http://www.content4reprint.com/profile/shari-nielsen-11029.xml Articles at Content for Reprint en-us http://www.content4reprint.com/culture-and-society/education/tutor-parent-communication.htm http://www.content4reprint.com/culture-and-society/education/tutor-parent-communication.htm Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:42:05 +0000 For a tutor, communication with parents is a must Tutors that communicate with the parent frequently tend to run a more successful business, land clients that are willing to pay slightly higher fees, and have clients that are more likely to offer referrals http://www.content4reprint.com/culture-and-society/education/advice-for-parent-teacher-communication.htm http://www.content4reprint.com/culture-and-society/education/advice-for-parent-teacher-communication.htm Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:35:04 +0000 Tutors not only help students understand material, but they also provide advice to frustrated or parents struggling to help their children The more informed tutors are, the more likely they are to offer sound advice http://www.content4reprint.com/culture-and-society/education/a-tutors-guide-to-an-iep.htm http://www.content4reprint.com/culture-and-society/education/a-tutors-guide-to-an-iep.htm Mon, 07 Apr 2008 21:07:04 +0000 It is not uncommon for parents to use education lingo during the initial consultation with a new tutor One term that seems to come up quite often is the “IEP” or “Individualized Education Program” http://www.content4reprint.com/culture-and-society/education/10-tips-for-supporting-your-child-at-home.htm http://www.content4reprint.com/culture-and-society/education/10-tips-for-supporting-your-child-at-home.htm Tue, 01 Apr 2008 01:42:03 +0000 Parents often turn to tutors for advice about how to help their child at home A tutor will come across as more professional and knowledgeable if he or she has immediate ideas that can be either verbally explained or even presented to the parent in writing http://www.content4reprint.com/culture-and-society/education/the-initial-parent-consultation.htm http://www.content4reprint.com/culture-and-society/education/the-initial-parent-consultation.htm Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:28:06 +0000 Often new tutors find themselves nervous and intimidated when it comes to following up on leads and building their clientele from scratch Some may feel like a salesperson and feel awkward promoting their services and trying to “land” customers http://www.content4reprint.com/culture-and-society/education/advertising-ideas-for-tutors.htm http://www.content4reprint.com/culture-and-society/education/advertising-ideas-for-tutors.htm Sun, 16 Mar 2008 19:37:26 +0000 Tutoring, whether online or face-to-face, can be a very lucrative business, assuming you have the right number of clients I recommend sitting down and determining what your goals are, how much you plan to charge, and how many hours a week you plan to tutor http://www.content4reprint.com/culture-and-society/education/why-start-a-tutoring-business.htm http://www.content4reprint.com/culture-and-society/education/why-start-a-tutoring-business.htm Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:23:50 +0000 Wouldn’t it be wonderful if you could walk into your office or classroom and tell your boss that you only want to work certain hours, or come in on certain days, or maybe not even come in at all and work from home instead Imagine picking and choosing the co-workers or students that you deal with or demand a specific salary for your efforts http://www.content4reprint.com/culture-and-society/education/who-can-become-a-tutor.htm http://www.content4reprint.com/culture-and-society/education/who-can-become-a-tutor.htm Mon, 10 Mar 2008 02:54:31 +0000 With the demand for student success increasing at a startling rate due to No Child Left Behind, more and more parents are turning to tutoring to give their child an edge in the classroom and on the state mandated tests This demand translates into a need for tutors, both online tutors and those that meet with students in person http://www.content4reprint.com/culture-and-society/education/helping-parents-understand-what-online-tutoring-is-all-about.htm http://www.content4reprint.com/culture-and-society/education/helping-parents-understand-what-online-tutoring-is-all-about.htm Mon, 03 Mar 2008 08:21:07 +0000 One of the biggest challenges to running a successful online tutoring business is getting parents to understand exactly what online tutoring is and how it will work for their child Never assume that the parents that you will be dealing with are as tech savvy as the children you will be tutoring http://www.content4reprint.com/culture-and-society/education/earn-money-as-a-tutor-while-in-college.htm http://www.content4reprint.com/culture-and-society/education/earn-money-as-a-tutor-while-in-college.htm Tue, 26 Feb 2008 05:25:43 +0000 One of the most lucrative things I did when I was a college student was to start my own tutoring business I didn’t intend to, it just happened