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By David Rolle', Sat Dec 10th

Today, children are expected to earn high grades in all of theirclasses, in spite of the failing public school system. Parentscan still remember when an education was essential in preparingchildren for their livelihood.

Now what many public school systems offer is overcrowdedclassrooms. Teachers are being grossly underpaid for theirskills and overworked. Outdated learning material, metaldetectors, violence, cuts in federal spending for education...

Remedial help is sorely needed for some students so they cankeep up. If a child can't receive the education they deserve,how are they expected to prosper in society? Parents, students,and the public school systems already know that this is a hugeproblem, but who can they turn to for help?


More and more parents are turning to tutoring to supplementtheir children's education and to further their children'sabilities to be successful in the future.

Tutoring is a $4 Billion business that is growing steadily.Under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, supplementaleducational services are funded by school districts with aportion of their allocation from the U.S. Department ofEducation.

The Federal Government allocates as much as $1800 per eligiblestudent, but so far, less than 10 percent of eligible studentsare electing to participate, according to providers' estimates.

One of the toughest challenges is simply convincing parents thatthe service is free to them. Parents will often hang up whensales reps for tutoring firms call to explain the program.

They think it is a scam because "free" usually means too good tobe true. And sometimes parents simply don't want to acknowledgethat their child needs help. Parents have been known to ask"What's wrong with my child that he needs to be tutored?"

In spite

of these challenges, online tutoring, or InteractiveDistance Learning (IDL) is expected to grow at an unprecedentedrate. IDL is where a student receives live, one-on-one tutoringin a virtual classroom setting or in large group sessions over avideo conferencing system.

Students who have access to a computer at home or in school canlog in to the system and have a live tutor help them day ornight. Subjects like Math, English, Calculus, World History,Latin, French, Chemistry, Physics and many others can be taughtto them by certified tutors/teachers.

And there are online tutoring systems that even supply their owncourseware library, featuring some of the finest programmedlearning courses in computer sciences, management and academicsubjects.

Children who receive one-on-one remedial tutoring have beenknown to have increased self-esteem and self confidence,increased focus and lengthened attention span.

My advice to parents everywhere is to find an online tutoringsystem that focuses on academic remedial courses for ages K-12,as well as for college students.

Why not give your child the best chance at passing each classwith the help he or she needs? There's federal money allocatedfor the parents to provide online remedial help for theirchildren. Also, parents are able to schedule tutoring sessionsto fit into their time schedule.

In the long run, everyone shares in the child's accomplishment.

Copyright (c) 2005 by David M. Rolle'

About the author:David M. Rolle', a Online Tutoring Franchise Owner, believespassionately in interactive distance learning for students thatneed remedial courses. Parents, students, school systems andentreprenuers worldwide interested in receiving information onon-line tutoring, visit http://www.tinyurl.com/9r8x8 Send a blank e-mail with "TutorBug Article" in the Subjectline to homepay@peoplepc.com.

 
 
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