Author Archives: "Brett Montrose"

People use Google Drive applications for everything. We use them all day everyday at Skooli (I’m typing this in a Google Doc). We also noticed that a lot of students and tutors rely on Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides as well, so we found a way to provide easy access to Google Drive right in

Are our school systems outdated? Does modern day schooling kill creativity and individuality? Is it intellectually abusive? According to a video he released last month, Prince Ea seems to think so. Prince Ea is a 27-year-old poet, filmmaker, and speaker. He visits high schools and universities across the United States to speak on the topics

Whether you’re in middle school, high school, or college, it’s possible to drop the ball in a class and get off to a poor start. Your wake up call could come in several different forms: a lower-than-you’d-like grade on your report card, a string of unfavourable assignment results, or the feeling that you don’t understand

Are you a Skooli online tutor who’s ready to book more sessions? Maybe you’re getting ready to book your first session on the site. Regardless, there are some super easy key steps you can take to get students to request sessions with you: 1. Login to your Skooli account often. The more active you are,

At Skooli, we’re excited for back-to-school, but it looks like these parents are even more excited than we are. If you’ve never watched one of the Holderness family’s music videos before, then you’re in for a treat. And if you have seen any of their previous productions, you know the back-to-school special you’re about to

Back-to-school season is just around the corner; it’s time to gear up for a successful new academic year. To help you meet your learning and teaching goals, we’ve implemented changes to your Skooli dashboards – some small tweaks and some big overhauls. Whether you’re a student, tutor, parent, or even a school administrator, you’ll certainly

We think you’ll really like some of the changes we’ve made to our digital classroom. While the Skooli Online Classroom has always been a great space for online tutoring sessions, we’ve recently added several features that aim to help Skooli students, tutors, parents, and schools have a more enjoyable and productive experience with us. The

Did you know that recent research shows that when students take a break from learning all summer, they’re not just missing new opportunities to learn, but could also be losing up to three months worth of knowledge gained in the school year prior? By keeping engaged throughout the summertime by doing things like trying new

[This post was updated on January 31, 2022.] The use of digital technology in education has become commonplace. Public and private grade schools as well as colleges and universities have made a conscious shift; they’re eager to adopt tech solutions to help students learn in new and fascinating ways. Further, we see parents and families

Your quest for A+ grades, brilliant math test scores, and a calculator-like brain begins when you get math help from a Skooli online math tutor. All of our tutors are super awesome, but a genius English tutor probably isn’t who you’re looking for when you’re pulling your hair out trying to factor binomials. To help you