Wishing all of my students (and all students) the best of luck on their Exams!
Of course, if you have been following along with the lessons, you know that luck is the smallest part of doing well.
Your preparation and excellent study skills will take you to the top!
Don't panic, relax, use what you have learned, and you will do fine.
For a reminder of tips, check out the website link below:
http://tutoringcentral.com/teaching_tips__quotations.htm
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
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Check this website out if you are soon aiming to go off to college or university. It is worth it.
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Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Christmas decorations
Here are a few interesting bits of information from Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase & Fable.
A long time ago the Roman festival of Saturn was held in December and the temples were decorated with greenery.
The druids are associated with mistletoe, and the Saxons used holly and ivy.
These customs have been transferred to the Christian festival.
The decorated Christmas tree was in use among the Romans and was introduced to Britain from Germany soon after Queen Victoria's marriage with Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha in 1840.
Thursday, November 15, 2012
Arachnid !
For those of you who love critters!
What a cutie.
I managed to keep it hidden under the couch while my students were here. I didn't want any of them to "freak out."
According to the Encyclopedia of Animals [National Geographic], the venom of only 30 out of 40,000 species of spider can cause illness in humans.
No mention of those who have strokes or heart attacks, though!! Lol.
I think they are very interesting creatures, but they can stay out of our house.
Interestingly spiders, scorpions, daddy longlegs, mites, and ticks are all arachnids. Imagine the fun at a family reunion!
I'm picturing the nine-legged races - hmmm, okay, I don't want to picture that any more.
I managed to keep it hidden under the couch while my students were here. I didn't want any of them to "freak out."
According to the Encyclopedia of Animals [National Geographic], the venom of only 30 out of 40,000 species of spider can cause illness in humans.
No mention of those who have strokes or heart attacks, though!! Lol.
I think they are very interesting creatures, but they can stay out of our house.
Interestingly spiders, scorpions, daddy longlegs, mites, and ticks are all arachnids. Imagine the fun at a family reunion!
I'm picturing the nine-legged races - hmmm, okay, I don't want to picture that any more.
Monday, November 12, 2012
Reading & Brain Function!
The importance of reading cannot be underestimated for learning.
Now even more research indicates that reading is not only beneficial for obvious reasons, but that it helps develop stronger listening and observing skills as well. This attentiveness will, in turn, develop even better readers, but it will also ensure that the student is able to learn via other means.
"Dr. Dehaene and his colleagues compared the brain function of adults who can read with those who had never learned to read.
What they found was that regions of the brain that all of us use to process visual information were enhanced among the adults who were readers; both those who had read from childhood and those who learned to read as adults. They also found that listening skills were better among both groups of readers than among the adults who did not read." (Burns, Martha PHD [2011]: How Learning to Read Improves Brain Function)
Listening to a lecture, social learning, picking up on cues, all appear to be better developed in readers.
These skills are not only useful in academic settings but also in the workplace and individual development as well.
Of course, these are broad strokes - individual cases are always subject to variations. Overall, however, there is powerful evidence that improving students' access to reading material and giving them the ability to read will positively affect the breadth of their learning experience far beyond the mechanics of sounding out words and reading phrases.
Now even more research indicates that reading is not only beneficial for obvious reasons, but that it helps develop stronger listening and observing skills as well. This attentiveness will, in turn, develop even better readers, but it will also ensure that the student is able to learn via other means.
"Dr. Dehaene and his colleagues compared the brain function of adults who can read with those who had never learned to read.
What they found was that regions of the brain that all of us use to process visual information were enhanced among the adults who were readers; both those who had read from childhood and those who learned to read as adults. They also found that listening skills were better among both groups of readers than among the adults who did not read." (Burns, Martha PHD [2011]: How Learning to Read Improves Brain Function)
Listening to a lecture, social learning, picking up on cues, all appear to be better developed in readers.
These skills are not only useful in academic settings but also in the workplace and individual development as well.
Of course, these are broad strokes - individual cases are always subject to variations. Overall, however, there is powerful evidence that improving students' access to reading material and giving them the ability to read will positively affect the breadth of their learning experience far beyond the mechanics of sounding out words and reading phrases.
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Halloween or Hallowe'en or All Hallows Eve
HAPPY HALLOWEEN !!
Halloween
or
All Hallows Eve
Halloween falls on October 31, which in the old Celtic calendar was the last day of the year, its night being the time when all the witches and warlocks were abroad. On the introduction of Christianity it was taken over as the eve (even or e'en) of All Hallows or All Saints.
Brewers Dictionary of Phrase & Fable
Of course, most young people know that the most important part is "trick or treating" - and the treats are the most important part of all!!
or
All Hallows Eve
Halloween falls on October 31, which in the old Celtic calendar was the last day of the year, its night being the time when all the witches and warlocks were abroad. On the introduction of Christianity it was taken over as the eve (even or e'en) of All Hallows or All Saints.
Brewers Dictionary of Phrase & Fable
Of course, most young people know that the most important part is "trick or treating" - and the treats are the most important part of all!!
Saturday, October 13, 2012
Changing Leaves !
As the days get shorter and frost starts to appear in the morning, those deciduous trees start preparing for winter - giving us some brilliant colour !
What causes this change ?
Without sufficient light and water, photosynthesis shuts down, and trees must live off food stored during the growing season.
As photosynthesis ceases, the leaves lose their chlorophyll, which gives therm their green colour. Without chlorophyll, other colours emerge - yellows, oranges, and reds.
In sugar Maples, the red happens because glucose remains.
The yellows and oranges are normally in the leaves but the chlorophyll overshadows them until photosynthesis stops.
At any rate the poetry of colour is beautiful to behold!
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