When you think about private tutoring, you might imagine parents striving to give their children a competitive edge. But many parents use tutoring to fill gaps in their child’s schooling – such as to improve their literacy.

Have you been thinking about hiring a private tutor for your child?

If you are a parent to a toddler or a teen, we are sure this thought has crossed your mind. In fact, you are here because you are still weighing the pros and cons of hiring a tutor.

Leonard Sax is a family physician with a practice in suburban Washington, D.C. He also has a Ph.D. in psychology and he is a compelling speaker. "Something scary is happening to boys today" is Sax's call to arms. And while we really don't know how exactly how many boys Sax is talking about, he does give us some statistics that appear to outline the problem.