4
Feb
To IB or not IB?
Categories: Education, Ideas, Inspiration, Teaching, Tutors International Comments 2
To IB, or not to IB? What is the International Baccalaureate and can it be home-schooled? I’ve had several requests from parents in the past for a private tutor for the International Baccalaureate, or IB. As one of the three main education systems it is an internationally recognised and well-respected course that, in many ways,..read more.
26
Jan
Dismay and Disgust
Categories: Education, Ideas, Teaching, Tutors International Comments 0
Today I received the below comment on some of Tutors International’s recent job listings. I am really dismayed and disgusted that so many of your jobs insist on a private school education as a prerequisite for being a tutor. This is totally unacceptable and should be illegal in my opinion. I would not want to..read more.
10
Jan
Drivel
Categories: Education, Ideas, Inspiration, Teaching, Tutors International Comments 0
More drivel today… This application was for a position in the US requiring an American who has a reasonable amount of experience working in grade school, and who knows about the Orton-Gillingham or Wilson approaches to managing dyslexia. The applicant started out by saying “I have no direct purposeful experience having worked in the normal..read more.