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Hello, everyone! Whether you're familiar with A Quantum Leap Tutoring already or not, thanks for stopping by our blog!

For those of you not familiar with A Quantum Leap, we're an educational services company providing personal tutoring and educational consultation throughout the state of Florida. We are headquartered in Jacksonville, FL, but we also have regional offices in Ft. Lauderdale, Ft. Myers, Miami, Orlando, Pensacola, Sarasota, Tallahassee, Tampa, and West Palm Beach. But we don't just do tutoring at our regional offices - we have tutors in all areas of the state, and can tutor at your local library, at a nearby community center, or even in your home! You can find the address of your local regional office here, visit our website at http://www.tutoringbycity.com to find out more about our services, or call us toll-free at (877) 295-LEAP to start figuring out the best option for you or your child. We can help you find a tutor in Florida just about anywhere!

Here on the blog, each week we'll be bringing you some useful thoughts and resources on a couple of topics relevant to education... not just in Florida, but everywhere!

The Internet is full of great information, but a quick search for information on tutoring services or any other topic can quickly get bogged down in information overload. Our goal is to bring you some of the best information we've found out there, plus wisdom from our own educational professionals right here at A Quantum Leap. Our company hires certified teachers, paraprofessionals, and other experienced educators for a reason - they know what they're talking about! So we'd like to help share their collective wisdom and that of educators, parents, and students all over.

One of the most helpful pages I've come across in my research has been a little vocabulary list useful to students, parents, and educators alike - Education.com's Educational Terms Study Guide.

You know the face of education has changed in the last few years - well, so has the way we talk about it. Schools, politicians, and the media use a lot of terminology to describe education and how we determine whether or not our educational systems are working that's either new, or newly applied to education. This list gives a great overview of some of the most commonly-used terms in education these days, with a clear explanation of each. You've probably seen lots of these words before in some context or another, but if you've ever found yourself wondering, "What does accountability mean for my child?" or "Exactly what ARE benchmarks?" this is a great, short read.

Thanks for stopping by! We'll be back next week with a new topic. What would YOU like to read about?