Math can be as scary as spiders and snakes, at least in the brain of an 8-year-old child. And that early anxiety about dealing with numbers can put a child at a significant disadvantage, not only in school but in negotiating life and a career. Fortunately, a study of third-graders, published this week in the Journal of Neuroscience, suggests an intervention that can help. One-on-one tutoring does more than teach kids, the researchers say. It calms the fear circuitry in the brain, and this leads directly to better math scores.
The highest (and lowest) paying college majors?
Picking a major could have a bigger influence on students’ future earnings than deciding to go to college in the first place, according to a new study from Georgetown University. Workers with college degrees earn an average of $1 million more than high school graduates over the course of their lifetimes, the study found.
Biltmore Tutoring’s parent portal — the how and the why!
Are you interested in using Biltmore Tutoring’s parent portal to monitor your student’s progress? The parent portal is a quick and easy way for parents to look back at past session notes, update student information (including payment info), and to more generally keep a finger on the pulse of their student’s improvements through tutoring.