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Anybody Home?
Why are tutors expected to be available whenever a student needs them, whether they have a scheduled session or not? I recently...
alisonywlam
Feb 22, 20232 min read
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Time's Up
How much time is too much or not enough for a tutoring session? What is the minimum amount of time a tutoring session should take? Is an...
alisonywlam
Feb 2, 20233 min read
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Tutors on Standby
There are long-term students, short-term students...and now there are ad hoc students I have already posted on "sprint" students as...
alisonywlam
Jan 25, 20232 min read
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The Tutor To Do List
What exactly is expected from a tutor and how can tutors manage these expectations? I had a conversation with a casual acquaintance about...
alisonywlam
Jan 23, 20233 min read
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Marathon, Not a Sprint
How do short-term students affect a tutor? I received a request for a tutor from one of the new companies that I work for. The student...
alisonywlam
Jan 15, 20232 min read
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Pricing Revisited
Every time I think I have the answer, I need to think again I was recently asked by a parent from my former company, the one that shut...
alisonywlam
Jan 14, 20233 min read
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The Price is Right
As a private tutor, how do you decide on what to charge? One of the first things to consider when going private is pricing. The price to...
alisonywlam
Jan 11, 20233 min read
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Tutoring as Gig Employment
What is the mental and emotional impact of participating in the gig economy? Tutoring is undoubtedly part of the gig economy. Any...
alisonywlam
Jan 2, 20233 min read
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The Essential Tool for Educators
Every teacher and tutor needs a good whiteboard The owner of a tutoring company asked me today what online whiteboard tools I've used and...
alisonywlam
Jan 1, 20233 min read
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The Scope of Tutoring
At what point should a tutor draw the line? What is the responsibility of a tutor? When I decided to become a tutor, I had very specific...
alisonywlam
Jan 1, 20232 min read
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Agile Retrospective for Tutoring
How I use agile retrospectives in my online classes and which ones I prefer I have long been on a quest for a decent agile retrospective...
alisonywlam
Dec 29, 20223 min read
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Best Online Classroom
With so many options, how do you choose which online platform to tutor in? I have used a number of different online platforms to teach...
alisonywlam
Dec 28, 20222 min read
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The Intricacies of Online Teaching
Are virtual classes a benefit or a detriment? I have spoken of my many years of experience in teaching and tutoring, but virtual teaching...
alisonywlam
Dec 24, 20225 min read
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Discrimination in Language Learning
As in many things, there is discrimination in language learning, but the source may be surprising When I was in high school, I tutored at...
alisonywlam
Dec 23, 20222 min read
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Building a Tutoring Practice
Important Elements to Remember with a New Start-up I am by no means an expert on the subject, but this is based on very recent personal...
alisonywlam
Dec 23, 20224 min read
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The Ethics of Tutoring
How does a tutor decide what they can and cannot teach? I truly believe that, as tutor, I have an ethical responsibility to my students,...
alisonywlam
Dec 22, 20223 min read
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And We Have Lift-Off!
My Adventures in Online Tutoring I have launched myself into the world of private online tutoring. It was never my intention to go...
alisonywlam
Dec 22, 20223 min read
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