How to Find a Good Online Tutor and Tutoring Services

How to Find a Good Online Tutor and Tutoring Services 0SHARESShare Online tutoring can become a pleasant experience for you if your choice of tutor is good. It is obvious that you are seeking additional help because your class teacher at school is not devoting enough time on you. The first characteristic to look for in an online tutor is enthusiasm. Traditional classroom teachers go by first impressions. If you fail to come up to the teacher’s expectations in the beginning of a school session you might soon find yourself ignored during classes. This creates a vicious circle. You do not understand class lessons because now you do not feel confident enough to seek help from your teacher. You are seeking online tutoring exactly because of this reason. Under these circumstances when you go for online tutoring talk to all the tutors at various online schools. This is best done with a video chat through a web camera. Facial expressions and body language play an important part in communications. Go for online tutoring which gives constant progress reports. See if there is an improvement in your performance in class. Talk to your tutor constantly and if he or she is creative and allows you to work independently you will soon see improvement in your grades. [starbox id=admin]

Kinds of Triangles

Kinds of Triangles On the basis of the length of their sides triangles can be classified into three types: 1. Scalene triangle: The triangles having all their sides of different lengths are known as scalene triangles. 2. Isosceles triangle: The triangles that have two of their sides equal in length are known as isosceles triangles. 3. Equilateral triangle: They have all the three sides equal in length to each other. Example 1: Identify the following triangles as scalene, isosceles or equilateral triangle. a. Triangle PQR with sides PQ = 15 cm, QR = 15 cm, RA = 15 cm. b. Triangle DEF with sides DE = 11 inches, EF = 10 inches, FD = 11 inches. c. Triangle ABC with sides AB = 5 cm, BC = 7 cm, CA = 6 cm. Solution: a. The lengths of all the three sides of the triangle are equal. Thus triangle PQR is equilateral. b. Since the lengths of two sides DE and FD are equal to each other, thus triangle DEF is isosceles. c. In triangle ABC all the sides are of different lengths, so this triangle is scalene. Example 2: The sum of the three sides of triangle XYZ is 36 cm. If YZ = 12 cm, ZX = 13 cm then what type of triangle is XYZ? Solution: It is given that the sum of the three sides of a triangle is 36 cm. Thus, XY+YZ+ZX = 36 XY+12+13 = 36 XY+25-25 = 36 - 25 XY = 11 Since the length of all the sides of triangle XYZ is different, this triangle is scalene.

TESL Canada Innovation Award

TESL Canada Innovation Award On June 9th, 2017, TESL Canada awarded my  Actively Engaged Series of ESL textbooks with the TESL Canada Innovation Award. See my other awards here. The Awards Committee said this about my  three books: The Actively Engaged series for intermediate level students in academic preparation and college level English courses integrates reading and listening activities with grammar lessons, card games, information gaps, simulations, and writing projects. Throughout the books, language structures are taught and practiced step-by-step for meaningful use in the complex speaking and writing tasks required at the intermediate level and above. The varied activities are interactive and motivating. The books themselves are easy to navigate and well designed. Nicholas Walker with his Actively Engaged Series and the 2017 TESL Canada Innovation Award Please follow and like us:

Critical Reasoning Question 16-Editorials - Private Tutoring

Critical Reasoning Question 16-Editorials BobbiM Feb 17, 2014 This editorial cannot be a good argument because it is barely literate.  Run-on sentences, slang, and perfectly dreadful grammar appear regularly throughout.  Anything that poorly written cannot be making very much sense. Which of the following identifies an assumption in the argument above? A.  This editorial was written by someone other than the usual editor. B.  Generally speaking, very few editorials are poor in style or grammar. C.  The language of an argument is indicative of its validity. D.  Generally speaking, the majority of editorials are poor in style and grammar. E.  The author of the editorial purposely uses poor grammar to disguise what he knows is a bad argument. Think you know the answer? The correct answer is C. The authors claim that the editorials argument is no good because it is poorly written depends on the assumption hat an arguments validity is related to its use of language.  After all, if an arguments language didnt indicate its validity, the authors argument wouldnt make any sense at all. (A)s not assumed because the argument doesnt concern whos to blame for the bad editorial.  (B) and (D) fail because the argument addresses this editorial only, so theres nothing assumed about what happens generally.  And (E) goes too far: The author neednt assume that the writer deliberately wrote badly to hide a bad argument, just that, as (C) says, the poor writing indicates a poor argument.

My Summer Memories in Elementary School

My Summer Memories in Elementary School As a child, I remember that summer was not much different from the regular school year for my family and I. My parents would still wake me up at 6:30 in the morning and take me and my brother to summer school so that they could go to work. I was raised in a middle, working class environment, so this is what I was used to doing. I didn't know any different anyways. Many of my friend's families were the same way, so, for many years, summer just felt like a season where it was hot and we didn't have to do as much homework as the regular school year. Looking back on it now though, I realize that those summers that I spent in summer school benefited me in a way that not even my parents could understand it.I remember that many kids in my class would return to the classroom in late August and joke around about how they had forgotten how to write because it had been so long since they had actually done any schoolwork. On the other hand, I had spent the majority of my summer practicing my pen manship, working on my times tables, doing cool science experiments, reading books and presenting book reports about them, and even going on educational field trips. We never necessarily learned anything new during summer school, but it did help me reinforce what we had learned the previous school year. I remember coming into the new school year prepared to tackle whatever was going to be thrown at me in the coming nine months.Now, I understand that nowadays, many families and parents have the privilege to stay home with their kids whenever they have breaks from school and I think that is fantastic! I am not trying to convince you to send them off to summer school for the entire break because it will make them smarter. No. I am just trying to get across that when students take long breaks from education, sometimes they can stray off the tracks and start to fall behind. I encourage you to take just a few hours a week with your students over the summer and give them a refresher on wha t they have already learned. You can do things like take them to museums, art galleries, and even the local library to have them pick out a book or two to ready over the summer. The internet is also a wonderful source where you can print out times tables for them to practice or educational programs you can download to keep them up to speed. If you are a high school or college student, I encourage you to do the same thing and keep up to date on everything that you have studied. Happy Summer everyone and Good Luck on the rest of the school year that is remaining :)-Michael Minkoff

Office White Elephant Gift Exchange Ideas

Office White Elephant Gift Exchange Ideas Image: Andrew Neel via https://unsplash.com/photos/IPx7J1n_xUc Something practical for the office In an office setting, there are things that everyone inevitably needs. It could be pens, paper, or staples. Look around and take notice of things that are starting to run low. If you want to get something like pens or notebooks, get ones that are fun and different instead of plain ones to keep things interesting.  If you get something in a large quantity, everyone in the office can use it and share it. You can buy a desktop calendar that has daily jokes. That way, someone in the office can tell jokes and keep the office atmosphere fun and light.  Desktop boxing  is a great way to relieve stress and tension in the office. If your office has coffee, you can buy a fun mug so the recipient can use it for coffee. You can also buy fun sticky notes or uniquely shaped paper clips to keep things interesting. Inside office joke As long as you keep things appropriate, if your office has some kind of running joke or inside joke going around, buy something related to it. These kinds of white elephant gifts always make people laugh and may even make a reappearance for years to come. Some previous white elephant gifts may even be the inside joke. However, it is important to keep it appropriate and professional. While you may have an inside joke that may seem funny to you and your immediate coworkers and supervisor, your main manager may not find humor in an inappropriate joke. If everybody always complains about how cold the office is, you can buy an ugly holiday sweater or some slippers. For an office where all of the older people are constantly asking the younger workers how to use technology, you can buy one of the “For Dummies” books. If someone in the office is notoriously gassy, you can buy an air freshener to keep around. A gift card to a store or restaurant near the office Gift cards are a great gift. To make it fitting for the office, buy a gift card for a restaurant or store near the office. This is especially helpful if you or coworkers always grab a bite to eat at the restaurant on a regular basis for lunch or happy hour after work.  The store gift card is helpful since it is near the office and your coworkers will not have to worry about finding the store. They can make a stop before or after work. Also, gift cards are great because the recipient can choose what they want to buy. With gift cards, you can wrap them up in a variety of creative ways. You can put a small box in a bunch of larger boxes. You can wrap it in a small box or an oversized box. You can even put it in a box that once held something else. Just make sure you hint that the box may not be indicative to what is actually in the box. Sometimes, the humor and entertainment is watching someone unwrap a gift in an unexpected package and people find it fun to find something they were not thinking about. A team-building experience As an office, there is nothing more important than working as a team to get things done. If you have a lot of new people or are looking to get to know your coworkers better, buying a team building activity is a great idea for the gift exchange. Whether it is a funny game or an escape room experience, any opportunity to get to know your coworkers better can help your company grow together to help everyone get on the same page and make the work environment a little more fun. It will give you memories to laugh about for years to come and will give you conversation starters for you and your coworkers. White elephant gift exchanges are a lot of fun, but in an office setting, it is important to have gifts that are appropriate and professional. Luckily, this can still be fun, especially if you find something that has an office inside joke.

The Benefits of Student-Led Learning in International Schools

The Benefits of Student-Led Learning in International Schools By Kathy DeadyFinally, international educational bodies are recognizing that teaching methods need to evolve drastically in response to changing demands and the constant progression of information technology. Recent education reforms in Europe and the Middle East have acknowledged the need for progressive innovation in this area, with a particular focus on the potential for student-lead learning to become a more significant component of the schooling experience. Student-lead learning is exactly as it sounds. Although teachers remain in the classroom to provide guidance on subject areas and to oversee quality, the control of the learning experience is handed over to the students. They are encouraged to teach themselves and their peers by undertaking their own study and research, then sharing their findings with others.  A recent pilot study at a Avans University in the Netherlands, showed that handing the lead to students raises grades, increases attendance and enhances overall stude nt engagement. The experiment began with the finance department, whose lecturers had decided radical action was needed to improve a typical attendance rate of just 50% in each class, and the poor exam performance as a result.Students were divided into groups to present different topics and were given free reign to structure their classes as they wished. It was noted that some classes took a creative approach, using interesting ways of presenting information, some groups held practical sessions, for example, one based their session around an entertaining, popular Dutch game show format. The variety of lesson structure attracted more and more participants every week, with a renewed eagerness amongst the students to get involved during each session.The benefits of this model of learning in the international classroom may be especially of value. The diverse range of student backgrounds in attendance means the contribution potential is huge. Firstly, when students take the lead, they’r e likely to concentrate on ideas around a given concept that interest them, both allowing them to engage with the topic from a more unique perspective than the typical curriculum focus, and allows for greater depth of understanding. Students tend to have a more natural connection with their classmates than a teacher, as they communicate with them in a way that is relevant, on a level that their generation and ability level will understand, by using appropriate language and actions.Subsequently, when students find learning more accessible, it encourages them to become more active learners and opens their minds to new ways of thinking. Sparks for discussion and debate, critical for enriching the learning experience. Presenting to a group of people builds personal confidence and develops essential oral communication skills which are ever more important in school and the workplace. Collaboration with classmates and taking the lead builds stronger relationships and respect between peers, which in turn improves student participation and boosts morale. It is surprising how well students perform and gain interest, given a little responsibility. Giving students to do things how they like has such a positive impact on their education.Even more good news is that incorporating a student-led approach in the classroom is as simple as it is effective. Students need to be set clear expectations from the start, but otherwise encouraged to use creativity and initiative in their presentations. Ask them to set goals for their project, consider ways they can involve their audience and evaluate their success afterwards. In the years to come, and with developing technology, we can no doubt expect to see students having much more autonomy over their day-to-day learning experience.For more information, ideas and resources on student-led learning, check out:Teach Hub: Student-Led Instruction StrategiesASCD: Student Directed Learning