I once had a tutoring student, he was in sixth grade and man, sluggish didn’t begin to describe him. Let’s call him Billy. Billy made it about 15 minutes into the one-on-one tutoring session, diving into his reading and writing skills, and to say it wasn’t going well would be an unde...

SO, WHY ARE THE MAJORITY OF STUDENTS LEARNING EARLY ON TO HATE SCHOOL? That’s where we ended Part 2 of this series and where we dive right back into now. If you missed the first part of this write-up, you may want to head there now. It’s worth your time. In 2001, when I began tea...

  In Part 1 of this three-part series, we saw that teachers weren’t too thrilled with the current educational status quo, not just in the States, but also across the pond. And when we closed the lid on Part 1, we did so with a sneak-peek of the scores of our nation, the United States, ...

Lately (and for more than a decade now) there have been a host of examples of teachers utterly dissatisfied with the public school system. Teacher of the Year, Kim Cook, who was given an unsatisfactory grade from her school principal for one, a teacher who gave his video resignati...

This is a continuation of the three-part series. For best results, start with Step 1 then move onto Step 2. And don’t forget to implement what you learn! In Step 1 of the P.O.P. Method, we discovered just how important the PERSON is who sits in front of you during a tutoring session...

Let’s have a little recap before we dive into the Second Step of the P.O.P. Method that has played a huge role in taking me from tutoring hobbyist to rocking a multiple 6-figure income…yep, tutoring kids! P.O.P. stands for PERSON OPPORTUNITY PURPOSE It’s a simple method I have used over and...

P.O.P. doesn’t stand for quizzes anymore. In fact, as a former teacher, I really never liked POP Quizzes. They seemed to be sneaky things meant to make sure one did one’s work. And not really a method to determine true understanding or mastery of knowledge. I mean really, is ther...

Today’s article is going to be short and sweet, yet full of actionable items you can take as you need to use yourself, with your child or in your classroom - or, in your tutoring session. Love me some multi-purpose writing. It’s good for ALL MANKIND… echo echo echo. Okay, now that I’ve stopped...

  Warning: A tad bit of adult language within. Why? Because, on some topic, strong language simply amplifies the point of the funny. (Well, that’s what Jessica said!) Don’t like? Cool. No sweat. We have plenty of other ways to offend you here… kidding! Enter at your own risk. I resisted for ...

Our educational system is set up to make you or your child fail and I’m here to say it’s outdated and back-ass-ward. Now, that’s a bold statement, but if you’re a parent reading this and ever felt like you’re in a rat-race of life or spinning on that hamster wheel only to go… nowh...