Tutor Programs Lacking in School System

Cobweb Syndrome

Most adults after they schooling is done, proceed to enroll in the school of life. This education often requires a balancing act of creating and maintaining relationships with people who may or may not help achieve one’s goals, in addition to surviving the rigors of those same people trying to achieve the same goals. Avoiding the pitfalls of your travels and enjoying the ride along the way often depends on the individual and his or her experiences. As some of us have found out the hard way, these lessons are not always taught in the classroom. Bottom line, most of us have forgotten half of the things we learned in school, and some of us didn’t know it back then. For instance, I never got the hang of Calculus, and I don’t think I would be any help if my son or daughter brought an assignment from school pertaining to that subject. So what are the parents to do when they want their children to succeed, but don’t have the resources or tools to provide for their child. In 2006 former President George w. Bush signed an extension of the landmark education law called “No Child Left Behind”. One of the stipulations of the law was that consistently failing schools, that serve poor children, give those same students the option of a new school, or tutoring from private companies or other groups. This was going to get paid for with federal money; typically more than $1,800 per child in big cities. This would seem like a big deal in most instances except for the fact most parents and students were unaware of the programs, while some just didn’t attend altogether. In an article from the New York Times, it reported less than half of the 215,000 eligible students sought free tutoring in New York City. Same thing in California where only 95,500 of the 800,000 eligible students got tutored, Maryland and Louisiana, also reported significant less than half enrollment from eligible students.

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