AJ Tutoring blog - The Learning Curve

Summer Reading Fun Summer reading lists and book recommendations can become predictable, and it is hard enough to get your student reading this summer! That’s why we asked our staff here at AJ Tutoring for book recommendations, specifically books that they can never forget from their ...

The 13 Clocks James Thurber Recommender: Lee Miller This short children's novel is pure pleasure, and not of the guilty sort, given its author's literary bona fides. Thurber's prose borders on poetry, and his love of the beauty and weirdness of the English ...

“How do you eat an elephant?” Metaphor for Tackling Large Problems Many years ago I worked with an engineer whose favorite aphorism was: “How do you eat an elephant?” “One bite at a time!” My engineer friend thought this was the most important and profound thing ...

Introduction to Analytical Writing Many students question tutors on the nature of analytical writing and how the student knows when they are accomplishing it. “What is analysis?”, “ What separates analysis from detailed description of evidence?”, or “How do I know if my analysis is ...