There are many misconceptions surrounding tutoring. These misconceptions might have you asking yourself, “Am I dumb if I need a tutor?” Here at Tutoring…With a Twist*, we can confidently say you are NOT dumb if you need a tutor, and you’re not alone in thinking that either. This blog post will dispel some of the myths about tutoring and set …
3 Easy Ways To Make Time For Homework When You’re Just Way Too Busy…
The school year hits like a thunderstorm, and that means more activities, more commitments, more chaos, and more dreaded homework. If your family doesn’t have time for homework or if the Homework Battle is a common phenomenon in your household, you’re not alone. Kids have all sorts of excuses for not handing in homework, but parents have excuses too. While …
How Much Does A Math Tutor Cost? – And Other $$ Questions!
How Much Does A Math Tutor Cost? Generally speaking, a math tutor in Canada should cost between $30 to $65 per hour depending on your region, the specific tutor you hire, the subject matter that is being taught, and the number of students being taught at a time. Math tutoring requests include arithmetic, pre-algebra, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, pre-calculus, calculus, statistics, …
Does My Child Need a Tutor? 13 Common Signs
School trouble can crop up out of nowhere. Take action before it becomes a problem—know the 13 most common signs your child needs a tutor. Take this checklist with you wherever you go—download our printable PDF version! 1. Your child is taking a subject that no one in the house is knowledgeable in. School is challenging, especially when you’ve been …
What Is Orton-Gillingham Tutoring?
According to a 2012 study from Statistics Canada, one in six Canadian adults cannot pass the most basic literacy tests. This represents an overall decline in literacy compared to the results of a similar study conducted in 2003. If anything, the study highlights how, even though we often take literacy for granted, reading and writing are difficult. Compound this inherent …
How Much Does a Homeschool Tutor Cost?
Since the advent of cross-enrolment, the homeschooling experience has changed drastically. Many students are engaged in their own brand of hybrid schooling, choosing to supplement their in-person lessons with online courses on the side. The traditional full-time homeschooling approach also works wonders, especially when enriched with the guidance of a homeschool tutor. But how much can you expect to pay …
Is It Worth Hiring a High School Student for Tutoring?
When hiring a tutor, battles abound! Following your attendance at the skirmish of in-person tutoring vs. online tutoring, should in-person win your favour, yet another choice awaits: in your home, or at the library? As if that were insufficient to cloy your disdain for dilemma, now you must consider how much a tutor costs. If the latter is your chief …
Tutoring vs Teaching: Is There Any Difference?
The tutoring vs teaching distinction can be tough to define. Teachers and tutors both do great things, but their settings and purposes are different. It’s like trying to prune a rosebush with a chainsaw—it’ll probably work, but there’s a more suitable tool for the job. A teacher needs to appeal to a group, while a tutor needs to appeal to …
The Importance of Calculus – Should You Hire a Calculus Tutor?
Calculus—an unknown realm for most, a nightmare to some, but intriguing to a few. While students have the option to take calculus in grade 12, many forgo it completely. Is it worth taking calculus in high school? Should you seek the help of a calculus tutor? What the heck is calculus?! We’ll answer each of these questions and more. What …
Homeschool Pods, Pandemic Pods – What Are They, and How Can Tutoring Help?
As public schools gear up to reopen in September, many parents are raising concerns about the associated risks. COVID-19 is still a threat, and sending the kids back to school might put them in danger. As a response, parents are organizing pandemic pods, also known as homeschool pods, and many are enlisting the help of tutoring services. How Do Homeschool …