Get a lift from Bill Gates, Oprah Winfrey, Mark Zuckerberg and the rest of the guys in showing genuine concern about the deteriorating state of the nation’s educational system. The non-profit Tutorpedia Foundation, is likewise raising its stake in the joint efforts to overhaul a system that gets nowhere in giving our youth the needed education for their and our country’s future.
Tutorpedia Foundation, a non-profit organization established on a mission to provide one on one, personalized and high quality tutoring to help underprivileged kids is in the forefront of a collaborative effort to create something positive towards the achievement of this national goal.
Tutorpedia Foundations’ president and founder Seth Linden recently announced the foundation will be hosting a fundraising event on Wednesday, February 23rd starting at 6pm at the 111 Minna Gallery in San Francisco for a candid conversation and exchange of ideas to better deal with a system that has kept our youth from their traditional posts as the innovators and leaders in higher education.
In addition to auction and raffle prizes, the event will include a panel discussion with Vicky Abeles, Director of the documentary Race to Nowhere; Dennis Littky, Co-Founder & Co-Director of the charter network Big Picture Learning; and Farb Nivi, Founder of the ed-tech company Grockit.
The Foundation takes a holistic approach to the positive development of each student, and methods are carefully aligned with state content standards. Tutors conduct assessments of their students, and use grades and input from teachers, parents and guardians to determine areas of specific need, and then set measurable goals in response to those needs. More than 90% of Tutorpedia students report increases in grades test scores, confidence and motivation.
This approach, will likewise be expected to take center stage in bringing about changes on how the foundation wishes to change the stagnant educational system, Seth Linden explained, as he aspires to get more public support for this movement.
Every able-bodied, patriotic and caring American citizen should take this as a challenge as this matter should concern everybody, since education is a pillar of our society and the foundation of our future as a nation.
“I believe that all students should have access to tutors who can create individualized programs to help them learn most effectively. This was a premise for starting the Tutorpedia Foundation,” explained Seth Linden who will be talking at TEDxMonterey in April.
“Fifty percent of low-income students fail to graduate high school, and in cities like Oakland and East Palo Alto the number is closer to 70%. Students in economically disadvantaged communities need the opportunity to work with tutors who can create personalized learning experiences that foster long-term academic success, while improving confidence, motivation, and a positive work ethic.”
If you, too, want to become a member in changing the current educational system – what Oprah Winfrey calls the current Civil Rights movement – and join Tutorpedia’s Fundraiser, save the date on Wednesday, February 23rd and join Tutorpedia’s Annual Fundraiser in San Francisco.
For additional information, please visit the Tutorpedia Foundation website (www.tutorpediafoundation.org) , the online invitation (http://www.tutorpediafoundation.org/images/foundationevent.jpg) , the donation page (http://www.tutorpediafoundation.org/donate/) and the formal RSVP and ticket sales on EventBrite website (http://tutorpediafoundation.eventbrite.com).
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i'll be there! this is too important a cause to ignore.
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