Captain Kevin R. has been in the Army National Guard for 15 years and works as an Information System Manager. Kevin is currently deployed while also attending Webster University for a Master of Science Degree in Cybersecurity. Now that Kevin is deployed, he has been using the tutor.com/military program to balance deployment life and getting […]
“I don’t need a tutor” the seventh grader grumbled as he made his way into the auditorium for a guest presentation at his Virginia Beach middle school. Thirty minutes later, he had changed his mind. What transpired in that thirty minutes was part of the tutor.com/military support team’s latest outreach effort in highly military-connected school […]
The Tutor.com library team has the absolute pleasure of visiting libraries of all sizes all around the country. Recently, we traveled to Richland Library in Columbia, SC. We visited with staff members and toured their wonderful Richland Library Main. As we often are when we visit our library partners, we were amazed at the busy […]
Persistence and grit are words that are frequently mentioned as predictors of academic success. But how do you encourage or support persistence and grit, especially with students who face multiple obstacles to learning? Let’s take the example of military families. Tutor.com works with military families all over the world. Our military students face many of […]
When I was in elementary and high school (which I admit, was a long time ago), and we would discuss a student who did very well in school, we would refer to her as a “brain.” We have a tendency to think of learned individuals as highly rational, disembodied brains. Computers in early days were […]
Parents often ask the question, “Why do I need Tutor.com when I can access Khan Academy at no cost?” It is a legitimate question posed by parents who want the best, yet affordable, educational support for their child. The answer depends on what each student wants to learn and how he or she will best […]
