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...In the Peace Corps recruiting office, a decade and a half ago, I imagined what a relatively luxurious placement it would make, with its old European buildings, cobblestone squares and cafés....
...A dozen other schools also pay for a tutor from the Confucius Institute, as does a Nigerian oil company. There is no shortage of native speakers to practice with....
...The right strategy in Khan’s mind is one focused on building products that help students learn, rather than to generate revenues....
...Experience Corps, US Established in the mid-1990s, Experience Corps has grown to become America’s largest non-profit national service organisation, providing tutoring opportunities to more than 2,000 over...
...He will be responsible for driving sales and building the organisation....
...“Having a mentor gave me the courage to talk to my tutors when I was worried about coursework,” she says. The payback for employers is not immediate....
...Still, a depressed US diplomatic corps has found new vigour under Ms Rice’s leadership, offsetting some of the influence gained in recent years by the Pentagon....
...They are supplemented by volunteer tutors, including an old lawyer friend who teaches maths after hours....
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