Which is why we think the new Cognitive Tutor 2006 software of the Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II mathematics curricula are so very important.

Tutoring, once considered a luxury service, ... One study monitored the effects of three 50-minute online math tutoring sessions per week on students between 12 and 15 years old.

Math anxiety is much like other fears, say scientists who scanned the brains of third-graders. One-on-one tutoring soothed the fear circuit in anxious kids' brains and improved performance, too.