Ooooooo--ooooo-wie! Here's a good one for you today. A reblog from the "Lessons Learned from a Parent of a Virtually-Schooled Student." Lesson 9, specifically. And, it's a fitting discussion, especially in light of AI's "Big Brother" takeover of just about everything. It's scary out here. Like, what's real and what's not? And, it's amazing to … Continue reading Adventures in Tutoring Daily Challenge – Day 31 →

I know I'm supposed to be discussing all things tutoring for this challenge, but this blog post is going to deviate a little from the regular "daily challenge" discussion. But, just so I can make sure that I do have something tutoring-related since I'm on the tail end of this "tutoring" challenge, then I'll say … Continue reading Adventures in Tutoring Daily Challenge – Day 30 →

My sentiments, but not my quote. We'll unpack this wise saying in tomorrow's blog post.

Now, I'm not sure when you're reading this, but I didn't finish this blog post until late in the evening. Honestly, this whole week of blog posts was done at night, because it's just been that kind of a week. A full week of things to keep me plenty busy to where I couldn't get … Continue reading Adventures in Tutoring Daily Challenge – Day 28 →

Here's another "why I chose virtual tutoring over in-person tutoring. And, it's in line with the subject matter we've been discussing over the last couple of days . . . incentivizing children to do challenging things or things outside of their comfort zone or things they just don't prefer to do. I believe we're on … Continue reading Adventures in Tutoring Daily Challenge – Day 27 →

I'm still on the "incentivizing children" bandwagon. It's so hard to let it go. In fact, I have some blog posts on this site that are dedicated to this very topic. You can find them under the "Reading and Writing FUNdamentals" category of blog posts. And, the series is entitled "Incentivizing the Young Reader and … Continue reading Adventures in Tutoring Daily Challenge – Day 26 →

So, the "Lesson Learned" that I'm introducing to you today is the fourth one in the series, and it has everything to do with incentivizing children to read and write. It's funny because I'm trying to remember what "new journey" I was alluding to in this reblog, entitled "Lessons Learned as a Parent of a … Continue reading Adventures in Tutoring Daily Challenge – Day 25 →

As an online tutor, keeping the focus on giving my tutees the best human experience possible is a non-negotiable. And, that human experience (human touch) often involves some uplifting of the spirit. The children I serve need it, their families who support them need it, I need it, you need it, we all need it … Continue reading Adventures in Tutoring Daily Challenge – Day 24 →

Well folks, we're on day 23 of the "Adventures in Tutoring Daily Challenge." In this challenge, I have commissioned myself to blog about my tutoring adventures Monday through Thursday until Thursday, November 27th. I started back on Monday, September 29th. And, it's been a blast, thus far. My intention is to finish out this challenge … Continue reading Adventures in Tutoring Daily Challenge – Day 23 →

Let's move forward with the "reasons why I favor online tutoring over in-person tutoring," shall we? I think today would be the perfect day to do so. I'm on Reason #2, but I want to make sure and catch you up if you missed Reason #1, which was a two-parter. You can check out both … Continue reading Adventures in Tutoring Daily Challenge – Day 22 →