Molly has been involved in the education industry for over 20 years. Her life long passion for education motivated her to open a home tutoring business in 2010. Through her years in education, Molly has witnessed the dramatic impact individualized attention provided by tutors can have on the academic success of students of all ages.
I am the mother of 3 great kids who I love very, very much. I was given cards and hugs today from my kids to celebrate Mother’s Day. Of course, we went out to eat with my mom too. However, Mother’s Day used to be a hard day for me. My husband and I found [...]
Third grade. No big deal right? Actually, it is a pivitol year for many 8 & 9 year olds. If a child is struggling in school in kindergarten through 2nd grade, teachers often think it is just a matter of time before they catch up. However, by 3rd grade it often becomes evident that the [...]
The schedule is crazy. Take one kid here and another there. Pick them up in 2 hours. Two events on one night that are miles apart! Can you relate to this insanity? Then your child must be involved in extra-curricular activities. Is it worth it? Most often, YES. There are many benefits to the student, especially [...]
Recently, a teenage boy in our community died from suicide. For his family, life will never be the same. And, many of his friends and fellow classmates are reeling from his death. Such a tragedy. For many teenagers this may be the first death of someone they “really know”. It was a suicide, which makes it [...]
It was nearly 2 years ago that we began to explore the possiblity of opening up our own business. Starting a business is not easy, especially in tough economic times. There were two main criteria that we used to decide the type of business to open. My experience as a high school teacher and passion [...]
Christmas is only a few days away, which means we have such little time left to enjoy the many questions and observations of our 5 year old son about Christmas. Well, lets be honest–mostly about Santa. He is at the peak of believing in Santa and it is so fun! He is our youngest one, so we don’t [...]
The first round of parent-teacher conferences are behind us for this school year. Yet, I find myself feeling a bit frustrated each year that they aren’t really parent-teacher conferences anymore, rather they are parent-STUDENT-teacher conferences. My kids want to come to conferences because they like hearing the good feedback and they are expected to be [...]
Geometry. Algebra. Fractions. Algebra II. Multiplication Table. Trigonometry. Math, math and more math! About 75% of parents who call Academic All Star Tutoring are wanting to find help for their child struggling in math. It seems that either people “get” math or they don’t–not a lot in between. The good news is that our tutors can [...]
My husband and oldest son both had significant birthdays this year. Hubby turned 50 (he won’t be happy to see this in print), and our son turned 13. For a while they had both been talking about wanting to go to Washington, DC, and suggested we do it as a family. Having been to DC [...]
It is the time of year when the first progress reports come home and parent teacher conferences are held in many area districts. Such communication from school focuses on student grades and progress. Recently, a grading issue impacted my son’s grade, and it may be doing so to your child’s grade as well. Our oldest son [...]