Jul 4, 2015 | Academic, Informational

It’s called close reading. Nobody tells you about this. It is like a hidden secret that would be so incredibly helpful to know, but with so much to cover and so little time to cover it in, teachers rarely get the opportunity to dig down deep into each individual line of text and explore its meaning. Not what the line means to you, not how it makes you feel, not the symbolism of the line in the context of the passage, but what that line is actually saying. That type of reading simply does not get covered in most high...

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Feb 26, 2015 | Academic, Informational

I had a conversation the other day with one of our math tutors, Alex, about connections among all the different subjects we tutor and study. Yes, we tutors are still studying in one way or another. In fact, for the year 2015 I have embarked on a personal project to study in depth the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment periods of history. My students learn about these eras to varying degrees in all of the history and government subjects I tutor, and part of what I like about tutoring history is discussing context. I have decided to explore the details...

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May 12, 2014 | Community

“When you know better you do better.”  Maya Angelou This year at the Bay Area Tutoring Centers, Inc., we are celebrating our 25th anniversary. I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your support and to introduce our center to those who may not have heard of us. As a family-oriented service, we truly enjoy providing a safe, productive environment for students to keep on track, a place that not only teachers but also generations of friends and siblings have referred to one another. Thank you to the counselors, teachers and parents for entrusting over 7000 Bay...

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