by MCT | Oct 26, 2023 | News
Mindful Community Tutors is very sad to announce the passing of Herb Braidman who was so special to us. I really would describe him as 88 years young. Once he said that he was going to tutor, I did some online training with him, he was keen to learn and picked it up...
by MCT | Apr 17, 2023 | News
About one in three children in the United States cannot read at a basic level of comprehension, according to a key national exam. ‘Kids Can’t Read’: The Revolt That Is Taking On the Education Establishment Fed up parents, civil rights activists, newly awakened...
by MCT | Jun 15, 2022 | News
The children received framed certificates and to our surprise, gave their tutors beautiful frames paintings and thank you notes. Well done everyone!
by Sue | May 23, 2022 | News
EVERY school pupil is to become eligible for free personal tuition under ambitious UK Government plans to ensure all children have the same opportunities as those from the most wealthy homes… read more
by Sue | Apr 27, 2022 | News
Even before the pandemic, there was an “epidemic of loneliness,” and it was affecting physical health and life expectancy.https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/20/nyregion/loneliness-epidemic.html (alternate link)
by Sue | Apr 11, 2022 | News
“BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — The kindergarten crisis of last year, when millions of 5-year-olds spent months outside of classrooms, has become this year’s reading emergency. As the pandemic enters its third year, a cluster of new studies now show that about a third of...
by Sue | Apr 11, 2022 | News
In England, the National Association of Headteachers received responses from more than 700 headteachers in England, 70% of whom backed small group or one-to-one tutorials. so long as it was run by the schools themselves. Nearly two-thirds (63%) said support for pupil...
by Sue | Apr 11, 2022 | News
NWEA a not-for profit research organization that supports students and educators worldwide, reported on the effects of Covid on learning. They stated “Children fell far behind in school during the first year of the pandemic and have not caught up. Among third through...
by Sue | Apr 11, 2022 | News
“This is a disaster. The bottom has fallen out, and the results are as bad as you can imagine,” said Michael Petrilli, president of the conservative Thomas B. Fordham Institute. “We haven’t seen this kind of academic achievement crisis in living memory.” STUDENTS...
by Sue | Apr 11, 2022 | News
The events of the last two years have been very negative for children, particularly of elementary school age. Even if they had access to online learning, and were doing well before March 2020, most children are behind where they would normally have been. Those that...
