Tag Archive: Tutoring

The Latest in Tutoring Technology: A.I.

Source: http://www.quantumsimulations.com/ "Quantum develops artificial intelligence (AI) tutoring, assessment and professional development software for K-12, higher education, distance learning and adult education... Quantum is the only AI company capable of integrating cutting-edge technology for textbook publishers, educational software providers or distance learning organizations.... AI learning products [are] scientifically proven to increase test scores by as ...

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How Should We View the Current Influx of Tutors?

This article is a response to Hai-Anh Dang and F. Halsey Rogers research: “How to Interpret the Growing Phenomenon of Private Tutoring:  Human Capital Deepening, Inequality Increasing, or Waste of Resources?” Dang and Rogers explore the rise in private tutoring companies over the past few year and the significance of this occurrence.  They explain that private ...

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Education and the Role of Tutors: Past, Present and Future; Part 3

It is my contention, as presented in previous articles, that a distortion presently exists in the role tutors traditionally held.  Furthermore, I would suggest that this distortion has been caused due to the watering down of American educational system (but lets save that discussion for another time), and the generalization of the tutoring profession.  Tutors ...

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Education and the Role of Tutors: Past, Present and Future; Part 2

In the first article a tutor was defined as, someone who teaches or guides an individual in a special subject or for a specific purpose.  This particular role in education, until recently, was filled by governesses and those who taught specific subjects.  Presently, I would argue that this role has been distorted. These days tutors are ...

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