When the word education is mentioned usually there are positive intentions in mind. In America today the demand for education is growing exponentially, because of growing demand the competition for college placement is fierce. To stay a step ahead of the rest in the professional world, your child will need more than an average bachelors degree. Currently securing a job in the United States requires a superior education. Continue reading →

Tutors play a major role in motivating students. Not only in studies but motivation is also needed to bring energy within students to excel in any activity they perform. A simple appreciation can make students to boost their positive vibrations to do more number of good works. Continue reading →

Tutorz.com very own Dirk Wagner presented statistical analysis on the distribution of the main tutoring subjects to Dow Jones Journal Editor Missy Sullivan. Today Dirk is going to substantiate this presentation with the in-depth analysis of individual subjects for each main tutoring category. For example the mathematics category will be broken down into algebra, statistics, calculus, geometry, trigonometry, etc.

The original article on the main tutoring subjects was published on March 12, 2011 and can be found here: www.tutorz.com/blog/2011/03/ceo-interviewed-by-dow-jones-journal/

This data presented in the distribution of tutoring subjects was taken from the last 5,000 tutoring requests (and not just from search data which is skewed due to spam and robot activity). The main tutoring subject categories with its respective percentage distributions are as follows: math (32%), English (17%), science (17%), languages (12%), test prep (6.5%), business (4.5%), computer-related (4%), music (3%), sports (1%) and other (4.3%).

Math Subjects
As one might expect, the subject category of mathematics is the most dominating category scoring 32% of all tutoring requests. Within this category algebra, calculus, statistics and geometry are the most frequent requested subjects. The requests for mathematics related subjects break down as follows: math (15%), algebra (7.7%), calculus (3.7%), statistics (2.3%), geometry (2%), trigonometry (0.3%), applied math (0.03), differential equations (0.03%).

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Students attending tests need to be well prepared in order to succeed. Each student may be of different type while studying and handling exams. For example, she may study well but face some problems while writing exams. Some may not focus on studies but score well in competitive exams. Here are few tips for students and personal tutors to focus on competitive exams and bring success. Continue reading →

Tutorz.com researched its database to determine the biggest tutoring cities in the United States. To accomplish this objective we compare the population of the top 50 U.S. cities with the number of requests for personal tutoring — for all subjects ranging from math, over English to essay writing. Information about personal tutor requests originates from Tutorz’ database and is bound by the years 2007 and 2010. The ranking of U.S. cities by population is based on a Wikipedia publication.

The table below ranks the top 10 U.S. cities by the number of requests for private tutors and compares it with the city’s rank by population.

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Learning is by no means an easy task. The student’s brain must form new neural connections. Distractions from the outside (noise, pollution, other students) or from the inside (fatigue, hunger, personal issues) limit the student’s ability to learn. Fortunately, by following a few tips the study and tutoring results can be greatly improved. Continue reading →

The private tutors enjoy wide range of benefits in tutoring services. But however they need to overcome certain professional problems to bring success in their career.

Personal tutors face some problems, especially when they are new to teaching industry. We can have focused discussion on problems faced by tutors and tips to resolve those difficulties. This guide will surely help new tutors and also the experienced ones to travel in the path of tutoring career successfully. Continue reading →