Every parent wants their child to excel in school with good grades, show respectable behavior and gain confidence to face the world when they are out on their own. Mine were not so different. I had two kids and I knew that they had shortcomings at school with some difficulty in studying certain subjects and finding the courage to say that they needed extra help. So I decided to get them enrolled for school tutoring classes which paid attention to their falling grades and helped improve their foundation skills with expert guidance in a friendly environment.
Improve your child’s basic learning pattern
Pinecone Active Learning Center in San Jose offers comprehensive programs for Math and English comprehension that is regarded as extra homework help for children in pre-school right up to Junior High. My kids have been in the program for almost 2 years and it has made such a tremendous difference in their confidence, leading to better understanding of concepts and good grades. Their standards and expectations for the children (and the parents) are high and most of the time they rise to the occasion. Their passion for the program and for the children comes across in so many wonderful ways. Pinecone Active Learning Center has played a huge role in the development of children’s education in the California Bay Area.
If you think that your child has learning disabilities, you can enroll him/her in this tutoring center in San Jose. Call (408) 270-4548 or Come visit our location at: 5988 Silver Creek Valley Rd. #60 San Jose, California, 95138. Visit the websites at http://www.pineconelearning.com/ and http://www.mathtutorsbayarea.com/.
Showing posts with label children’s education. Show all posts
Showing posts with label children’s education. Show all posts
Monday, May 24, 2010
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Improve your child’s reading skills
Children with poor reading skills often receive poor grades, develop low self-esteem, dislike school and may have behavioral problems. These days competition is fierce and proficiency is expected in every child who strives to excel in school and college: developing reading skills, sound writing, accurate spelling and pronunciations is the base that helps the child learn different subjects in school and compete favorably in the job market. A parent always looks out for the well-being of their child and also tries to impart the best education for them. Children learn by imitation and practice. So creating an environment for reading at home and school is imperative for children’s education be it in pre-school or junior high. If your child has difficult in reading, you can enroll him/her in a school tutoring center.
Comprehensive reading programs
Pinecone Active Learning Center offers reading programs that includes an early comprehension series designed to promote reading for meaning. These beginning comprehension booklets provide a variety of exercises while developing new vocabulary. The curriculum continues with more advanced reading comprehension strategies that contains great variety in subject matter. An early start in learning and understanding grammar concepts and decoding words will increase reading fluency and improve comprehension.
To enroll your child in this school tutoring center, call 408 270-4548 or visit their corporate websites at http://www.pineconelearning.com/ and http://www.mathtutorsbayarea.com/
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Excel in school
Hard work reaps rewards that help us set goals for the future. Every child faces problems at school, especially with schoolwork and homework. Strengthening the basics and gaining a better understanding of concepts from an early age, can help students do better. Why not get help from a school tutoring center that offers sequential programs for children’s education in Math and English? By getting extra help from experienced tutors, and doing the appropriate daily exercises, students will feel (and you will see) the difference in better grades, test scores and a newer self-confidence.
Sequential programs for Math and English
Pinecone Active Learning Center is a school tutoring center that offers courses in Math and English for students in pre-school through high school level. This tutoring is not just about doing extra exercises and burdening kids with additional work, but in developing their skills from the basic level until they are proficient in the subjects. By doing the center’s Math and Reading programs, students can develop a way of thinking that reaches beyond the subject and helps them in many other aspects of their lives. Pinecone will become a big part of the learning process – beyond a simple tutoring service. This center provides tutoring services in English to improve reading comprehension, vocabulary, grammar concepts, reading fluency etc. Math programs are designed to sharpen math skills, ensure concept mastery, build speed, accuracy and focus and provide algebra help for more advanced students.
Contact Pinecone Active Learning Center in the California Bay Area at (408) 270-4548. Visit their corporate websites http://www.pineconelearning.com/ and http://www.mathtutorsbayarea.com/ for more information.
Sequential programs for Math and English
Pinecone Active Learning Center is a school tutoring center that offers courses in Math and English for students in pre-school through high school level. This tutoring is not just about doing extra exercises and burdening kids with additional work, but in developing their skills from the basic level until they are proficient in the subjects. By doing the center’s Math and Reading programs, students can develop a way of thinking that reaches beyond the subject and helps them in many other aspects of their lives. Pinecone will become a big part of the learning process – beyond a simple tutoring service. This center provides tutoring services in English to improve reading comprehension, vocabulary, grammar concepts, reading fluency etc. Math programs are designed to sharpen math skills, ensure concept mastery, build speed, accuracy and focus and provide algebra help for more advanced students.
Contact Pinecone Active Learning Center in the California Bay Area at (408) 270-4548. Visit their corporate websites http://www.pineconelearning.com/ and http://www.mathtutorsbayarea.com/ for more information.
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Homework Blues
Has your child been finding it difficult lately finishing her homework everyday? Homework and studying can put kids in a bad mood, not because they don’t like it per se but because they find it difficult to understand the subject and implement it on paper without anybody’s guidance and help. As a parent, you can only do so much and getting worked up with your child during study time is not going to solve the problem. With patience, empathy and planning you can chart out a plan that works for you and your child or instead you can opt for school tutoring classes that are designed to help your child enjoy studying in a constructive way without losing sight of the basics of concepts and theory.
Tuition and extra coaching for school goers
Pinecone Active Learning Center in Santa Clara County offers tutoring service for homework help in Math and English. Founded by Vivian Hobbs, this learning center focuses on providing comprehensive programs for strengthening basics in children’s education by sharpening math skills, improving vocabulary and teaching to read correctly with importance given to understanding concepts and theory in a constructive way with the help of experienced tutors.
Classes are free for the first week which gives parents a chance to observe the class and the program. Class hours are 3-7 pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays. To enroll, call (408) 270-4548. You can also pay a visit directly to the center located at 5988 Silver Creek Valley Rd. #60 San Jose, California, 95138. Visit the center’s website at http://www.pineconelearning.com/ and http://www.mathtutorsbayarea.com/ for more information or call (408) 270-4548 to enroll.
Tuition and extra coaching for school goers
Pinecone Active Learning Center in Santa Clara County offers tutoring service for homework help in Math and English. Founded by Vivian Hobbs, this learning center focuses on providing comprehensive programs for strengthening basics in children’s education by sharpening math skills, improving vocabulary and teaching to read correctly with importance given to understanding concepts and theory in a constructive way with the help of experienced tutors.
Classes are free for the first week which gives parents a chance to observe the class and the program. Class hours are 3-7 pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays. To enroll, call (408) 270-4548. You can also pay a visit directly to the center located at 5988 Silver Creek Valley Rd. #60 San Jose, California, 95138. Visit the center’s website at http://www.pineconelearning.com/ and http://www.mathtutorsbayarea.com/ for more information or call (408) 270-4548 to enroll.
Monday, April 12, 2010
Does your child have problems in Math?
Many kids right from kindergarten and through high school have problems in math. My daughter Alyssa was no different. She never liked this subject and always ended up falling short of expectations. As a mother, it can get frustrating if your child undergoes some telling times in school, when grades are falling apart and confidence levels decrease with time. So I decided to send Alyssa to a tuition center which imparts specific training and coaching to help her overcome her fear of math and excel in this particular subject. I decided to enroll her in Pinecone Active Learning Center.
Get an academician to teach your child
This tuition center is run by Vivian Hobbs, a dynamic and enterprising figure renowned for playing a major part in children’s education in the California Bay Area. Pinecone Active Learning Center is known as a tutoring center which offers comprehensive math programs and reading programs for pre-schoolers and elementary-school students. After Alyssa joined the math program, she did so much better. She feels that she could never have reached this far academically if it weren't for the program and that it was worth all the time spent. This learning center has developed her math skills and also helped her discover a love for math. She is presently looking to pursue a career in related fields like business and economics.
If you say that your child needs that extra something to excel in math, you can call Vivian at (408) 270-4548 or visit www.pineconelearning.com for more information on other tutoring services offered.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Hone your child’s math skills
Math is a subject that needs to be understood based on conceptualization and practical implementation of problem solving skills. When it comes to teaching your child math, the basics need to be mastered instead of undertaking mindless memorization of rules and cramming numbers and facts. The key is to provide help when you child needs it. To assist in math homework help, you can help out your child or ask your teacher to do it. Considerable practice is imperative as it helps your child grab the concepts quickly, hone their math skills and develop confidence in problem solving. But some children require more tutoring in math than what they normally get in school. For those kids who need some extra tutoring, you can enroll them in Pinecone Active Learning Center.
About the founder
Pinecone
For those requiring immediate tutoring in math, reading, grammar and vocabulary, sign up today by calling (408) 270-4548. You can avail a special discount of $200 per month if you enroll your child in math and reading together before Feb 15th. So hurry and sign up today.
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Worksheets and Daily Practice – the only way to Master the Basics
The U.S. is falling behind the world in math. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said, "We are lagging the rest of the world, and we are lagging it in pretty substantial ways."
A special analysis put out by the National Center for Education Statistics found that the math performance of U.S. high schoolers was in the bottom quarter of the countries that participated in the most recent Program for International Student Assessment.
Results of the 2009 ACT and SAT show that U.S. students are no better in math this year than they were last year. Math performance has improved in other countries while it has remained stagnant in the U.S.
These findings are disturbing in an increasingly global economy where careers in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) are becoming progressively more important for nations to compete internationally.
According to the U.S. Government Accountability Office, the proportion of students obtaining STEM degrees from U.S. universities has dropped from 32 percent to 27 percent over the past decade. At the same time, the percentage of non-U.S. students earning these degrees from U.S. universities has increased dramatically.
In The World is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century, Thomas Friedman argues that getting more Americans to pursue careers in STEM fields is critical to the future of our nation's economy. Friedman is not alone in his opinion.
The National Science Foundation reports that non-U.S. graduates from U.S. universities accounted for more than half of the doctorate recipients in physics (58 percent), computer sciences (65 percent), engineering (68 percent), and mathematics (57 percent). The most numerous of these non-U.S. graduates were from China, India, and South Korea. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development found that over 40 percent of non-U.S. doctoral degree recipients intended to leave the U.S.
Not only are we losing ground to non-U.S. citizens at our own universities, but we're also falling behind other nations. The U.S. is no longer the leader in STEM education. In absolute numbers, Japan and China are producing more graduates. Our rate of STEM to non-STEM graduates is roughly 17 percent while the international average is nearly 26 percent. We're not even keeping pace with some developing countries.
In the U.S., we used to focus on basic computation skills when we taught students traditional math. Ever since the U.S. National Council of Teachers of Mathematics developed standards for school math in 1989, many U.S. schools starting teaching reform math.
But Japan and Taiwan are teaching math the way we used to teach it; they're focusing on basic computation skills. Hong Kong, Singapore, and South Korea--all top performers in math--are also focusing on the basics. Even the cram schools, which are prevalent in Asia, focus on the basics.
Traditional math emphasizes basic computation skills and algorithms that lead to the correct answer while reform math places more value on the thinking process that leads to any answer.
Both of these skills are needed. However, the major problem with reform math is that it puts the cart before the horse by trying to teach students abstract concepts of math before they have built strong foundational skills. With traditional math, students often work individually on worksheets. With reform math, they often work in groups cutting, pasting, and coloring.
Sure, worksheets and algorithms are boring compared to gluing stuff and explaining how you came up with an answer that may not even be correct, but which method will better prepare our students to compete in an increasingly global economy?
America, let's get back to worksheets.
Pinecone Active Learning provides daily worksheet practice at just the right level for your child. This daily practice leads to mastery and real understanding. There is just no substitute. Please visit http://pineconelearning.com/ for more info.
A special analysis put out by the National Center for Education Statistics found that the math performance of U.S. high schoolers was in the bottom quarter of the countries that participated in the most recent Program for International Student Assessment.
Results of the 2009 ACT and SAT show that U.S. students are no better in math this year than they were last year. Math performance has improved in other countries while it has remained stagnant in the U.S.
These findings are disturbing in an increasingly global economy where careers in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) are becoming progressively more important for nations to compete internationally.
According to the U.S. Government Accountability Office, the proportion of students obtaining STEM degrees from U.S. universities has dropped from 32 percent to 27 percent over the past decade. At the same time, the percentage of non-U.S. students earning these degrees from U.S. universities has increased dramatically.
In The World is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century, Thomas Friedman argues that getting more Americans to pursue careers in STEM fields is critical to the future of our nation's economy. Friedman is not alone in his opinion.
The National Science Foundation reports that non-U.S. graduates from U.S. universities accounted for more than half of the doctorate recipients in physics (58 percent), computer sciences (65 percent), engineering (68 percent), and mathematics (57 percent). The most numerous of these non-U.S. graduates were from China, India, and South Korea. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development found that over 40 percent of non-U.S. doctoral degree recipients intended to leave the U.S.
Not only are we losing ground to non-U.S. citizens at our own universities, but we're also falling behind other nations. The U.S. is no longer the leader in STEM education. In absolute numbers, Japan and China are producing more graduates. Our rate of STEM to non-STEM graduates is roughly 17 percent while the international average is nearly 26 percent. We're not even keeping pace with some developing countries.
In the U.S., we used to focus on basic computation skills when we taught students traditional math. Ever since the U.S. National Council of Teachers of Mathematics developed standards for school math in 1989, many U.S. schools starting teaching reform math.
But Japan and Taiwan are teaching math the way we used to teach it; they're focusing on basic computation skills. Hong Kong, Singapore, and South Korea--all top performers in math--are also focusing on the basics. Even the cram schools, which are prevalent in Asia, focus on the basics.
Traditional math emphasizes basic computation skills and algorithms that lead to the correct answer while reform math places more value on the thinking process that leads to any answer.
Both of these skills are needed. However, the major problem with reform math is that it puts the cart before the horse by trying to teach students abstract concepts of math before they have built strong foundational skills. With traditional math, students often work individually on worksheets. With reform math, they often work in groups cutting, pasting, and coloring.
Sure, worksheets and algorithms are boring compared to gluing stuff and explaining how you came up with an answer that may not even be correct, but which method will better prepare our students to compete in an increasingly global economy?
America, let's get back to worksheets.
Pinecone Active Learning provides daily worksheet practice at just the right level for your child. This daily practice leads to mastery and real understanding. There is just no substitute. Please visit http://pineconelearning.com/ for more info.
Monday, January 25, 2010
In the past couple of decades, innovation, especially Internet-related, has been moving faster than we can educate ourselves to apply advancing technologies. Thus, the shortfall of the supply of advanced skills relative to the demand for them is pressing the wages of the less skilled. The insights that advance cutting-edge technologies emerge from a very small part of the workforce.
While low-skilled jobs are being automated and replaced with computer programs, corporate managers persistently identify the lack of skilled workers as one of today’s greatest ongoing problems and are willing to bid up pay packages to acquire them.
While globalization and technology are causing increased disparities of wealth concentration in many countries, the U.S. seems to have a disproportionate disparity. In his book, The Age of Turbulence, Greenspan attributes this disparity to our “dysfunctional elementary and secondary education”. Up until about 4th grade, our students fare pretty well in comparison to other leading nations, but by the time they are seniors in high school they have fallen well below average. Greenspan asks the question: “What do we do to (these students’) learning process that requires business recruiters to dismiss vast numbers of ‘educated’ applicants for modestly skilled jobs because they cannot write coherent sentences or add a column of numbers accurately?”
So, our needs for highly skilled technicians and upper-level management are multiplying much faster than our graduating students can fill them – we must import increasing numbers of qualified and educated people from other countries. Greenspan further notes that our biggest educational weakness is in math and we need to consider alternatives to how we hire and pay our teachers as well as whom we allow to come to our schools and teach….
Here is what Thomas Friedman, author of The World is Flat has to say:
“The dot com boom left too many people with the impression that they could get rich without investing in hard work. All it took was an MBA and a quick IPO, or one NBA contract and you were set for life. Who needed an education? Who needed to sweat over an engineering degree? But while we were admiring the flat world we had created, a lot of people in India, China and Eastern Europe were busy figuring out how to take advantage of it. Lucky for us, we were the only economy standing after World War II, and we had no serious competition for forty years. That gave us a huge head of steam, but gradually bred a sense of entitlement and a culture of complacency.”
It takes 15 years to train an engineer or scientist starting with when (if) they get hooked on math in elementary school. We do not have time to fill the ever-widening gap that will be left by retiring baby-boomers and the continually decreasing numbers of graduating engineers and scientists from American Universities and Colleges. We may need to rely on foreign talent at least until we can repair our lower education system. But we also can employ immediate measures to fill the education gap on an individual basis. This will require supplemental education aimed specifically at remediation and mastery of basic concepts in math, reading and writing.
Pinecone Active Learning offers this program.
Please visit http://pineconelearning.com for more info.
While low-skilled jobs are being automated and replaced with computer programs, corporate managers persistently identify the lack of skilled workers as one of today’s greatest ongoing problems and are willing to bid up pay packages to acquire them.
While globalization and technology are causing increased disparities of wealth concentration in many countries, the U.S. seems to have a disproportionate disparity. In his book, The Age of Turbulence, Greenspan attributes this disparity to our “dysfunctional elementary and secondary education”. Up until about 4th grade, our students fare pretty well in comparison to other leading nations, but by the time they are seniors in high school they have fallen well below average. Greenspan asks the question: “What do we do to (these students’) learning process that requires business recruiters to dismiss vast numbers of ‘educated’ applicants for modestly skilled jobs because they cannot write coherent sentences or add a column of numbers accurately?”
So, our needs for highly skilled technicians and upper-level management are multiplying much faster than our graduating students can fill them – we must import increasing numbers of qualified and educated people from other countries. Greenspan further notes that our biggest educational weakness is in math and we need to consider alternatives to how we hire and pay our teachers as well as whom we allow to come to our schools and teach….
Here is what Thomas Friedman, author of The World is Flat has to say:
“The dot com boom left too many people with the impression that they could get rich without investing in hard work. All it took was an MBA and a quick IPO, or one NBA contract and you were set for life. Who needed an education? Who needed to sweat over an engineering degree? But while we were admiring the flat world we had created, a lot of people in India, China and Eastern Europe were busy figuring out how to take advantage of it. Lucky for us, we were the only economy standing after World War II, and we had no serious competition for forty years. That gave us a huge head of steam, but gradually bred a sense of entitlement and a culture of complacency.”
It takes 15 years to train an engineer or scientist starting with when (if) they get hooked on math in elementary school. We do not have time to fill the ever-widening gap that will be left by retiring baby-boomers and the continually decreasing numbers of graduating engineers and scientists from American Universities and Colleges. We may need to rely on foreign talent at least until we can repair our lower education system. But we also can employ immediate measures to fill the education gap on an individual basis. This will require supplemental education aimed specifically at remediation and mastery of basic concepts in math, reading and writing.
Pinecone Active Learning offers this program.
Please visit http://pineconelearning.com for more info.
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Teaching children math
Teaching math to your kids is essential – not just because they need those skills for excelling in schoolwork but also for implementing that knowledge in daily life activities. Learning math can be complicated for some kids, as each child is unique, and their ways to grasp and understand concepts can differ from individual to individual. To learn math in an environment where illustrations and visual implements are used in a caring and supportive atmosphere, is something that can help the child tremendously. As parents you would want your child to sharpen his/her math skills, without rushing them to understand the subject, at his/her own pace and learning style. Pinecone Active Learning Center offers tutoring services for kids in a positive, fun environment.
Math Homework help
Pinecone Active Learning Center is based in Santa Clara County, California. The tutors will help every child set a strong foundation in concepts and skills which need more focus and concentration so that it will help them see an improvement in their attitude towards the subject and gain a better understanding of the concepts. This, in turn will improve their self-confidence to secure better marks and obtain a good grade. This Active Learning Center was started by Vivian Hobbs, who has used the best methods for learning, taking children’s education to a whole new level.
This Center offers Free Placement testing and orientation. Take advantage of the special discount for dual-subject enrollment in math ($140/mo) and reading ($160/mo) for only $200/month. This $100 discount is good for every month that you remain in both subjects. This offer ends on Feb 15th. Simply click here to email or call (408) 270-4548 for a consultation.
Math Homework help
Pinecone Active Learning Center is based in Santa Clara County, California. The tutors will help every child set a strong foundation in concepts and skills which need more focus and concentration so that it will help them see an improvement in their attitude towards the subject and gain a better understanding of the concepts. This, in turn will improve their self-confidence to secure better marks and obtain a good grade. This Active Learning Center was started by Vivian Hobbs, who has used the best methods for learning, taking children’s education to a whole new level.
This Center offers Free Placement testing and orientation. Take advantage of the special discount for dual-subject enrollment in math ($140/mo) and reading ($160/mo) for only $200/month. This $100 discount is good for every month that you remain in both subjects. This offer ends on Feb 15th. Simply click here to email or call (408) 270-4548 for a consultation.
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
The importance of getting good grades in school
Any good parent would like their child to excel in the things they do, whether it’s in academics, playing a sport they love or pursuing an active hobby. But just wishing and praying for them to excel is not good enough, as the world today has become so competitive in every field. Some children are born intelligent and studying comes easily for them. Most are not so fortunate and have to buckle down and study hard in order to earn a good grade. The importance of obtaining exceptional grades and cultivating good study habits is given the utmost importance in today’s society. If you feel that your child is lagging behind and needs some sort of push and encouragement to excel, consider enrolling him or her in Pinecone Learning Center, which offers the right service in school tutoring and children’s education.
Better grades and a happier child
Pinecone Learning Center based in San Jose, California offers tutoring services for reading, comprehension, math and grammar. Your child will feel a positive change and difference in confidence and self-esteem. The supportive and caring tutors will provide expert guidance and sequential programs, tailored for each child’s requirements. The friendly environment is what your child needs to achieve better test scores and grades. Tutoring services are free for the first week, giving each parent a chance to review the class and their child in particular. School tutoring and children’s education will be taken to the next level, with help from Learning Centers such as these. Call (408) 270-4548 or visit www.pineconelearning.com for more information.
Classes are conducted on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3-7 p.m. on a drop-in basis (with daily homework assignments). There is a special discount for students who enroll in math and reading together. Its just $200 per month ($100 discount from the normal $140 for math and $160 for reading). This offer ends Feb. 15, 2010. Enroll your child today!
Better grades and a happier child
Pinecone Learning Center based in San Jose, California offers tutoring services for reading, comprehension, math and grammar. Your child will feel a positive change and difference in confidence and self-esteem. The supportive and caring tutors will provide expert guidance and sequential programs, tailored for each child’s requirements. The friendly environment is what your child needs to achieve better test scores and grades. Tutoring services are free for the first week, giving each parent a chance to review the class and their child in particular. School tutoring and children’s education will be taken to the next level, with help from Learning Centers such as these. Call (408) 270-4548 or visit www.pineconelearning.com for more information.
Classes are conducted on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3-7 p.m. on a drop-in basis (with daily homework assignments). There is a special discount for students who enroll in math and reading together. Its just $200 per month ($100 discount from the normal $140 for math and $160 for reading). This offer ends Feb. 15, 2010. Enroll your child today!
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