Our Philosophy     Top Of Page

A professional tutoring service must be guided by a well-defined philosophy which meets the needs of its students and adheres to the highest possible standards of academic excellence. Here are the principles which govern our tutoring service:

• We believe the goal of tutoring should be to enable students to overcome all past and present difficulties so they can excel in all future course work and exams.

• We believe our teachers should provide their students with the personal attention they need to improve study habits and homework skills, to increase course understanding and to develop confidence in all test-taking situations.
• We believe our teachers should thoroughly test their students at the first lesson to pinpoint their strengths and weaknesses, to identify any deficiencies holding them back and to learn exactly which topics need to be taught.
• We believe our teachers should clearly and completely explain to their students all vocabulary, fundamental concepts and basic ideas involved in the course they are taking or on the test for which they are preparing.
• We believe our teachers should assign ample written and study homework both to practice topics newly taught during the lesson and to reinforce topics taught during previous lessons.
• We believe our teachers should teach their students to use logic and common sense in doing homework assignments, solving problems and taking tests.
• We believe our teachers should always set and follow high standards of professionalism and conduct to maximize their effectiveness and to help their students realize their full potential.

Our Teachers     Top Of Page

A professional tutoring service must seek out the most effective and competent teachers who can provide expert instruction to their students. Here's how we recruit and screen the teachers we select to join our staff:

• All prospective teachers must complete a comprehensive intake process, including an extensive interview, before we place any students with them.
• To maintain our high standards of excellence, we actively solicit comments from each student's family about their teacher's performance, effectiveness and professionalism.
• Although almost all our teachers are employed full time in public schools. private schools, religious schools and colleges, a number are retired veteran teachers with many year's classroom experience.
• Our teachers are adult professionals who are patient and thorough in their work with students.
• In the rare case the chemistry or rapport between a teacher and student is not completely satisfactory, we'll readily provide a replacement tutor.
• We're justifiably proud of the many favorable comments we've received about our teachers over the years from satisfied parents.

Our Lessons     Top Of Page

A professional tutoring service must conduct lessons using techniques which help students overcome their academic difficulties, master their course work and achieving their educational goals in the shortest possible time. Here's how our teachers conduct lessons:

• Just as a first visit to the doctor begins with a thorough examination to discover exactly what's wrong with the patient, our teachers start the first lesson with a comprehensive diagnostic test pinpoint the student's strengths and weaknesses.
• Since a student's educational problems almost always develop from gaps in topics and basic concepts taught previously, the diagnostic test is designed to identify any deficiencies standing in the student's way.
• The teacher spends the rest of the first lesson teaching topics not yet mastered by the student, beginning with those which first caused trouble.
• At the end of the first lesson, the teacher advises the parents how many hours per week the student should have lessons to overcome all difficulties and catch up as quickly as possible.
• This estimate is based upon several factors, including the diagnostic test results, the student's aptitude for learning as demonstrated during the second half of the lesson and the number of weeks available to complete the course.
• Rather than focusing of the student's next school homework assignment or test, each lesson is devoted to intensive teaching of definitions, basic concepts, methods and everything else the student needs to understand and master the course.
• At each lesson (including the first), the teacher writes up extensive notes and assigns ample homework so the student can practice newly taught topics and reinforce those taught during previous lessons.
• The teacher spends the first part of each lesson checking and correcting the written homework assigned at the previous lesson.
• To ensure maximum stability and consistency, the teacher attempts to schedule lessons to take place on the same day and at the same time each week.