To get this blog going, I’ve decided to start a series of blog posts on what it takes to be a great tutor.
Effective one-on-one tutoring requires more than a mastery of the subject matter. A good tutor needs to have a full grasp of the underlying issues which all play a significant role in determining how [...]
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5280 Promotion
Offer: $52.80/hour for all new students
In celebration of all things Denver, No Excuses Tutoring would like to offer a promotional rate of $52.80/hour for all new students who will start tutoring lessons within the next month (01/12/10 – 02/12/10). The rate will then remain at $52.80 through the end of June 2010.
For those of you who [...]
How to find a Chemistry Tutor, in 48 hours.
Last week I had a request through this website for a super star chemistry tutor from a parent of a high school student.
Typically, when you call or email No Excuses Tutoring, we’re ready with a qualified tutor whom we’ve worked with in the past, or at the very least already interviewed and vetted. And I [...]
Amendment 23, back in debate
The Great Education Colorado blog had a post recently about how Amendment 23 shouldn’t be a topic of discussion for a possible reform effort by the Long-Term Fiscal Stability Commission. In their defense, they offer the following graph:
The graph shows that spending per pupil has lagged in Colorado behind the National Average, even after the [...]
Introducing our group rates
Today we are introducing our group rates.
Our core business of one-on-one tutoring will remain at $60/hour, but you now have the flexibility of dramatically decreasing the cost of hiring our tutors by studying as a group, up with friends or family. For example, if you need help doing your homework, you now have the choice [...]
More on college remedial work
RMN reports today that
More than half of all Denver Public Schools graduates who enroll in a state college or university must take at least one remedial course …
… and in most cases, that class is math.
We’ve been hearing a lot about this issue recently. Just a week ago the Denver Post published almost an identical [...]
Too many Colorado students need to take remedial courses to go to college
On December 29th, the Denver Post writes:
One-third of Colorado high school graduates need remedial classes when they start college every year, and everyone from principals to state bureaucrats is pressing to get higher education and school districts to work together to move kids toward degrees faster.
Here are some more quotes:
At Denver’s Abraham Lincoln High School, [...]
No Recession For Me
No Excuses Tutoring is proud join the No Recession For Me campaign. We believe that when the going gets tough, the tough get going – and we intend to work very hard to make this company work in any economic climate. Won’t you join us?
- 03.06.10How to be a great tutor
- 01.11.105280 Promotion
- 10.27.09How to find a Chemistry Tutor, in 48 hours.
- 07.20.09Amendment 23, back in debate
- 07.07.09ARTHUR BENJAMIN’S FORMULA FOR CHANGING MATH EDUCATION
- 02.03.09Introducing our group rates
- 01.13.09More on college remedial work
- 01.02.09Too many Colorado students need to take remedial courses to go to college
- 01.01.09Happy New Year!
- 12.29.08No Recession For Me