Will be travelling from USA to Delhi (India). Most of the time I will remain in Delhi (Too hot out there, but I will be shopping around for an overseas tutor for Maths and science for my daughter aged 12)from April-18-2007 through May-21-2007 except for two days in between visiting Hederabad (South Central part of India) and "Vaishnudevi" near Kashmir (Near the Himalayas). I read in the Star Ledger newspaper (Here in the US) that some families are using this as an "Outsourcing" way of getting tutors perhaps more qualified than their US counter parts and at less than half the cost.
Anyway, e-mail me if anyone needs wants to hang around in Delhi. Also, if any local Indian guy reads this message, or anybody else for that matter and knows where to look for tutors preferably in Delhi, please let me know.
Thanks.
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???? maybe...how hard it is it for you to tutor your own daughter? at that age, i think it would be better if as a parent you took on the challenge of tutoring your child. the math/science at that level is not too complicated for you to be able to serve as a tutor. my 2 cents.
in most places in india the weather is quite pleasant in april....except of course rajasthan where it is already quite hot.. read a guidebook on places you can visit at this time..lots of possibilities.
vaishnodevi is in jammu, trains go up to jammu and then there are options to get to vaishnodevi from there...
happy travelling
pallav
http://pallavgupta.homeunix.org
I am into homeschooling but this is a big new trend. With a little VOIP its possible to rock and roll. A school district in Texas is piloting such a tutorial system. The important thing is to make connections so that you know more than just the individual. Find out who they are in a social context. Great idea though..
come to think of it edward, i recall seeing a program on it (not sure if it was the same school district in texas). the idea was online tutoring system where the tutor is sitting in india and the students are in the usa and loggin on for help. obviously the costs are much cheaper than getting a private tutor.. difficult to say if it is really helpful or not, but if the goal of middle/high school education in the US is just to ensure kids are passing standardized tests (i.e. one child left behind policy), then perhaps.
i've also heard many schools now have online texbooks and homeworks. maybe in the future we'd all know how to type but not write.
happy travelling
pallav
http://pallavgupta.homeunix.org
Hi ed, I liked your response for its tone of encouragement.
Gupta you are right, I should be able to tutor my daughter, but how many times did you get stuck programming a VCR or some similar Gizmo whereas a young kid 2 feet tall does it in a jiffy. Although the basic sciences and their principles have remained unchanged for million of years, the method of teaching the same have changed drastically, especially after the onset of the computer age. Add to it, I am not a Teacher hence lack the skills of grooming a 12 year old. I am an Engineer and can solve most of her questions, but something I learned 30 years ago, no matter how basic, I am at time lost for a quick reply. Just the other day she asked me "Daddy what is a Trapazoid and what is its formula for calculating its area. I was zapped. Frankly speaking, I do not if I spelled it correctly. Just because I am an Engineer, I am dumb when it comes to changing my brake pads. I go get professional help. Hope you got it. Thanks for your reply though.
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