Papaya Tutor wants to do our part in welcoming students back to school in August and September by offering a Back-To-School special. Every summer there is a learning loss and students will start at lower academic achievement levels than they did in the beginning of summer break. According to Brookings “seems summer loss and summer …
I grew up on the south side of Chicago and growing up I didn’t know anyone that had private tutors. We had our parents and older siblings, perhaps a group of friends that helped each other with homework or test preparation. However, living in the suburbs of Chicago I soon realized that many parents today hire …
The U.S. Department of Education has stated that 250,000 tutors are needed to deal with learning from from Covid-19. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, Ed. D. stated, “We can help all children make up for unfinished learning, recover from the pandemic, and prepare for future success – both inside and outside the classroom.” Papaya – STEM Student Marketplace is perfectly …
The Bureau of Labor Statistics put out their Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics report or (OEWS) which shows that careers based on Science, Technology, Engineering and Math continue to be much in demand. This was only accelerated by the pandemic. https://lnkd.in/g4M9Mudp Overall, STEM occupations saw an annual mean wage of $100,900, compared with $55,260 for non-STEM occupations. The demand …
There are many reasons why children should learn programming at an early age. Let’s look at a few of them. Activates brain’s learning centersAccording to a Carnegie Mellon study, coding activates five obvious mind regions which are related to “language processing, working memory, and problem-solving”. The study found that coding initiates different regions within the brain. …
At the beginning of the Pandemic, the Washington Post determined the following: “Teenagers in the United States continue to lag behind their peers in East Asia and Europe in math and science, according to results of an international exam that suggest U.S. schools are not doing enough to prepare young people for the competitive global …
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How did it all start? I was over the moon when I received my offer letter from my dream job at Accenture. I got a full time position in Los Angeles CA (another dream) with a starting salary of $90K (including bonuses). It was all a dream, but reaching my goal or dream position was …
Biden Administration encourages schools and school districts to “use the $122 billion in ARP funds to provide high-quality tutoring, summer learning and enrichment, and afterschool programs that are proven pathways to helping students make up for lost learning time and succeed in school and in life…” Papaya – STEM Student Marketplace helps schools maximize those funds …
I wanted to write a special article on this Father’s day for Ruben Abarca, our Papaya Father figure. I know the importance of people believing in you, and Ruben has been a real father figure to me. I know he hates that I am saying this because he is not old enough to be my …
With Father’s day around the corner, we wanted to dedicate this blog to one of our favorite dads at Papaya, Vincent Salgado. The team tells me how surprised they are that he sits through his son’s class and stays with him. That’s dedication… that’s love! Having someone you trust introduce you and/or be there with …
