http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Shari+Nielsen Education Shari Nielsen Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=246012&ca=Education A major concern potential clients have about hiring a tutor is the fees and policies that are involved. Unfortunately, private tutoring has earned the reputation of being expensive and inflexible and this may discourage potential clients from looking into hiring a tutor. However, as a tutor who ru... Education Shari Nielsen Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=246040&ca=Education A common struggle between children and their parents is getting homework done in a timely manner and without tears. Parents often turn to tutors not only to provide their child with help with specific concepts but for advice on how they can help their own child complete homework without the stress... Education Shari Nielsen Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=243759&ca=Education For a tutor, communication with parents is a must. Tutors that communicate with the parent frequently tend to run a more successful business, land clients that are willing to pay slightly higher fees, and have clients that are more likely to offer referrals. In addition, sessions are more productive... Education Shari Nielsen Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=243763&ca=Education Tutors not only help students understand material, but they also provide advice to frustrated or parents struggling to help their children. The more informed tutors are, the more likely they are to offer sound advice. One of the most common topics that tutors advise parents on is how to communicate... Education Shari Nielsen Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=241310&ca=Education It is not uncommon for parents to use education lingo during the initial consultation with a new tutor. One term that seems to come up quite often is the “IEP” or “Individualized Education Program”. This article will highlight what a tutor needs to know about the IEP process so that they may better... Education Shari Nielsen Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=239046&ca=Education Often new tutors find themselves nervous and intimidated when it comes to following up on leads and building their clientele from scratch. Some may feel like a salesperson and feel awkward promoting their services and trying to “land” customers. This awkwardness may result in a less than professiona... Education Shari Nielsen Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=239045&ca=Education Parents often turn to tutors for advice about how to help their child at home. A tutor will come across as more professional and knowledgeable if he or she has immediate ideas that can be either verbally explained or even presented to the parent in writing. Feel free to offer the following tips to... Education Shari Nielsen Thu, 20 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=234642&ca=Education Deciding whether to tutor in person or online can be a very difficult decision. Although I have done both and I am aware of the many reasons someone may choose one style over the other, I am partial to online tutoring. Apparently, so are my students. Students that I have worked with were asked to fi... Education Shari Nielsen Mon, 17 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=234424&ca=Education Tutoring, whether online or face-to-face, can be a very lucrative business, assuming you have the right number of clients. I recommend sitting down and determining what your goals are, how much you plan to charge, and how many hours a week you plan to tutor. You should also take into consideration t... Education Shari Nielsen Mon, 10 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=232141&ca=Education Wouldn’t it be wonderful if you could walk into your office or classroom and tell your boss that you only want to work certain hours, or come in on certain days, or maybe not even come in at all and work from home instead? Imagine picking and choosing the co-workers or students that you deal with o...