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May
Do you need a tutor? How increased one-to-one attention can resolve a multitude of issues.
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Some children have very specific learning issues and difficulties that are easier to identify, but then there are other children whose grades just seem to slip without warning, and it can be hard to pinpoint the cause. Often, the underlying reasons for poor academic performance or bad study habits can be effectively addressed by the..read more.
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Feb
Gumph
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This was written in a recent application from a qualified and mature teacher for a position supporting a somewhat dyslexic young man: “Route education seems to bull doze unwittingly over innocent fields of enormous clarity and perspicacity misconceived as ignorance or inability.” The question it was answering was this: Illustrate a situation in which you..read more.
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Aug
3-hour homeschool days or 12-hour Chinese school days – Which is best for our children?
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3-hour homeschool days or 12-hour Chinese school days – Which is best for our children? A state school in Hampshire is the focus of a BBC documentary Are Our Kids Tough Enough? Chinese School. They’re experimenting with dropping in Chinese teachers, uniform, longer school days, and classroom culture. This prompted me to think about the..read more.