How to Find a Great Tutor: Interviewing Tips
Educational Programs

How to Find a Great Tutor: Interviewing Tips

- by Harry Simson

Finding a tutor for your child can seem daunting, but it doesn’t have to be. In this blog post, we will provide tips for interviewing potential tutors and finding the right one for your child. Every child is different, so it’s important to find a tutor who can meet their individual needs. Some parents may choose to interview several tutors before making a decision, while others may decide on the first tutor they speak with. It’s important to remember that the most important factor is finding someone who your child feels comfortable working with.

What to Look for in a Tutor

When you’re looking for a tutor for your child, it’s important to keep in mind what you hope they will gain from the experience. Are you looking for someone who can help them improve their grades in a particular subject? Are you hoping to find someone who can provide extra support outside of school? Maybe you’re hoping to find a tutor who will act as not only an educational mentor, but also a personal mentor for your child. Whatever you’re looking for, there are a few key qualities to keep in mind.

  • Reliable. Make sure whoever you plan to hire is reliable. You don’t want to have to worry about their schedule not being flexible, or them not showing up on time.
  • Trustworthy. Along with reliability, trustworthiness is also an important factor. You are entrusting your child with someone who is supposed to teach them. You should be able
… How to Find a Great Tutor: Interviewing Tips Read More
4 Fun Family Game Night Ideas to Try
Special Education Resources

4 Fun Family Game Night Ideas to Try

- by Harry Simson

Does your household currently participate in a weekly Family Game Night? If not, starting this tradition can be a fun way to bring everyone closer together while increasing quality time.

Whether you spend the evening telling jokes, making up stories or playing interactive board games, there are many ways to make the night memorable for all of your family members. Check out these four fun ideas if you need some inspiration. 

1. Balloon Tennis

Have you ever wanted to play tennis inside without breaking a window? Balloon tennis makes your dreams come true. By blowing up balloons and using tennis rackets to hit them back and forth with an opponent, you can bring tennis to your kitchen, living room or bedroom without damaging anything. 

2. Indoor Bowling

Clear out a space somewhere in the house to set up a bowling lane, and find 10 plastic bottles that you can use as makeshift bowling pins. Empty 20-ounce water and soda bottles work well. Then, arrange the bottles into the standard triangular shape that you see at your local bowling alley. Do not use an actual bowling ball though. Locate something lighter. 

3. Spoons Card Game

If your family appreciates card games, then playing Spoons is another excellent game night suggestion. Using a standard 52-card deck, players draw and discard until someone has four of a kind. When this happens, the person grabs a spoon and everyone else races to do the same, leaving one player out in each round. Think …

4 Fun Family Game Night Ideas to Try Read More
Why Not Consider An Online Kindergarten Class?
Online Classes

Why Not Consider An Online Kindergarten Class?

- by Harry Simson

The year 2019 till now has proven to the world that online work, schooling, and others can be a lifesaver. With the coronavirus hitting the world from China, a lot of things have turned online. For most people, in most parts of the world, online kindergarten has become the ideal way out for them. So, for parents who can home school, specific apps are used. However, for those who cannot, children are enrolled in a specific school’s online classroom for kindergarten. When that is done, they can join them to have classes based on the schedule or timetable provided. This is working for so many parents around the world.

Is enrolling easy?

One thing you should know is that, just like in normal classes, the best online kindergarten schools have a specific number of students per class. So, they stick to that. This is done to make sure tutors have the time to meet the needs of every student. That is important. Ideally, enrolling is never a complication at all. It is very easy. All you need to do is to be prepared to find the right platform or school to join. When that is sorted out, you can just be a guide for your son or daughter as the whole process unfolds. Since you will have first-hand witness to how the process goes, you can easily decide if it will work for your child or not.

Securing all learning items is important

It is unfortunate that some parents are …

Why Not Consider An Online Kindergarten Class? Read More
You Owe Your Children a Quality Primary Education
Educational Programs

You Owe Your Children a Quality Primary Education

- by Harry Simson

One area of a child’s education that should never be taken lightly is their primary education. When the primary level of a child’s education is not taken seriously, it affects their entire journey through life in education forever. A lot of times, at primary level, parents forget that these young children need to have the best. Well, as a parent, you should always think about your child’s educational journey all the way through senior secondary and even up to university level. Doing this is what will make your children get the best and make the most out of their lives.

Make their journey easier

It is true that education doesn’t make someone the best or the worst. However, education influences the way people see life and makes them realize they can be the best. Primary school is mostly from the ages of 6 to 12 years. At this age, children learn a lot of different things. These ages are the times when they form credible life attitudes, make career choices, learn about who they are, and so on. That means, if the primary education the child is getting isn’t up to the right standard, it goes against them immensely. That is not how it is supposed to be. Nothing should stop you from making sure your child gets the best primary level education. Even if you have had to transfer due to work, you can still find some of the best primary schools closer to you. All that is …

You Owe Your Children a Quality Primary Education Read More
University of Phoenix Recognized by Largest Cybersecurity Body, EC-Council, for Cybersecurity Academic Excellence

Photo by Adi Goldstein on Unsplash

Online Courses

University of Phoenix Recognized by Largest Cybersecurity Body, EC-Council, for Cybersecurity Academic Excellence

- by Harry Simson

Further cementing its status as a leading institution for gaining in-demand skills in cybersecurity, University of Phoenix recently received a 2021 Academic Circle of Excellence Award from EC-Council, the world’s largest cybersecurity certification body. This is the third year University of Phoenix has received the award in recognition of the University’s success in preparing students with an associate, bachelor’s or certificate in cybersecurity. These programs provide skills that students need to apply math, science and engineering principles, to use computers to solve technical problems and to contribute to network defense.

University of Phoenix cybersecurity degree and certificate programs are designed to meet the needs of adult and nontraditional learners with flexible online courses, and the certificate programs in cybersecurity prepare students to take certification exams administered by the EC-Council including the Council Certified Incident Handler (ECIH) and Computer Hacking Forensics Investigator (CHFI) exams and the EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker exam.

“University of Phoenix has continued to prepare workforce ready professionals with the tactical cybersecurity skills required in today’s emerging industry,” said Wesley Alvarez, Director of Academics at EC-Council, in a related release. “We are pleased to honor them for the third consecutive year with the Circle of Excellence award, representing elite Cybersecurity programs dedicated to student success.”

Certificate Programs in Cybersecurity at University of Phoenix

Certificate programs in cybersecurity at University of Phoenix, which can be applied toward a Bachelor of Science in Information Technology or a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, include an Advanced Cybersecurity certificate …

University of Phoenix Recognized by Largest Cybersecurity Body, EC-Council, for Cybersecurity Academic Excellence Read More