*Are your child's grades lower than you think they should be?

*Is your child having trouble understanding a particular concept? Perhaps he or she has a "Math Complex"?

*Is your child “falling behind” in school?

*Is your child discouraged and unmotivated in school?

IF YOU ANSWERED “YES” TO ANY OF THESE QUESTIONS, THEN A PRIVATE TUTOR MAY BE ABLE TO HELP!

A lot has changed in today’s educational system that can make it difficult for even bright, highly motivated students to be successful.  Due to financial crunches in a lot of school districts class sizes are often far too large and teachers spread too thin to offer the individual attention that students need, or to challenge students who really want to learn.

Behavioral problems in the classroom often cause distractions to students and make it impossible for teachers to keep the discipline that is necessary for learning to take place.

Students who are motivated learners are often the victim of bullies who tease them for being smart.  Bright students sometimes are even pressured by peers to not focus on school work, but to be “like them” and not place importance on learning.

Often students will either not understand or misunderstand a certain concept and will “fall behind” in an area where basics are important to further learning.  This can cause your child to seem discouraged and unmotivated and cause grades to drop.

Many eager, bright students in the lower grades get used to being “held back” instead of challenged until they lose that excitement and eagerness and just fall into mediocrity.  When Children don't learn they may lose that opportunity forever!

There are some students that just don’t fit in to our educational system today.  They often respond wonderfully to one-on-one learning where they are able to ask all the questions they want and can learn a concept fully before moving on.  Sometimes they just need a little nudge, or they may need to catch up on a significant amount of learning.  If they are motivated to learn more, they can be guided into their own research.  That is what I am offering here at SPRING VALLEY TUTORING… 

Here at  SPRING VALLEY TUTORING  I offer a wide variety of tutoring services:  

* I have found through my own experience that a child’s writing can look wonderful on a penmanship worksheet, but still be really sloppy everywhere else! J   Children tend to take on their own style of writing and either can’t or won’t change it.  

** I will only teach health from a Christian perspective  

If you are concerned about your child’s PHYSICAL HEALTH and need help in getting a regular exercise routine, or just want them to learn how to use our beautiful outdoors to help keep physically fit, I also offer an hour long program that includes basic nutrition facts, warm ups, 40-45 minutes of physical activity (walking, jogging, hiking, cross-country skiing#, snowshoeing#, and biking#), and a cool down time.# Children must provide their own skis, snowshoes and bikes unless we have extras that fit!

Rates for tutoring range with grade level and subject but start for as little as $20.00 dollars per hour.  Visit my frequently asked questions and my URL page for more information. E-mail  or call me with your questions Laura@vatrix.org. 906-932-1944

I have an Associate Degree from Gogebic Community College in Applied Business.

I have a Bachelors Degree from the University of Wisconsin-Superior in Political Science and  History

I received my teacher certification in Broad Field Social Studies from Northland College in grades 6 through 12 in Wisconsin and grades 7 through 12 in Michigan .

I did my student teaching at the Hurley Jr. High and High School  

I substitute taught for 11 years mostly in the Bessemer School District .  I taught every grade from pre-kindergarten through 12 grade (some classes such as upper lever math, physics, and chemistry I  monitored).

I have home schooled my two sons for the past 4 years which included grades 2 through 8 and freshman algebra.  (Including Reading , Spelling, Penmanship, Heritage Studies, Science, Math, English, Vocabulary, Literature, and a variety of self-designed projects including Phy ed , running a home-based business, and gardening.)

I have had the opportunity to see my own children  excel with one-on-one teaching.  They were able to learn difficult math concepts at their own pace so that they really understood them.  They were able to study with their teacher (me) so they felt confident taking tests.  They were able to ask questions freely so that they understood their subject area and could learn more about those things they were particularly interested in.  Not only do I have the experience needed for tutoring, but I have seen it work!