January 13, 2015 - We are Dave and Amy Jones, and we created this blog to share our experiences as parents, teachers, entrepreneurs and more.Amy and I met in Westchester County, NY in 1992, and we were married seven years later in Sunset Beach, NC. We were blessed with our daughter in 2002 and our son in 2005. Amy is originally from central Ohio, and I was raised in upstate New York. I came to Westchester to pursue a Master's Degree in Education and a Professional Diploma in School Dist [...]

January 14, 2015 - Private Tutor Directory™ was created because [at the time] we were both being asked to tutor students, but we didn't have the time to meet the needs of the number of students and parents who were seeking our services. Invariably, parents would ask us if we knew anyone who could help them. Unfortunately and far too often, colleagues and friends we knew who tutored privately were always booked and could not take on any more clients.  Frustrated by our inab [...]

January 15, 2015 - Creating Private Tutor Foundation™ alongside Private Tutor Directory™ is a no-brainer. We are committed to helping people help people, so having the ability to better meet the needs of as many people as possible beyond our home, classrooms, schools and community just makes sense. Please consider registering as a volunteer for Private Tutor Foundation™ in your community. We're looking for advocates, fundraisers, administrators, team leaders, speakers, m [...]