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| Tutoring "Remember the days when tutoring was only for students who needed extra help with their homework? Not any more. An increasing number of students with top marks in school are doing whatever it takes to get that leg up." --Caroline Alphonso, Education Reporter, The Globe and Mail As education becomes more competitive and as public classrooms become more overpopulated and underfunded, many parents and students are turning to private tutors for both remedial and enhancement needs. Private tutoring can be beneficial to students with a broad range of needs. Students who are struggling with their course material and who may be falling behind can increase their grades and comprehension with the individual attention of a tutor. Average students who want to achieve above-average results can learn better study habits from a tutor. Even strong students can benefit from a "study-buddy" to help them prepare for exams. We offer private, one-on-one or group tutoring in the following areas:
The rate for one-on-one tutoring sessions is $35/hour (plus travel fee if applicable). The rate for group tutoring sessions is $35/hour for the first person, and an additional $18/hour for each additional person (plus travel fee if applicable). Minimum charge is 1 hour. If substantial preparation work is required for the instructor, additional fees may apply. Payment options are credit cards, cash, cheque, and money order. E-mail Janine at janineb@ualberta.ca or call her at 780-993-2249 to arrange tutoring sessions. Please read our cancellation policy before making an appointment. edmonton alberta tutor tutoring eidt editor editors editing write writers writer writing freelance website websites web site sites design proofreader proofreaders proofreading proofread
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from an article in The Globe and Mail by Caroline Alphonso, Education Reporter: [...] Remember the days when tutoring was only for students who needed extra help with their homework? Not any more. An increasing number of students with top marks in school are doing whatever it takes to get that leg up. [...] "Parents are willing to spend more money on schooling. As education is seen as important, paying for it has become more acceptable," said Jane Gaskell, dean of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto. [...] Parents dole out up to $43 an hour to keep their children ahead in an increasingly competitive game. [...] [Some people] argue that in a highly competitive school environment, some parents need to do whatever it takes to give their child an edge. Time-strapped parents can no longer sit for hours helping their children with ever-increasing homework loads. And although class size has not changed substantially over the past few years, parents are concerned that their children, mainly in the public-school system, are not receiving much individual attention from their teachers. [...] Ottawa resident Casey van der Grient felt he had no choice but to look for a tutor for his 17-year-old daughter, Laura. The hunt for a tutor began. He searched the Internet, which yielded a couple of dozen math tutors in his city. He talked to other parents. He even saw a car drive by in his neighbourhood with a man advertising that he was a math tutor. He ended up hiring a former professor last semester to tutor his daughter for $30 an hour. Unlike Ontario parents, Armando Alcaraz of Richmond, B.C., feels that the school curriculum is not challenging enough. [...] In regular school, he says, they're just "going through the motions." "The tutors kind of fill in the little gaps that are necessary," he said. |
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