Growing Popularity of Distance Learning At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, many schools were forced to transition to distance learning using online platforms. As a result, traditional classroom teachers changed their teaching styles to better suit a new virtual learning environment. The rapid growth of distance learning as a…
As summer approaches, many students and parents are celebrating the completion of another school year. Are all students prepared to move on to the next grade? Who decides if a student is at risk of being held back? Grade retention policies vary by state, and in 18 states, including California,…
Recently, we passed the one-year mark of the pandemic. The idea that it would take “two weeks to flatten the curve” serves almost as a comedic reminder that we had no idea what the future was going to bring. Prominent research institutions like McKinsey & Company, think tanks, and nonprofit…
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Tutor Zone has encouraged all students and their families to build resilience. To be resilient is to bounce back during stressful times. When Tutor Zone shut down in December, we had to put in-person tutoring on hold and our instructors figured out how to adapt to…
Ding. Another news story in the past year that is devastating, disheartening, and a reminder that the reality of staying home, wearing masks, and missing out on the benefits of life light up the phone screen more often than it should. What this has meant for schools in the past…