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February 15, 2011

New Hourly Rates

Filed under: Announcements,MGTutoring — Administrator @ 1:08 am

Effective immediately, the hourly rate for private, individual tutoring will be increased to $60 per hour. Group rates will also increase; a fee schedule is available on the Pricing & Hourly Rates page of my Website.

Current students will be kept at the previous rates until June 1st, 2011; rates will increase for current students at that point.

February 8, 2011

Another Yes!

Filed under: MGTutoring — Administrator @ 12:17 am

A student I tutor received a 100 on a vocabulary quiz for the first time in his life. Awesome!! What’s more, and what’s much, much more important, he has learned the meaning of some vocabulary words, and how to reason and how to form concepts, like he will learn almost nowhere else.

Yes!

Filed under: MGTutoring — Administrator @ 12:14 am

For the first time in her life, a student I tutor received a grade on her math semester final higher than or equal to what she was making in class. She did this last December. And she is going to a top, rigorous private school. Congrats!

Learning & Diet

Filed under: Biology,Child Development,Education,Exercise, Health & Nutrition — Administrator @ 12:11 am

The modern American diet is a big part of the cause of current learning difficulties and syndromes. We need and must have fats in our diet for proper neurological, and therefore cognitive, function, yet fats are demonized and avoided. I’d recommend you listen to Jimmy Moore‘s interview of Dr. Ann Childers to see what you can do to help yourself, your children, and those you love.

Jimmy Moore describes the interview as follows:  “Ann Childers, MD began her career as an animal behavior researcher and over time she noticed the effects of diet on canine health and behavior. Eventually she decided to become a professional licensed child and adult psychiatrist and a strong advocate for a low-carb approach to improving one’s “mental fitness” as well as physical health. Listen in for some junk food horror stories and what kinds of mental disorders she’s treated with carbohydrate restriction!”  Copyright © 2011 The Livin La Vida Low-Carb Show

Here is Dr. Childers’ bio:  “Dr. Childers is a child and adult trained psychiatric physician with a passionate interest in regaining our physical and mental health through nutrition and sleep. She has published a number of textbook chapters, among them ‘Nutritional Aspects of Psychiatry’ for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: The Essentials (Cheng and Myers, 2010). Her office is in Lake Oswego, Oregon where she sees children, adolescents and adults. A member of the Metabolism Society, she welcomes those who desire an integrated approach to psychiatric care, weight control, and/or metabolic management.”

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