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Take advantage of free online tutoring services By Carissa Bergosh NASP School Liaison Officer
Active-duty service members and their families have free, unlimited access to online tutoring and career help from Tutor.com. So why haven’t you or your dependents logged on to this great tool? Expert tutors (they have all been vetted) help students of all ages – from kindergarten to 12th grade and college to adult learners – one-to-one in math, science, social studies and English. One-to-one help is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Does it just sound too good to be true? Well, it isn’t. Many people consider tutoring just for math homework. But Tutor.com provides tutors to help in all the core subjects. Here are some examples:
About Tutor.com Check out these YouTube videos to see how Tutor.com works: • www.youtube.com/watch?v= BZLILkaiXXM&feature=share& list=TLhtbKF65XsHM. • www.youtube.com/watch?v= g3VnZ8EVA8Q&feature=share& list=PLsfPyukV1bQ3ZX1CmS3s yAmatYm_pGzWD.
• Essay writing: Access the ProofPoint Writing Center. Here students can get real-time help with reports, essays and papers. Tutors explain the writing and proofreading process. Later they will help with edits. • American history: Need help with an idea to start that paper on the Recon-
struction Period of American history, a tutor can help with that. Now, you need help with resources. Too many students today depend on the internet as though it is the end all and be all of source material. Believe it or not, teachers still want a variety of source materials: books, magazines, interviews, and then maybe some media. A tutor can help with that, too. • Chemistry: Need help balancing those equations? Sign in with the tutor. • Mathematics: As a parent have you have probably heard something like this, “but my teacher doesn’t do it that way.” Then the child bursts into tears. My favorite endorsement of Tutor.com came from a student at a local elementary school. The young man reported to me, “I just love Tutor.com. Whenever my dad helps me
with math, he makes me cry. But my tutor never does.” What more do you need to hear to convince you to try out this great, free tutoring service. Do you find that a particular tutor is really helpful? Maybe one tutor is more helpful with math and another is more helpful with essay writing, request that tutor when you sign in. Now that the school year is upon us, try out the program now. Don’t wait until 11 p.m. on a Tuesday night with a huge science test the next day to sign in for the first time. Take my advice and check it out today. I promise you will be glad you did. Carissa Bergosh is the school liaison officer for NAS Pensacola. She can be reached by e-mail at carissa.bergosh@ navy.mil or by phone at 712-4105.
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