From the parent's point of view: I have very little time. I'm torn. I have so many things to do, but I want to help my child learn. What's the answer? I'm lost, and it's so hard to watch my child struggle. From the child's point of view: Hey, I'm a kid. I want to get better grades, but I just don't understand this stuff. Everybody else gets it except me. If I could do my homework, then my mom and dad would be proud of me, but school is so hard. I try. Really, I do! From my point of view: I'm a private tutor. I can show you how to apply the practical techniques I've developed over four decades of working with students like your child. I can show you how to more effectively use the time you can spend to help your child with school work. "Teach Your Child to Learn, A Parent's Guide: Simple and Tested Techniques That Work" is organized by subject. Each chapter describes techniques, starting with an essential one, to help the student "get it" and to smooth the road to learning. When a child understands a pivotal skill in each subject, that child gains the confidence to learn more advanced academic material. As a parent, you'll discover simple ways to capture your child's natural curiosity and readiness to learn. Private tutor and author, Jan Sixt, will show you how to give your child one indispensable skill for each core subject area that will help your student succeed in other aspects of the subject's content. Her techniques are practical, simple, adaptable, and they work. The information in this book will assist those who want to quickly get the right direction that will make the time they can spend with their child's educational needs clear and productive. This author intends to support those who want to have more peaceful interaction with their child when helping with homework involving vocabulary, spelling, reading, social studies, science, writing, and test preparation. This book will aid parents who need their child to become better organized and manage time more efficiently. Parents will master how to effectively present those important skills to their child. Furthermore, this book's message can empower those who want to give their preschool child an academic advantage by preparing their child for learning before that child formally enters school. Since this is not a textbook, the author did not intend to explore every nuance and exception to the basic rules of grammar, math, reading, writing, and spelling, or to write lengthy in-depth case studies. The information in "Teach Your Child to Learn" is a practical guide for busy parents.
Since 1971, I've taught children and adults, most subjects, and all grade levels, as well as college courses--including foreign exchange students, adults learning English as their second language, and students unable to attend school due to illness, surgeries, emotional problems, or pregnancies. Some of my experience was gained while teaching in a traditional classroom; most was not. Recently, I also began teaching via the Internet. I have been the guest speaker at various PTA/PTO meetings. I have coordinated lesson plans for parents who home-school their children, and I have conducted the instruction for a tutorial program offered by the UAW at the Ford plant in Avon Lake, Ohio, for workers' children. I've prepared students for various examinations, including ACT (American College Test), GED (General Education Development), GRE (Graduate Record Exam), OAA (Ohio Achievement Assessment), OGT (Ohio Graduation Test), PRAXIS (an examination for teaching certification), PSAT (preliminary version of the SAT), SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test), TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language), Catholic High School Entrance Exam, the New York State Regents Exam, the Pipe Fitter's Licensing Exam, and the Broker's Licensing Exam. I teach skills in organization, study, time management, and efficiency while I am teaching the subject material; and--importantly--I encourage my students to become independent from me. In 1970, I earned a Bachelor of Science in Education from Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio. I taught fourth and fifth grade for the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District, Fairbanks, Alaska, and for the Great Falls Public Schools, Great Falls, Montana. I have tutored for the Orchard Park Central School District, Orchard Park, New York and for the Avon Lake City Schools, Avon Lake, Ohio. In 1970, I was inducted into Kappa Delta Pi (an Honor Society in Education). In 2006-2007, I was inducted into Who's Who Among America's Teachers. In 2011-2012, I wrote "Teach Your Child to Learn, A Parent's Guide: Simple and Tested Techniques That Work." I wrote this book to share the skills with you that are applicable to most subjects and all grades, which ultimately gives my students the flexibility to cope with life's surprises. I understand what skills the private sector needs when they hire employees. Simply and practically stated, I teach so your child can become employed. Private tutoring is my satisfying niche. I love what I do!
