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Here's what to expect on the first day with a new tutor. The first tutoring session is not about accomplishing work and is always inefficient. It should be. A tutor’s priorities for the first day are about developing rapport with a new student. Parents should set their expectations accordingly. read more

The business of raising children in New York City is complicated, stressful, and -- let's face it -- competitive. At PwP, our staff is often going through the challenges of city parenting along side our clients. As both parents and educational specialists, we hope we can bring a useful perspective to bear. Among other things, we urge parents to take time often to reflect actively on the traits and beliefs that they are passing on to their children with regard to their integrity, health, career, marriage, and their own parents. 
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Students, parents, and schools around New York City often grapple with the historical increase in diagnosed learning  disabilities among our children. Not only is there the challenge of identifying and tailoring appropriate accommodations, but also parents and teachers face the difficulty of discerning between simple poor performance and cognitive or neurological difference. At PwP, we see the anguish almost daily and our staff pooled our expertise to offer the following guidance for families struggling with how to take the first step toward getting answers.
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As unfair as it might seem, often academic success is about relationships. Students perform better for teachers they like; they also tend to do better when their teachers like them. Cultivating that relationship is often one of the things our New York City tutors try to encourage. In our experience, the following five strategies can benefit every student.
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At Partners with Parents, we think that if we're going to live up to our name and be true partners to the parents of New York City, transparency must be a core value. So as families think about the needs of their child when it comes to a tutor, test prep specialist, or homeschool teacher, we thought we would share what we look for when we bring someone onto our roster.
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