{"id":2795,"date":"2014-11-21T15:17:11","date_gmt":"2014-11-21T15:17:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oxfordlearning.com\/the-value-of-tutoring-an-oxford-learning-review-by-mommy-gearest\/"},"modified":"2025-07-02T16:02:05","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T16:02:05","slug":"the-value-of-tutoring-an-oxford-learning-review-by-mommy-gearest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oxfordlearning.com\/the-value-of-tutoring-an-oxford-learning-review-by-mommy-gearest\/","title":{"rendered":"The Value of Tutoring: An Oxford Learning Review by Mommy Gearest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mommy blogger and product reviewer Andrea of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mommygearest.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mommygearest.com<\/a> enrolled her son for a free three-month trial at Oxford Learning Courtice this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Read her initial post about her expectations and experience during her first couple of weeks <a href=\"https:\/\/oxfordlearning.com\/2014\/08\/28\/mommy-gearest-review-of-oxford-learning\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>After the three month trial was up, Andrea chose to keep her son in his program. We couldn\u2019t be happier to have him continue on and for him to carry on hitting his personal milestones.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019d like to congratulate the K Man on his fantastic progress in reading skills over such a short time!<\/p>\n<p>Andrea identified a couple of common challenges that most parents face when choosing to add afterschool tutoring to their family\u2019s already hectic lifestyle. The first challenge is scheduling and the second one is cost.<\/p>\n<p>While Andrea and her family juggled their schedules to get the K Man to his Oxford Learning\u2019s classes, here\u2019s what she had to say about the cost\u2014and the value\u2014of her son\u2019s program at Oxford Learning:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>&#8220;I firmly believe that\u2019s worth a few hundred dollars a month\u2026 In the grand scheme of things, three or four thousand bucks a year is a joke for quality education\u2026 While I hope The K Man turns out to be above average, I need to take matters into my own hands to get him there. With extra attention at home and a boost from Oxford Learning, I think his future\u2019s looking pretty damn good.&#8221;<\/h4>\n<p>Please read Andrea\u2019s full post on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mommygearest.com\/2014\/11\/10\/oxford-learning-courtice-three-month-update\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mommy Gearest<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We think the K-Man\u2019s future is looking pretty good too!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mommy blogger and product reviewer Andrea of Mommygearest.com enrolled her son for a free three-month trial at Oxford Learning Courtice this summer. Read her initial post about her expectations and experience during her first couple of weeks here. After the three month trial was up, Andrea chose to keep her son in his program. 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