Phillip Guo is a computer science researcher and teacher specializing in human-computer interaction and educational technology. This article discusses how he became interested in his profession and what his job entails.

This Lesson Tutor article prepares you for overcoming stage fright in situations such as interviews and teaching. Includes a "score yourself as a speaker" test.

Loyalist James Chalmers answers Thomas Paine's Common Sense.

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This article explores Jefferson's views on women largely through his own words.

This resource contains a lengthy article on the history of the secret organization and its impact on American history.

This resource contains an article written by David A. Copeland on how five American newspapers covered the French and Indian War in the colonial period. See copies of three old newspaper issues.

This is a well-written and supported essay on the Constitution. It describes natural law as the basis for understanding the Constitution and argues that all constitutional interpretation should be based on the framers' intent.

Prediction Relay is an activity that was developed as part of the Peer-Assisted Learning Strategies (PALS). PALS is a classwide peer tutoring program in which teachers carefully partner a student with a classmate. The Prediction Relay...

A PDF giving notes and examples on major and minor supporting details and showing how they support the main idea of a text.

A long article on the many men and events involved in the various Colonial Committees of Correspondence.

A detailed essay describing an incident having to do with the sermons of Samuel Hemphill within the Philadelphia Presbyterian Church in 1734. Benjamin Franklin supported Hemphill.

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Interesting biographical information about this man who was a hero for both sides in the same war. However, he is remembered for being a military traitor, not a hero. This article delves into the reasons behind his act of treason.

The "I don't want to do homework blues" have probably hit you before. Homework is important, we all know this, but sometimes it is a struggle to get it finished. If you have problems doing your homework and want help, or if you want to...

How can you motivate adolescents who have never turned on to the magic of reading? Tutoring teenagers is as much about building self-confidence as teaching skills. Low self-image and feelings of powerlessness trouble many unmotivated...

A detailed biography of Aristotle (384-322 BC). Discusses his early life, his education, his relationship with Alexander the Great as tutor, the breadth of his work in various science disciplines, the school he established in Athens, and...

What are some strategies for achieving the goal of every child reading? This site features several activities to achieve this goal with your readers.

Children who struggle with reading often need extra help. This help usually comes from the school, but some parents choose to look outside the school for professionals who can assess, diagnose, tutor, or provide other education services....

This site provides tips on what to contemplate when preparing to meet with a writing tutor. The focus of these tips relate to self-analysis of writing content.

This site provides music theory information on such topics as rhythm, intervals, scales, chords, etc. Also, there is a fine section which describes the basic concepts of form and structure.

The Center for Summer Learning compiled this quick review of statistics on summer learning loss.