Poor Grades on a Progress Report? Consider Your Options. Image shows a teacher holding a report and a pencil and paper displaying the following grades: A+, B+, and C+.

Poor Grades on a Progress Report? Consider Your Options

Poor Grades on a Progress Report? Consider Your Options Low grades can be disheartening when students and parents get their hands on a progress report. But it isn’t the end of the world; in fact, there are many options available to parents…
New Blog Post! Why Multitasking Is Ineffective

Why Multitasking is Ineffective

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Why Multitasking is Ineffective Multitasking may seem like the ultimate super power, but in reality it slows you down, makes you less productive, and negatively impacts your ability to focus. You’re Actually Not Multitasking When you’re…
How to Prevent Academic Burnout - 9 Actionable Tips to Maintain Good Mental Health. Image of a boy being overwhelmed by his homework on his computer.

How to Prevent Academic Burnout: 9 Actionable Tips to Maintain Good Mental Health

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How to Prevent Academic Burnout: 9 Actionable Tips to Maintain Good Mental Health Sometimes students find themselves working really hard in all of their classes, studying at all hours, and aiming for straight A’s and perfect test scores.…
Strategies for Tackling Homework: Pt. 2 How Parents Can Help

Strategies for Tackling Homework: Pt. 2 How Parents Can Help

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Strategies for Tackling Homework: Pt. 2 How Parents Can Help Ah, homework. An inevitable, but often unenjoyable, part of school. While many students (and perhaps even parents) dread homework, it is an important part of your student’s…
Strategies for Tackling Homework

Strategies for Tackling Homework

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Strategies for Tackling Homework Strategies for Tackling Homework Ah, homework. An inevitable, but often unenjoyable, part of school. While many students dread homework, it is an important part of your education. What’s the Point of…
New Blog Post: Educator Spotlight. Jacky H. is a math, physics, and Chinese language tutor at Hodis Learning & Music.

Educator Spotlight: Jacky H.

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Educator Spotlight: Jacky H. What subjects do you teach? Academic Tutoring: AP Physics 1, 2, and C (Mechanics + Electricity & Magnetism), Lower Division Physics, Multivariable Calculus, AP Calculus BC, Algebra 1 and 2, Geometry,…
What's your start of school feeling? Photo shows four children, each showing a different emotion: fear, anxiety or stress, happiness and excitement, and anger.

How to Handle Your Start of School Feelings

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How to Handle Your Start of School Feelings The start of a new school year can bring on a lot of emotions. Whatever your feelings are about starting school again, we have some helpful tips to manage your feelings and use them to start this…
5 Tips for Starting a Productive and Stress-Free School Year. Image shows a chalk board with the blog post's name on it. Books, school supplies, an apple, and a graduation cap can be seen in the photo, along with Hodis Learning & Music's logo.

5 Tips for Starting a Productive and Stress-Free School Year

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5 Tips for Starting a Productive and Stress-Free School Year Can you believe that school is starting already? After a summer of no classes it can be difficult to readjust to the schedule and demands of school. Here are 5 tips to get back…
New Blog Post: Educator Spotlight. Photo is of Hodis Learning & Music's math tutor and Mandarin tutor, Wu L.

Educator Spotlight: Wu L.

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Educator Spotlight: Wu L. What’s the most rewarding part of being an educator? Having immediate positive feedback is one of the most exciting things about being a math tutor. Witnessing the impact I have on a student’s success makes…
3 Tips to Keep Your Student Reading Over the Summer. A new blog post on Hodis Learning & Music, an educational connections company that provides academic tutoring, music lessons, and art lessons.

3 Tips to Keep Your Student Reading Over the Summer

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3 Tips to Keep Your Student Reading Over the Summer Reading is important for developing literacy, improving vocabulary, building social-emotional skills, and learning about the world and others. Without school, it can be easy for students…