Editor — Bryan McNutt

In the following Lisa, an Educator discusses some ideas for integrating new technology with education, what the future may hold for education, and real high-tech resources for students and educators.

Smart Phones and Tutoring?
The smart phone…screen size may present problems for students. Most students require a lot of room to perform mathematical calculations. Perhaps more…

I sit down once a month to do the bills while my husband checks the oil and other fluids in our cars. Once a week he mows the lawn, and every six months the whole family goes to the dentist. Just like your car and your house and your health and pretty much everything else of value in life, your child’s education requires ongoing routine maintenance.

The goal is to examine your child’s education on a continuous basis looking for areas of strength and identifying areas that need remediation.

Remediation is the process in which a student is re-taught concepts previously covered in class and allowed to learn them at his or her own pace. It is accomplished via tutoring, which may be provided by the teacher or by an outside provider hired by the school or parent. Unfortunately most teachers are not able to provide very much one-on-one time and schools offer only limited tutoring options usually reserved for the neediest of students. This leaves it up to parents to be on top of things and to know when and how to hire a tutor. This guide was developed in an effort to help parents realize when it’s time to get that help. more…

With such drastic advances in the past thirty years technology has become the crutch for our everyday lives. Technology assists us in communication, transportation, and even education. The Internet has made accessing information much easier than it was just twenty years ago. Today many students use the Internet to research topics in the curriculum and professors even utilize the Internet to create curriculum, sourcing news articles, journals, and even books directly from the web. The Internet is not only used to source information but its also a place to source additional educational tools. Today there are many educational tools just a mouse click away on the world wide web.

In recent years the demand for educational assistance outside of the classroom has skyrocketed. This is not only a direct result of America’s degrading public education system but also a consequence of the overall growth and desire for higher education across the United States. Experiencing exponential growth more Americans each year have decided to continue their education past high school and parents are planning ahead for their children to achieve at a higher level. One way parents and students prepare for a higher level of performance is utilizing tutoring services outside of the classroom. more…

When the word education is mentioned usually there are positive intentions in mind. In America today the demand for education is growing exponentially, because of growing demand the competition for college placement is fierce. To stay a step ahead of the rest in the professional world, your child will need more than an average bachelors degree. Currently securing a job in the United States requires a superior education.

The professional business services industry (knowledge based) is expanding in the US, it has grown from 14 million in 1997 to 18 million in 2007, this statistical change demonstrates a shift in industry dominance. The manufacturing industry (labor intensive) at one time employing most Americans is decreasing in size dramatically. Manufacturing jobs have decreased by more than 2 million in a single decade. This trend is not slowing, in the US the scale is tipping drastically towards a dominant knowledge based industry. Soon concerns for your child’s level of education may weigh you down like a ton of bricks.

Thirty years ago a bachelors degree would equal a steady career and bright future for the young graduate, today, a bachelors degree might not even get your foot in the door. more…