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ABC News<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Teacher and pupil speak to one another, type messages and use digital “pencils” to work on problems, highlight graphs and erase mistakes. Princeton scrawls on something that looks like a hyped-up mouse pad and it shows up on Namitha\u2019s screen. He can also use a scanner to send copies of assignments or textbook pages that he needs help understanding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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CNN<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

“The student\u2019s mother is pleased with the results, saying her children have been getting all A\u2019s and B\u2019s since they started online tutoring about two years ago”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Boston Globe<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

“I was skeptical at first, ” said the student\u2019s mother, a developmental educator. \u201dBut I decided to give it a shot, and it works beautifully.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The New York Times<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

“GrowingStars recruits, mostly with recent postgraduate and teaching degrees, already have deep subject knowledge. They must go through two weeks of technical, accent and cultural training that includes familiarization with the differences between British English, widely used in India, and American English.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Edweek<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

“Growing Stars sets high standards for its tutors\u2014each one must have a master\u2019s in the subject he or she teaches and a teaching degree \u2026 Tutors are also given periodic classes to help them polish their accents so that American students can better understand them. Each day, tutors take time to prepare themselves in their students\u2019 curricula, and academic directors closely supervise all the tutors.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Washington Post<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

“Although her mother was worried at first that [her daughter] might not be able to understand the tutor\u2019s accent, she urged her to try the service, which was much cheaper than the $80-an-hour private tutors her older son once used. “I didn\u2019t want to do it at first because I thought it would be weird,” said [the student], a freshman. “But it really doesn\u2019t make a difference. I just can\u2019t see her face.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Los Angeles Times<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n


“No one in the family argues with the results. \u2018It\u2019s really amazing. Amazing that it works,\u2019 Michael says. \u2018For sure, his grades have improved.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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