About Tutoring Clubs

About Tutoring ClubsIf you have children who are interested in participating in a tutoring club, then a Melville Tutoring Club can be the perfect solution for your needs. Here, you will find information on what to expect, how to get started, and what it takes to join a Melville Tutoring Club. There are several reasons why this is the best way to begin your own tutoring program for your children. Following are just a few.Many tutors have found that it is not possible to give each child their own individual attention. Even though you can get into an established program, which offers a consistent teacher for each child, you may have to travel to multiple locations to give them their own individual attention. There are so many different things to consider when you are teaching and tutoring a group of children. A Tutoring Club can offer a great resource for all of your students. Not only can they receive the same attention they would receive if they were all in one place, but it is a grea t way to meet up with other tutors and keep the mentors happy.Since you are in Melville, you will also be able to see what is going on with other tutoring clubs that are available. You can learn about how others are improving their services, and you can even consider joining your own. By doing so, you will be able to find the perfect mentor for each student.With a tutoring club in Melville, you will be able to plan trips to different locations around the area. This can help you determine which areas have the most demand for tutors. Sometimes, the area in which a child lives is a deciding factor as to whether or not they participate in a tutoring program. By getting involved in a tutoring program in Melville, you will be able to determine if the area is one that is in need of a tutor.If you are wondering where you can begin, the first place to look is Melville Tutoring Club. This is a non-profit organization that offers tutoring programs for a variety of reasons. They even offer ment oring programs to help improve your classes and give you more time to devote to your students.They are not affiliated with any particular school, and they are open to everyone. This means that you will be able to start right away with your children and work to make their education and their learning experiences better.When choosing a tutor for your children, you should not forget to ask yourself why you are looking for tutoring services. Is it because you are having difficulty with your current teacher?

How to Create Unique and Catchy Guitar Chord Progressions

How to Create Unique and Catchy Guitar Chord Progressions Sign up successful The blues progression is typically I, IV and V (one, four and five). Almost all of the blues songs that youve ever heard consist of those chords, and many pop and rock songs too. So how do you create a progression thats exciting and fresh? One answer is something called chord leading. Chord Leading Certain chords sound best when theyre followed by certain other chords. Here are some examples of chords that go well together: I  Any chord ii, IV, V, vii0 iii, ii, vi IV, I, V, vii0 V, I vi, ii vii0, I, iii Mix and Match Now, having shown you a list that seems pretty restrictive, let me balance that by telling you that terrific chord progressions have been easily written without the used of this chart and without the use of chord leading at all. I have a much more informal way of create unique and catchy guitar chord progressions. Take the chords I, IV, V and vi. This is sometimes called the Nashville chord progression, while Ive also heard it called the pop chord progression, but its not a progression, its just a set of four chords that are often used to create appealing progressions. Play each one four times; lets say, for right now, that thats four beats in each of our future measures. Go from one chord to another, in no particular order at all. If youre inclined to sing or hum a random melody, even if you wouldnt consider yourself a singer, then I would highly recommend it. It helps the creative process in that it keeps your imagination running. This can help to prevent writers block. Plus, the nature of how the human voice phrases music on its own can help to facilitate the motion or fluidity of this new song. Keep Everything Keep everything that you write. One of my college songwriting professors told me that writing about what you write, not about what you think, sounds best. What you think sounds best may change from day to day. Moreover, sometimes we write bits and pieces of songs and progressions on different days that may only come together on some future day. Unique and catchy guitar chords dont always, or most often, come overnight. They are built like little houses. Just as in building houses, once you start over-analyzing and rearranging too much, the whole thing could start to crumble. A big part of songwriting is being happy about whats been written today and leaving it alone. Theres so much technology out there to record your musical ideas. But for practical purposes, all that you really need is a simple sound recorder on your laptop or tablet. Remember, this is only in order to remember what youve come up with. To quote the film Napoleon Dynamite, Listen to your heart. Thats what I do. Creating anything unique and catchy means looking at what you could contribute artistically and being open and willing to sharing that with the world. Learn more about playing the guitar and making music by taking private lessons with a guitar instructor. Search for a guitar teacher today!   Heather L. teaches singing, piano, acting, and more in St. Augustine, FL, as well as through online lessons. She is  a graduate of the prestigious Westminster Choir College in Princeton, New Jersey, and has performed with the New York and Royal Philharmonics, the New Jersey and Virginia Symphonies, the American Boy Choir, and the internationally renowned opera star Andrea Bocelli.  Learn more about Heather here! Interested in Private Lessons? Search thousands of teachers for local and live, online lessons. Sign up for convenient, affordable private lessons today! Search for Your Teacher Photo by  Janne Poikolainen

You and Yours BBC Radio 4

You and Yours BBC Radio 4 Tutorfair featured on the BBC Radio 4 programme You and Yours, over the bank holiday weekend. If you didn't get a chance to tune-in, we have transcribed the segment. If you would prefer to listen in, hit play below! BBC Radio 4, You and Yours. Monday, 4th May 2015.   Private Tuition is a huge growth market in the UK, surveys suggest that one in every four young people now has a private tutor at some stage, but with lessons costing around £25 a time some people are concerned that private tuition is adding to an inequality, giving children with better off parents an even greater advantage. Catherine Carr reports on the tutoring programme set up to include those who’s families can’t afford to pay. She went to Paddington Academy in London where Imdad Ali in year 13, has been tutored in Maths by Tom Linton. Imdad, Paddington Academy student If you think about it in a Mathematical way its like there’s 2D where you learn through school, with your teachers, and you could say tutoring is an extra dimension, so 3D. It teaches you a different way to do problems and how to solve them. Tom L, Tutorfair Tutor It is kind of a contrast when you give them problems to solve at the beginning of the year, and it’s a combination of the actual problem solving ability and the body language that goes along with it, and how that shifts over time as well. Imdad I took the role of head boy at the start of the year, mainly from the confidence I gained form being tutored in Maths. A feeling where I know more than I think I know. I didn’t have much confidence before, but he [Tom Linton] teaches me ways to check if I have the correct answers or not. I can see my grades getting higher and higher each time I answer a question. Catherine Carr, BBC Reporter Across town at Clapton Girls’, Salimah is on her lunch break, like Imdad she is in her final year, and has had help from a tutor, Lucy Kerr. Lucy took me to meet Salimah, who has had some pretty exciting news. Salimah, Clapton Girls' The tutoring I have had started around September, mid-September. It was mainly to help with my application to Oxford. We started off with my personal statement, looking at ways to structure it so that it flowed better.  I then waited for interviews, and then I got an interview, and then I got in! Lucy Kerr, Tutorfair Tutor and Oxford Graduate I think to give Salimah the chance to meet someone who has studied at the place that she wants to study gives her a nice insight on what to expect especially on interview day, because very often people are going to interviews with really no awareness of what to expect. Also importantly, no awareness that it is possible to enjoy the experience. Salimah had four days in Oxford that I think you really enjoyed! Catherine Both Salimah and Imdad were taught by tutors from Tutorfair. I went to meet one of their founders, Edd Stockwell at their East London offices. Catherine Hi, Edd Edd Stockwell, Tutorfair Co-founder Hi Catherine, lovely to meet you, welcome to Innovation warehouse, where Tutorfair HQ is based. Tutorfair is a website where parents can find tutors for their kids, and for each student who pays, we give tutoring to a child who can’t afford it. Everyone at some point missed something at school, and it’s really really useful to have someone sit down and explain it to you. Good teachers do this all the time, parents do it with their kids, and parents paying tutors to help them is just an extension of that. But when you realise how effective that is, and you realise that there are some people who really can’t afford it, well then you really have to find a way to give it people who can’t afford to pay. Catherine The tutors that I’m looking at on this list, the cheapest one is about £25 an hour and the most expensive one is about £45 an hour. You say that people can’t afford it and some people can’t afford it, but actually the vast majority of people can’t afford tutoring. Edd I think it’s about a quarter of students in the UK have a tutor, and I don’t think that is particularly split by economics massively, there’s large socio-demographic reasons why in Asian cultures it’s particularly prevalent. But I completely agree that the middle class do buy tutoring because it’s a really effective thing to do for your child’s education. Dr. Lee Elliott Major Those from richer backgrounds are three to four times more likely to be investing in private tutoring.  My name is Dr. Lee Elliott Major, I am the chief executive of the Sutton Trust. We do have concerns, as what we observe is an escalating arms race of social mobility. 23% of young people say they’ve had private tutoring across the country. London is the capital, over 40%. But what you see is a very stark gap between the education haves and have-nots. It’s something like 17% of those from poorer backgrounds and 29% of those from richer backgrounds Catherine The Pfitzner family live in West London, after school nine year old Farley is powering through some long multiplication with her tutor. Her older sister Bella will start in January. Their mum Blanche, explains why she is happy to spend what amounts to hundreds of pounds a month on tutoring. Blanche Pfitzner The London day system particularly is quite tough to get into, so you’ve got to get quite high percentages now. So, we thought that the best thing to do when she wasn’t doing brilliantly is to get a bit of support as they get so much homework too, which I can’t do! Catherine What proportion of your friends at the school gates would you say have employed the same tactic? Blanche I would say quite a lot, but secretly as it’s all a bit of secret squirrel stuff. The school is quite against it, so it’s not openly discussed, as they like to see their kids succeeding naturally. But I would have thought that quite a big proportion are doing it. Dr. Lee Elliott Major For most people this is prohibitive, and that’s why the Sutton Trust is looking at different models of how you can provide tutoring for those that don’t have the money to do it. But we’re also evaluating different models like Tutorfair, the Tutor Trust. These not for profits that have emerged from this market, but it’s too early to say which ones are actually having an impact. Edd We just helped our 2,500th student for free , and it’s a one for one promise, so the charity is a little ahead of how many we’ve helped on the business side of Tutorfair. Catherine How do you decide how to select the children eligible for free tutoring? Edd So we partner with inner city schools who have a high proportion of students on free school meals. The class teachers choose the students they feel will benefit most, and our tutors go into those schools to work with those students. Catherine The process is more complicated than that in the school’s eyesore, and it takes a motivated school leadership, but given that it can work. Both Salimah and Imdad were provided with tutors from Tutorfair. Salimah Well I really grateful that I got it, as I know a lot of people didn’t get the chance to have tutoring. I think that is as shame as well that only a small number of people did have that chance. Catherine If you don’t mind me asking, would your parents be in a position to pay for tutoring for you it were not offered to you in this way? Salimah Definitely not, I have five other siblings, so yeah, that probably would have never had happened. Imdad So my parents are not actually in work, because their health is pretty bad. I think I am a very lucky person I guess to get this opportunity. There are lots of people out there that need it as well. Dr. Lee Elliott Major I think that you need something national on this, because the evidence shows that the inequalities are driven largely outside schools, maybe we should have a scheme where we use a bit of pupil premium money for private tutoring outside of schools. What can work across the country is the big question. So it think whoever gets into government after May, I think this is a question for them.

Smarty Interview Meet Emily Gaffney and Heart Math Tutoring - Heart Math Tutoring

Smarty Interview Meet Emily Gaffney and Heart Math Tutoring - Heart Math Tutoring Smarty Interview: Meet Emily Gaffney and Heart Math Tutoring Smarty Interview: Meet Emily Gaffney and Heart Math Tutoring September 26, 2019 Check out our latest feature in the Charlotte Smarty Pants magazine: CSP Team Note: We recently chatted with Emily Gaffney, Executive director ofHeart Math Tutoring. If you don’t know this organization, you need to. They’re doing incredible things in our community. Enjoy getting to know Emily, Heart Math Tutoring and find out how you can get involved here! The idea was born from community members at Social Venture Partners (SVP) who felt like volunteer tutors could be better used in the public schools. SVP looked to invest in a nonprofit that was running a structured tutoring program and couldn’t find any in Charlotte at the time! So, volunteers within SVP â€" including my own mother â€" stepped up to the plate to create a program. Read more here Charlotte Smarty Pants Article written by Cheryl Petty

Seeking Distance Why Conservatives are Cutting Ties with an Anti-Tax Pledge

Seeking Distance Why Conservatives are Cutting Ties with an Anti-Tax Pledge Photo from Flickr.com by Tax Credits But this influential pledge is beginning to lose considerable backing within conservative circles.  It has recently come to light that politicians who, in addition to Norquist, could best be described as conservative have begun to distance themselves from this promise. So far, individuals who have denounced it include Senators  Lindsey Graham, John McCain, Saxby Chambliss, and Bob Corker. Among the others are Representatives  Peter King and Chris Gibson, and, perhaps most notably, Speaker of the House John Boehner and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor.  Sen. Corker informed  constituents  that he was “not obligated on the pledge.” Meanwhile, Sen. Chambliss confidently told a Georgia news station that “I care a lot more about my countryâ€" I care a lot more about it than I do about Grover Norquist.” It should be noted that the influence and credibility these particular politicians have in the Republican party cannot be overstated. These men are not only revered in their own party, but also among Americans who take a conservative approach to politics. So why are these individuals, who all signed the pledge with enthusiasm upon entering office, retracting their statement to never raise taxes?  The reason for this is intimately linked to the upcoming Republican fiscal cliff compromise. Politicians from both sides of the aisle are furiously seeking a solution to this ever-pressing fiscal issue, and conservatives are focusing on a plan to raise tax revenue by eliminating potential deductions as well as closing possible tax loopholes. But how is this plan connected to Grover Norquist? Under his strict rules as they are laid out in the pledge, these seemingly small modifications to the tax system count as a tax increase. Therefore, they are to remain absolutely forbidden. A Senate aide who asked not to be named recently stated that although Republicans and Democrats often take different approaches to taxation, Norquist remains totally isolated in considering the elimination of tax credits to be a tax increasethe pledge just doesnt reflect the reality of how tax policy works. It appears that this anti-tax activist is beginning to lose his considerable influence, even among people who share most of his ideologies. As Rep. Peter King of New York recently told NBC’s Meet the Press, “the world has changed, and the economic situation is different.” Perhaps it is time for everyone to realize that what worked in 1986 may not work today, and that seemingly immobile economic ideas must be altered to fit the current fiscal climate. Photo from wikipedia.com

Get Down to Business 6 Corporate Language Training Programs to Make Your Organization a Global Player

Get Down to Business 6 Corporate Language Training Programs to Make Your Organization a Global Player 6 Corporate Language Training Programs to Make Your Organization a Global Player What if there were a way to expand your business massively?What if employees had an easier time making the deals your business needs to thrive?What if company retreats could suddenly get a whole lot cooler and more international?The good news is that all this is possible.There are many advantages to learning a foreign language  and benefits of being bilingual  in or out of the job market. In the workplace, learning a  language for business  benefits both the individual employees and the company as a whole. Countless  awesome jobs require additional languages. If youre considering corporate language training, weve no doubt that jobs at your company are pretty awesome, too.So its time to take the plunge into corporate language training. These six training programs might just give your business the edge it needs to go above and beyond the competition! Why Use Corporate Language Training?One reason to use corporate language training is to ensure your staff possesses necessary skills to be successful. Employees often receive on-the-job training in areas like computer programs, corporate policy and other job-related skills. It goes without saying that some may need more training to ensure they have the language skills necessary to perform well.These employees might already be bilingual, but every field has its own technical vocabulary. You want to be absolutely sure your staff has a firm grasp on essential terminology to be successful in their position.Additionally, corporations often use language training to expand business into more markets. Having staff members who speak key languages improves a businesss ability to negotiate effectively in international contexts and opens up new opportunities.Finally, using corporate language training provides greater employee development. Additional training in skills like languages can attract better candidates to positions in your company and make existing employees more satisfied with their work. After all, even the most ja ded employee would most likely jump at the chance to learn a new and exciting skill.6 Corporate Language Training Programs to Make Your Organization a Global PlayerBerlitzIf you want corporate language training from one of the biggest names in language education, look no further than Berlitz. Berlitz is known for its language learning programs that focus on functional communication.Their corporate language training programs offer flexibility and customization to fit your organizations needs, goals and budget. Want in-person training? Thats cool. Prefer online training? They can do that, too. Plus, corporate language training is available for beginners to advanced learners, and Berlitz can assess the employees to determine their skill levels.Berlitz corporate language training programs can even be personalized to focus on specific skills to prepare your workforce for whatever situations theyre most likely to encounter. Berlitz also trains in culture, which is a valuable component to conducting business in a foreign language.But Berlitz offers more than corporate language training. If you have employees moving abroad, Berlitz can also provide assistance with relocation and/or the transition to life back home.Berlitz offers instruction in common languages like English, Spanish, French, German and Italian, but they also have instructors who teach less common languages, like Finnish and Dari.TalkWhat more could you want than corporate language training thats affordable and effective?Talk aims to provide just that.Talk is also flexible. They can either come to you to train employees onsite, or you can choose their online learning option. Plus, Talk offers a variety of unique opportunities. For instance, Talk can help you work on accent reduction, presentation skills, business writing and/or industry-specific language skills.If you decide youd rather have your employees study abroad, Talk will even help you find a program.Talk offers English, Spanish, French, Italian , Portuguese, Arabic, Chinese and any language that is essential in todays multilingual marketplace.Education FirstEducation First offers four different types of corporate language training programs. Thats four. You read correctly.These four types of courses include face-to-face courses, teacher-led online courses, self-study online courses and immersion abroad at Education Firsts language institutes. Yes, your company can actually send employees to study abroad, and they may very well love you forever for it.Each type of course has different features. All the programs offer access for various devices, professional content and tailored course material. Immersion, face-to-face and teacher-led online courses also offer additional features like writing exercises, conversation classes, level testing and certificates.Education First also offers industry-specific courses to prepare employees for certain industries like aviation and pharmaceuticals.Study abroad programs are available for E nglish in 12 cities in the US, UK, Canada, South Africa, Australia, Singapore and Malta. Additional language programs are available in Berlin, Paris and Madrid. Face-to-face, teacher-led online and self-study online courses focus primarily on English education.Concordia Language VillagesCant resist a good corporate retreat? Then Concordia has the corporate language training youre looking for!Located in Minnesotas Northwoods, Concordia Language Villages offers customized training retreats that are usually six to seven days in length. These retreats aim to educate participants in language and culture.The idea behind using a retreat to teach a language is that its more immersive, which can help participants learn more quickly. Even the food is authentic to the country of origin of the target language. They take immersion seriously (and deliciously).The customization element allows for companies to train employees in whatever skill sets are most important for their business. For instanc e, programs may focus on learning the necessary language or using the language skills in realistic scenarios that employees might actually encounter.Concordia Language Villages offers 15 languages, including English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese and Korean.LTC Language SolutionsWhether your organization needs French language skills or Flemish language skills, LTC Language Solutions has you covered. LTC Language Solutions offers corporate language training for a wide array of language options. However, if the language is not yet offered, theyll still try to hook you up.LTC Language Solutions focuses on teaching participants valuable language skills in a low-stress environment. Programs are crafted specifically to meet the needs of the learners and build on each persons skills and experience.Plus, LTC Language Solutions offers targeted programs for specific industries. Whether your organization ha ppens to be a sports team traveling abroad or a manufacturing company looking to ensure all workers speak the same language, LTC Language Solutions can help give your employees the language skills they need to excel in your industry.DexwayDexway is a useful corporate training program whether you want your organization to learn online, in a blended format or at in-person classes at training centers across the world.Dexway programs use interactive multimedia to help participants engage with the language and focus on immersion. Dexway apps work on multiple devices, making it easy for employees to fit learning into their busy schedules.Voice recognition software can help even remotely located students practice their speaking, but anyone looking for more conversation practice can also access conversation groups with other Dexway students.Dexway also offers a wide array of sector specific courses in areas like business (including finance, human resources and more), retail (including cloth es store, supermarket, etc.), tourism, insurance, industrial and healthcare.Languages offered include English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Russian.These six corporate language training programs will not only prepare your employees to work effectively in a global marketplace, they may also up your companys cool factor several notches. And One More ThingWant to learn language skills for all areas of life, not just for the office? Then youre going to love learning with FluentU!FluentU makes it possible to learn languages  from music videos, commercials, news and inspiring talks.  Its all stuff that native speakers  actually watch.  With FluentU, you learn real languagesâ€"the same way that natives  speak them. FluentU has a wide variety of videos like movie trailers, funny commercials and web series, as you can see here:FluentU App Browse Screen.FluentU has interactive captions that let you tap on any word to see an image, definition, audio and useful examples. N ow native language content is within reach with interactive transcripts.Didnt catch something? Go back and listen again. Missed a word? Hover your mouse over the subtitles to instantly view definitions.Interactive transcript for Carlos Baute song.You can learn all the vocabulary in any video with FluentUs Quiz Mode. Swipe left or right to see  more examples for the word you’re learning.FluentU has quizzes for every videoAnd FluentU always keeps track of vocabulary that you’re learning. It uses that vocab to give you a 100% personalized experience by recommending videos and examples.Start using FluentU on the website  with your computer or tablet  or, better yet,  download the FluentU app from  the  iTunes  or  Google Play  store.

5 Tips to Celebrate National Family Literacy Month

5 Tips to Celebrate National Family Literacy Month 5 Tips to Celebrate National Family Literacy Month Whether it’s your toddler mesmerized by the pictures and activities of “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” or his Grandpa getting lost in the mysteries of a John Grisham novel, a love for books is timeless and shared across all generations. Nothing beats curling up with a good book and exploring the countless possibilities of worlds both real and imagined. “Children are made readers on the laps of their parents.”- Emilie Buchwald For many, the love for books starts at an early age in the stories our parents read to us. Providing your children with plentiful opportunities to listen to stories will help them learn to read and comprehend stories on their own. They also begin to think more actively as they listen to stories and picture the scenes described, wondering how the story will develop. When read to frequently, children can grow to love reading and will take the initiative to read more on their own. National Family Literacy Day ® is celebrated on November 1st each year and is a kickoff to National Family Literacy Month. This November, the celebration of National Family Literacy Month brings about a great opportunity for families to get back into the tradition of reading as a family. Here are ways you can promote family literacy at home. Set aside time each day for reading. Keep books visible around the house. Make regular visits to the library. Read the book version of your child’s favorite movie. Organize a children’s book club with friends in the neighborhood. Reading books that match ability and interests exposes children to new worlds. Check out the Kumon Recommended Reading List for age-appropriate book selections. You might also be interested in: 7 Ways to Celebrate Pi Day 6 Oral Reading Tips for Parents Happy Read Across America Day! Kick-off National Reading Month by Celebrating Dr. Seuss’ Birthday With These Fun Activities 5 Books to Read for Black History Month 5 Tips to Celebrate National Family Literacy Month 5 Tips to Celebrate National Family Literacy Month Whether it’s your toddler mesmerized by the pictures and activities of “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” or his Grandpa getting lost in the mysteries of a John Grisham novel, a love for books is timeless and shared across all generations. Nothing beats curling up with a good book and exploring the countless possibilities of worlds both real and imagined. “Children are made readers on the laps of their parents.”- Emilie Buchwald For many, the love for books starts at an early age in the stories our parents read to us. Providing your children with plentiful opportunities to listen to stories will help them learn to read and comprehend stories on their own. They also begin to think more actively as they listen to stories and picture the scenes described, wondering how the story will develop. When read to frequently, children can grow to love reading and will take the initiative to read more on their own. National Family Literacy Day ® is celebrated on November 1st each year and is a kickoff to National Family Literacy Month. This November, the celebration of National Family Literacy Month brings about a great opportunity for families to get back into the tradition of reading as a family. Here are ways you can promote family literacy at home. Set aside time each day for reading. Keep books visible around the house. Make regular visits to the library. Read the book version of your child’s favorite movie. Organize a children’s book club with friends in the neighborhood. Reading books that match ability and interests exposes children to new worlds. Check out the Kumon Recommended Reading List for age-appropriate book selections. You might also be interested in: 7 Ways to Celebrate Pi Day 6 Oral Reading Tips for Parents Happy Read Across America Day! Kick-off National Reading Month by Celebrating Dr. Seuss’ Birthday With These Fun Activities 5 Books to Read for Black History Month