowing” can save you a world of frustration!

It’s obvious that the widespread use of computers (and of course, the internet) has had a huge effect on how learning takes place. Every aspect of learning has changed dramatically, even tutoring! One could probably list dozens of ways that the rise of computer use has impacted learning, but today, we’re going to look at just ten, folks. Without further ado, here’s your top ten!

10. Learning is more interactive than ever!
Years ago, CD-ROM discs revolutionized interactive learning. Encyclopedias and other learning tools that were indexed on CD-ROMs could provide the same information as a standard encyclopedia, but with added video and audio content to really allow a more interesting learning experience. Now, with DVD discs that hold several times more information, interactive learning is just a disc away.

9. No more hand cramps!
If you’re like me, it’s been a long time since you’ve handwritten a paper or essay. On occasions when I do have to handwrite extensively, the first thing I think (besides, “ahhh, hand cramp!”) is, “I wish I was typing, instead.” Nowadays, we take for granted being able to spell-check to our heart’s desires and move large paragraphs in a single bound, but believe it or not, this was a novelty at one time!

8. Parents can stay involved in much easier ways than before.
Parents have always been able to provide homework help, ask how their children are doing in school, and generally get involved with their children’s education. Now, it’s easier than ever to track a child’s progress, as many schools have websites where parents can access student grades and comments from teachers. Online tutoring provides the same options, as we here at Grades Grow Tutors give easy access to parents who want to review reports on study sessions between students and tutors. Thanks to the internet, it’s more convenient than ever to stay “in the know” when it comes to your kids’ education.

7. Researching is easier than ever!
Way back when I was in junior high school, if I had research that had to be done for a paper, I was stuck with the library and its massive card catalog system as my only source of information. Now, if you have a computer with internet access you can literally find information about any topic in seconds! Projects, research papers, reports…they’re all made easier to do, thanks to computers.

6. Your favorite school subjects…enhanced.
I wasn’t the type of person who really got into dissection in biology class, but today, things might be different. To be able to pop a DVD in to your computer and explore a 3-D version of a frog’s organs, now that’s cool! It’s hard to think of a subject that can’t be enhanced with computer technology; whether it’s interactive encyclopedias for history classes, spreadsheet programs for accounting courses, or even computer-aided illustrating to spice up art classes. No matter what your subject of interest is, computers can take it to the next level and make it easier, more fun, and more interesting.

5. Providing an education within an education.
Computers not only provide a means to assist your learning in classic school subjects like math, history, and English, but they are a subject within themselves. While you’re typing that paper, designing a website for your science class project, or helping with the layout for the school newspaper, you’re also learning skills that are guaranteed to transfer over to most future careers. Think about it, how many careers out there don’t require the use of a computer at some point or another? Not many! Chances are, your computer skills will not only help you get a better grade in your history class, but also will help you land a great job somewhere down the road.

4. Computers make classes more fun!
Even back when floppy disks were the apex of computer technology, computers were already making learning more fun. In my junior high social studies class, we would race to get work done so that we could get on the class computers and play Oregon Trail. As technology has continued to improve, so have educational programs, and there are still a multitude of fun ways to supplement your learning, no matter what your grade level is.

3. Homework help is just a click away.
The very nature of communication has been changed by the dawn of the internet and the sheer number of computers in use today. Not only can you e-mail a teacher or instant message a fellow student who you’re working with on a group project, but you can find an online tutor who can help you understand your class work all while sitting at your desk, in the comfort of your own home! The convenience of being able to get the assistance you need from say, a math tutor, all while sitting in your pajamas and typing on your laptop, is pretty outstanding.

2. Classes can literally take place anywhere!
I’ve had the opportunity to take online courses in the past, and it’s a pretty amazing experience. Being able to “check in” to class when my schedule allows, participating in class discussions via a message board or forum, and e-mailing your teacher weekly assignments really made me understand how far the educational world has come since computer use in schools and homes become the norm. While there will always be something to be said for sitting in an actual class and meeting with your teacher and classmates in person, it’s hard to rival the convenience and versatility of an online class.

1. A world of information is literally at your fingertips.
The fact is that computers have allowed us to learn more quickly, efficiently, and have even made learning more fun and interactive. It doesn’t stop when you get done with school, you can learn anything while never leaving your home computer! Whether you need to change the brakes on your car, find a great new recipe for dinner, research different colleges, or even find a physics tutor, you can do so now, and it’s easier than ever. It’s hard to imagine doing without the assistance of computers and a tutor, especially when it comes to being a student.

There’s no question that using a tutor gives you a big advantage over other students; an advantage that can’t be gained simply by raising your hand and asking a few questions in the classroom.

Unfortunately, it’s hard for teachers in today’s crammed classrooms to provide the kind of individual attention that a tutor can. There’s no doubt that teachers do all they can to reach the students they work with, but when many students need additional help, sometimes educators are simply stretched too thin.

Therefore, the question isn’t necessarily just, “is a tutor a good idea?” The real question is what kind of tutoring service to go with. There are many options to go with, after all. What I would like to do is to examine some of the key differences between online tutoring and traditional tutoring that takes place “in person”.

My time is my own - One of the main advantages of online tutoring is that it works around any kind of schedule. In today’s busy world, it’s often difficult to work around all the things that need to get done to meet in person with a tutor. With online tutoring, the barriers are all but discarded, as both parties simply need to “log on” and they are ready to go! There’s no denying that it’s great to be able to meet face to face with someone, but it’s hard to pass up being able to chat with your tutor online at any time that is convenient for you! Plus, many online tutors allow you to converse with your tutor using a headset. This provides a good mix of the personal aspect of face to face tutoring, along with all the convenience of online tutoring.

And Your Tutoring Qualifications Are….? - The expertise of online tutors may also be higher than what you would find in your own neighborhood, as well. At many colleges and high schools, for instance, other students are often serving as tutors. Here at Grades Grow Tutors, our tutors are mostly comprised of people with Ph.D’s or Master’s degrees in their respective fields. It can be hard to find that kind of experience where you live or at your school!

Are Mom and Dad Empowered With a Progress Report? - Parents can easily follow their student’s progress in the student’s records here, as well as tutor’s notes or what content was covered in each session. It’s hard to find a tutor near you that can provide that kind of information at your fingertips, any time you want to view it.

Also, many online tutors can offer services you won’t find with a traditional tutor. For instance, all of our tutoring sessions are recorded, and many are randomly chosen to be monitored for quality. It’s good to know that you are getting a great value, and the accountability our tutors have shows in their ability to help students grow.

From looking at all the things that online tutoring has to offer, it’s easy to see why so many students are taking advantage of it. If you want all the perks of having individual help with classes that tutoring has always provided, with the added convenience and flexibility that working online provides, then online tutoring is for you!

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how to make learning a more enjoyable and successful experience, and it led me to ask one of my former teachers for her advice on the subject. The teacher I spoke to is my high school English teacher (we’ll call her Mrs. E), and she has taught virtually every type of student over the last twenty years. Thus, she’s an expert on different learning styles and strategies, and she’s the perfect person to give advice to the rest of us who are either teachers, tutors, or students. Here are some of the tips she had to offer.

Keep an Open Mind
One of the often-overlooked factors that determine success in school is the student’s own mindset. If you’ve ever sat in a classroom yourself, chances are you’ve heard a student say something along the lines of, “this is so pointless” or, “this is so stupid, why do we have to do this?” It’s no surprise that these same students often find themselves struggling with their work pretty shortly thereafter.
Your attitude will directly affect your grades! If you go into something thinking, “hey, I can learn this!”…you probably are right. However, if you have a negative outlook before the class even begins, you are likely to struggle before long. If you are open-minded as a student, you may find that you enjoy classes and subjects that you never would have expected!

Ask for Help!
One of the biggest pet peeves Mrs. E (and many other teachers) has is when students who are having trouble refuse to ask for help. After all, how can a teacher help a student who won’t admit they need it? It’s not always easy admitting that you could use a little help from someone, but believe me, it makes a world of difference! Students who spend extra time with the teacher (or better yet, utilize a tutor or tutoring service) perform much better than those who “go it alone” and stubbornly refuse to seek assistance. In the end, your grades will justify the extra effort that you and the person or persons helping you have put in! Also, consider tutoring other students. Teaching others what you’ve learned will only reinforce your knowledge…and you’re helping someone else while you do so!

Mrs. E is not alone in her feelings. I’ve yet to meet a teacher who would turn away a student who really wanted to improve their work, but needed extra help to do so. Believe it or not, teachers and tutors want to see you succeed! I know, it’s crazy…but it’s true! Teachers don’t like handing out an F any more than students like receiving one.

Whatever You’re Doing, Have Fun!
This goes along with the first piece of advice. Again, if you’re enjoying yourself and have a positive outlook, you’ll perform better! Mrs. E gave plenty of ways to make even the most mundane of subjects fun to study.

For instance, if you’re studying in a group, turn the study session into a game show! Remembering formulas is a lot more exciting when you make a Jeopardy-style game out of it. This way, you’re getting homework help and having a good time. Even if you’re studying alone, reward yourself for your effort with occasional “study breaks”, or search for ways to make the subject one that is more interesting for you. Word problems can help humanize math formulas and procedures, and subjects like history can be more than just memorization, if you learn some of the stories and events that give history a personality of its own! There’s simply no reason that you can’t have fun while you’re doing work, and when you do so, you’re likely to see your grades skyrocket.

I think that teachers like Mrs. E have a lot to share with us about education and how to make more out of ourselves. Whether you’re an English teacher, a grade school student, a math tutor, or just a lifelong learner, remember that it’s up to you to achieve your full potential!

Like all of us, I’m a lifelong learner and longtime classroom student as well. It would be hard to find someone to disagree with the statement that one of the few constants in life is learning. Most of us develop our strategies that we will use to learn for the rest of our lives in a classroom setting. I’d like to share my own personal story and illustrate how tutoring has changed my life for the better.

Early in my school career, I took to things really easily. I breezed through phonics and early reading, as well as math basics and other curriculum. Even going after junior high, the concept of using a tutor was very foreign and strange to me. I had always been able to learn anything I needed to learn from simply doing my homework, studying and asking the teacher whatever questions I may have.

However, everything changed once I hit high school. More specifically, everything changed when I took algebra. Like so many students, I had trouble immediately grasping all of the techniques, formulas and other aspects of higher-level math. I found that if I worked at it hard enough, I could make sense of it, but it was harder to pick up than anything I’d done before.

Once I got to calculus, I started thinking of trying something new. Many of my friends had used tutors, but I had never given it a second thought. With calculus staring me straight in the face, I quickly decided that maybe it was time for me to give a math tutor a try. After all, my teacher only had so much time to help me individually, and there were many other students that needed help as well. I had to swallow my pride a little and admit that I could use a little help…so I got a math tutor.

To say that I’m glad I did would be a huge understatement. Suddenly, calculus stopped looking so much like an impenetrable concrete wall, and started looking more like a door that I just had to open and let myself in. Also, once I was able to have someone help me understand the concepts of calculus, I spent less time being frustrated and gained confidence, and I actually started to enjoy doing my work!

I know, I know, it sounds crazy, but it’s true. When you realize that you can do something, and you have someone to help guide you along the way, school work stops being so much “work” and can even start being pretty fun! If you’re like me, you perform better when you’re enjoying yourself, and much worse when you’re constantly aggravated or frustrated.

The lessons I learned from the tutoring service didn’t stop in the classroom itself. Being able to admit to myself that I could use some help was a big step for me. This is a lesson that has helped me throughout my life, as being able to ask for help is absolutely vital in so many aspects of life. In school or even in your career you’ll have so much to learn, and there’s no reason to think you have to do it all on your own!

Even the most successful students often want to improve their scholastic performance. After all, your grades will help determine what kind of educational and career opportunities will be available to you! With everything that is riding on performing well in the classroom, here are some helpful tips to help you do your best and achieve the success you want.

Organize your life for peak performance.
Being organized is a very simple, but often-overlooked aspect of educational success. Something as simple as an organizer, calendar, or planner can help you keep an eye on homework deadlines, upcoming tests and other important dates. There’s nothing worse than forgetting about a difficult test until the day before- and being forced to stay up all night to prepare for it! In order to succeed as a student at any level, organizational skills are a must.

Good habits help make good grades.
Not all habits are bad; in fact, many habits will help you take your grades to new heights. For instance, having a set time each day to study or work on homework can be helpful for those who are often busy and can get distracted from their schoolwork easily. Study time should be made a priority, just like anything else you do every day! If you need homework help, perhaps you can tailor it to a time and place that you are used to studying at. By choosing a time and place where you can concentrate on your homework, you’re setting yourself up for success.

Find the strategies that work for you.
Everyone learns in different ways. Some students learn from reading, others from listening or taking notes. Only you truly know what methods work best for you. A big part of being a top-notch student is realizing your strengths as a learner, and catering to them. If you are struggling with math problems, perhaps word problems with real-life applications can help you grasp the concepts. If you have a hard time listening to lectures, take good notes so you can review them later at your own pace! No matter what, remember that you’re capable of learning; you just have to find the techniques that work best for you.

Don’t be afraid to ask for help!
Everyone needs help sometimes- even the best students do! If we could learn everything without help, we wouldn’t need teachers, tutors, or even books! There is no shame in knowing when to ask for help…in fact, being able to ask is often the difference between an average student and a great student! Many times, you may find that your teachers are busy with other students and can’t provide you with all the help you need. Don’t fret- tutoring is a great solution to your troubles! Even if you have a busy schedule and have a hard time meeting with a tutor, online tutoring is a convenient, easily accessible option that can meet the needs of any student. With many students, an online tutoring service like Grades Grow Tutors has meant the difference between frustration and success in the classroom.

Excellence in the classroom can open many doors, if you are willing to work to achieve your goals. Incorporate these tips and soon you’ll be getting higher grades than ever!

Being a shy person who is into computers and technology I came across online tutoring by accident one day when surfing the net. At first I was more interested than anything in the whole concept of learning online, how it worked, could it work? And what’s more what could it do for me?

After looking deeper into it, I decided it would actually be the perfect solution for me. I have never mixed with others easily and some in class would act like fools and waste time and their education, which of course brought me down too. The teacher couldn’t carry on with lessons while breaking up giggling and talking kids in the back of the class, the whole thing would disrupt lessons. Although I’m not a geek, my parents and I do take my education seriously and want to get the results I need to be able to move onto getting a college degree. We had already chosen home schooling as a preferred option.

So the whole online tutoring thing looked like just what I needed. I pictured myself getting up in the morning sitting down at my desk in front of my computer and signing into class, checking my schedule and then getting down to lessons. Now I just had to get my parents attention and get them to agree this was the future of learning.

I have a good relationship with my parents and they listened to me and we looked into the various tutoring services together. We came across Grades Grow Tutors and this one caught our attention. They provided one-on-one tutoring and mom and dad were happy because they also offer a parent-tutor conference over the phone. This meant they would be able to keep up with the progress I was making, or not, and it seemed like a good fit with their homeschooling philosophy.

I was pleased to see they supported many subjects, in fact all those found in school and the curriculum would be the same. Physics, Mathematics and English are my favorite subjects, so finding a math tutor, physics tutor and English tutor with Grades Grow Tutors would be no problem. The more we read, the more it made sense, so I signed up for lessons there and then with my parent’s full approval.

The progression I have made in my chosen subjects has been huge. In home school, I study the same hours as I would if I were attending regular school and then add some time in the middle with a different teacher than mom or dad – my online tutors. The whole of this time is just spent working. There are no distractions and stopping and starting while the teacher gets back control of the classroom, so my time isn’t wasted.

The kids I miss having around me in school I see after my home school and virtual lessons and the others of course I don’t miss one bit. If I’m sick and in bed, when I’m feeling a bit better then I can work for just a short time on the laptop in bed and if I’m stuck with anything then I know I can ask and it will be explained until I get it. It’s like having my very own teacher in my home and of course using the internet to get my lessons and work is easy as I have access to all the resources I need to help me learn. Not only do I have a school at home but also one of the biggest libraries in the world, the World Wide Web.

Online tutoring provides a wonderful environment for people who are unable to cope-up with the off-line world. So here are 10 reasons for you to evaluate the benefits of online tutoring over the off-line tutoring.

1. Customized Attention: Perhaps the biggest reason in favor of choosing online tutoring is the fact that the education sector on the whole in US is facing ever increasing pressure. With the population rate on the increase, classrooms are packed to capacity and very often children can get left behind. This is not because the teachers do not care, but simply because they have not got the time to spend with individual children. It is thought that every year there is an increase of around 1 million students in grade K-12 and this will keep rising. A quality tutoring service can help to bring your child back up to speed and a tutoring service will match the curriculum your child already knows to ensure there is no confusion.

2. Learning with technology from this century, not the last: With rapid developments in new technologies becoming available, school teachers can often find themselves left behind and somewhat outdated however much they try to catch up. Online tutors can make the most of this technology as after all they are already utilizing a part of it already, the internet, as a way of getting information and material across to the student.

3. I don’t get it, and it’s okay: Some students who are on the shy side are reluctant to put their hands up in the classroom and admit they are not following the lesson. Students who struggle this way benefit drastically in an online classroom as they are one on one with the tutor and do not feel peer pressure.

4. Can you repeat that one more time?: Materials and resources are right there in front of you anytime you want them in the online classroom environment. If you have forgotten instructions then you can re-read online until you are certain of what is needed from you.

5. Can you repeat what we covered two months ago one more time?: For older students who work a full time job to supplement their studies, it can be hard when it comes to studying to focus for a test or an assignment. Libraries are not open 24/7 and so research can become a real chore. With online tutoring, students have a tutor ready to focus on the material for a particular test and assignment, available when the student needs it.

6. How about Physics at 11pm?: You are able to choose when, where, how long and what time you study. This can be useful in a wide variety of situations. You may work and have to fit studying in alongside work hours. If you have children you are able to study after putting them to bed. Studying when you feel most relaxed and at ease will be easier and you will see more progression.

7. Education On Demand: Individuals who are disabled or who have a condition that leaves them uncomfortable or makes attending school or college impossible can study from home in the secure and comfortable environment they are used to.

8. Involved Parenting: Parents can play a major role in their child’s education and become more involved by progress reports that are updated every time your child completes a session. No more waiting for 9 weeks to learn if your child is bordering between grade levels to get them the help to bump them up.

9. Responsible Parenting: Parents will have researched and chosen the online tutoring service for their child to ensure their child is in safe and reliable hands. A Child Protection Policy is a must for any learning environment to whom you wish to trust your child.

10. Save the Best for Last, and Just for Me: All online tutors are highly qualified and will have Masters or PhD in their chosen areas. This means you are getting tuition from the best sources possible. Of course best of all, you also have their undivided attention during your lesson.