Tutor Blogs

Overlooking Barcelona is a mountain called Tibidabo which, in a regional dialect called Catalan, means "I give to thee." The story behind this name comes from a legend that, during Jesus' 40 days in the desert, the devil tried to tempt him by offering him Barcelona, the most beautiful city in the world. Jesus did not fall to temptation, but the story according to Spaniards was that Barcelona was difficult even for the son of God to turn down.

I lived in Barcelona for eight months during my undergraduate career and learned a lot about Internet cafes, reading a metro map, getting lost, flying...

Tune into this YouTube video if you have math anxiety, or just want to see what math anxiety looks like. Patricia Heaton (star of "Everybody Loves Raymond" and "The Middle") is in the hot seat on the TV Game show "Who Wants to Be A Millionaire." Watch her reaction to the math question. (You can fast forward to about the 3:00 minute mark to get to the question).

http://youtu.be/Rn_OhPKBjB0

So, here is what happened. Patricia saw a math question and completely froze. Her anxiety got in the way of her brain function. Do you ever have that kind of reaction to math? Well, Patricia didn't even TRY...

In Italian 2 learning Passato prossimo can be the biggest challenge. A great tool to use is wordreference.com. It is an online dictionary. When you enter the word in Italian it not only gives you the definition it also has a hyperlink to the conjugator which lists all the tenses and their conjugated forms.

One more tip when using essere in Passato prossimo. You must use gender/number agreement based on the subject of the sentence.

Gianni e' andato a casa. Masculine subject/ note the end of the verb with the letter "O".

Gianna e' andata a casa Feminine subject./ note the end of the verb with...

Past Tense Regular Verbs

Here’s a funny thing about English – all regular past tense verbs end in –ed: walked, talked, showered, continued, approved… but none of them are actually pronounced ‘ed’! There are three types of sounds that regular past tense verbs make: ‘t’, ‘d’, and ‘id’.

Here is a link to a video giving a short explanation of regular past tense verbs: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_M7xIwAqy9I

The ‘t’ sound endings are the most common. One way to determine if the word will sound like ‘t’ is to look at the base verb. If it ends in p, k, s, ch, sh, f, x, or h, it will probably...

Hello everyone! If you have a question that must be answered before your next tutoring session, feel free to post it on here, and I will help through email! :D

Here is a great site for citing sources in essay writing. You enter important information about the cited source, the author, etc., and the citation machine does the work!

citationmachine.net/index2.php

REFERENCED FROM:

www.ega.edu/library

There are a lot of different reactions to the term "homework." From a teacher's perspective, there is the pressure to give homework that they are absolutely confident that the students can complete on their own. There is also the worry that they might be giving too much or too little. Some teachers say they do not believe in homework. Then there's the student's perspective. Most kids hate homework. To them, school should be over when they leave the doors of the building. Who can blame them? Especially once the weather gets nicer like it has been lately, all anyone wants to do is go outside...

This post is all about the “th” sound in English. I noticed that my Brazilian students had difficulties with “th” sounds, so I did some research. The first video below gives a good explanation of the two types of “th” – voiced and voiceless. The second link is to a webpage with some excellent tongue twister to practice the sounds. For additional English practice, look up unfamiliar vocabulary and try to make sense of the tongue twisters as a whole!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ag4qoNzEH4w tutorial on "th" sounds

http://evaeaston.com/th-practice.html riddles and tongue twisters

The two types...

Greetings!

Welcome to the wonderful world of the Human Body. I am excited to guide you through the body systems and their functions. We will also discover the world of disease pathology. My favorite body system is cardiovascular . You gotta have "heart".

I use a lot of visual teaching tools AND the hands on approach when teaching physiology. I guarantee you will not forget. This is not about memorization but REALLY understanding and "GETTING IT".

Let me help you explore the fascinating world of human anatomy and take away the confusion and anxiety of learning this subject.

I've discovered chunking as a great way to break down concepts that may be difficult for some students to grasp. Working with students who have learning disabilities for a number of years, I have found that the smaller pieces of information is a lot easier for a student to remember than, say, a 10-step process. Once the chunking is set in place, a student can typically tackle any type of problem, and get through it smoothly. This technique can be used across the board, in most subjects in school.