Some American students get help with their schoolwork from online companies whose teachers may be in
another country.
wow power levelingOne example is Career Launcher India Limited. It provides mathematics help through online tutoring
companies. The student in the United States and the teacher in India talk to each other as they work
out math problems. The teachers can explain ideas by drawing on the screen so the student can see how
the answer develops.
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the students in India and the Middle East. The service costs about twenty to thirty dollars an hour.
Another online tutoring company is Tutor-dot-com. Its tutors are in North America. They provide help in
math, science, social studies and English to the students from the fourth to the twelfth grades.
Officials say the company helps about three thousand students each day.
world of warcraft goldGrowing Stars is another company offering online tutoring. It works with children from grades three
through twelve. It helps with math, English, science, physics, chemistry and biology. The company
tutors are in India.
cd keysIt charges American students about twenty dollars an hour. Growing Stars is expanding into Canada,
Britain and Australia. It gives each student a test to find out what he or she knows and does not know.
Then an academic director creates a personal learning program for each student. And the company e-mails
progress reports to the children’s parents.
Aion goldSmart Thinking in Washington, D.C., has tutors in the United States, South Africa, the Philippines,
India and Chile. But it only permits those in the United States to provide help with English.
Some education experts are concerned about the people in India helping American children with American
English. They also have concerns about the quality of other instruction offered by such programs. The
companies say their teachers are professionals who know the differences between British and American
English. The companies say they could not operate if the students and their parents were not satisfied
with the service.