Blog Posts

Motivation: 10 Thoughts to End Study Slumps

Some days are harder to work through than others. We drag ourselves out of bed, and even caffeine doesn’t seem to light up a spark in us. Still, we have...

Strategic Learning: How to Be an Active Learner

One of the goals of one-on-one tutoring is to make students active participants in their own learning, by helping them become strategic learners. According to Weinstein’s Model of Strategic Learning,...

Tips For Success: The Exercise Edition

Starting an exercise schedule is hard. Keeping to it is even harder (certain members of Pivot Tutors have recently started running and would like to find a nice cave to...

What We Need for an Essay Session: Prepare for ...

As a Humanities tutor, I see a lot of essay drafts in any given week: AP tests, college essays, job and scholarship applications, and even one-offs for particular classes or...

The (Un)Wisdom of Writing

Even professional authors can have very, very bad days. Next time you’re feeling down about an essay draft or staring down the terror of a completely blank document, remember these...

Study Tips: Effective Note Revision

In our recent Summer Checklist Blog, we mentioned revising your notes as a great way to ensure success in next year’s classes. You might be thinking to yourself “Rewrite my...