Dicas para ninguém botar defeito! Será

Dicas para ninguém botar defeito! Será Image courtesy of  Carla S. FloresUma das minhas táticas para manter o conhecimento do idioma sempre atualizado é ler notícias em Inglês, muitas delas sobre o Brasil. Esta semana, no meu passeio semanal para ver o que o mundo fala do nosso país, me deparei com um artigo do The Guardian. A idéia por trás da matéria do jornal britânico é dar 10 dicas para que os turistas consigam gastar pouco e conhecer o país, sem sacrificar a sua segurança.Entre as coisas que achei mais curiosas está a indicação das comunidades do Vidigal e Tavares Bastos como bons locais para ficar hospedado no Rio.  Há uns anos atrás seria impensável, mas atualmente um jornal internacional aponta esses locais como boas opções para turistas. É um grande avanço, sem dúvida.Além disso, na parte sobre como viajar dentro do Brasil,  o pessoal do The Guardian recomendou que os turistas viagem de ônibus para longas distâncias. Isso, claro, se não comprarem passagens antecipadamente, já que em c ima da hora viajar de avião dentro do Brasil é caríssimo, e se tiverem tempo para se deslocar assim.Apesar de o foco principal da matéria ser no Rio de Janeiro, até falaram de outras regiões do país. Na minha opinião, pecaram ao dizer que São Paulo é sem graça, a não ser pela arte. Se até eu acho isso feio e sou carioca, imagina quem é de lá!Mas, mudando de assunto, quando falaram da comida cometeram uma gafe ainda maior. Tudo bem, no Brasil a gente come muito arroz, feijão e mandioca, mas não estou vendo nenhum vegetariano feliz em comer o nosso típico feijão com arroz. Segundo eles, tendo em conta esses três ingredientes, os vegetarianos ficariam felizes. Pensem comigo no momento em que um vegetariano encontra a carne do feijão. Outra, para comer na rua recomendaram milho cozido e coração de galinha. Quando foi a última vez que vocês comeram coração de galinha na rua? É que eu nunca comi!Estes foram apenas alguns exemplos do que eu achei caricato, mas r ecomendo a leitura do artigo. Acredito que é nesse tipo de matéria que a gente vê como a questão cultural é importante, não só quando estamos aprendendo um idioma, mas quando vamos visitar outro país. Claro que, em alguns casos, as matérias generalizam e partem de pressupostos errados. Outras, no entanto, são feitas com o maior cuidado. Adorava saber qual é a opinião de vocês sobre o artigo do The Guardian.

Compulsory sex education in Schools - Tutor Hunt Blog

Compulsory sex education in Schools Compulsory sex education in Schools Compulsory sex education in SchoolsSchoolsMp`s vote against Compulsory Sex Education in SchoolsAs the Law in Great Britain currently stands all state schools are required to cover the basics of sex education from a biological aspect. This somewhat vague ruling means that state schools have to cover the `biological` aspects of sex education, while omitting the emotional side, or discussing other aspects, such as LGBT issues. Academies and free schools are permitted to opt out of teaching the subject entirely. Last year a cross party group of called for sex education to become more comprehensive - specifically for it to include sex and relationships education (SRE), along with personal social and health education, (PSHE). The MP`s called for sex education to me mandatory in all schools, including academies and free schools, along with the subject focusing more intensely on the emotional side, and asking for SRE to be renamed RSE, a subtle alteration perhaps, but one that puts the relat ionship aspect first.The select committee pushing for this change said that SRE would be beneficial for all children, but was vital for vulnerable groups, such as LGBT children, along with those in care, and children with disabilities. Last week MP`s voted against the bill to to make sex education mandatory in all schools, effectively blocking the widespread teaching of SRE in schools. Within days of this ruling hundreds of people signed a Bernardo`s campaign supporting the introduction of SRE. According to the charity seven out of ten children believe the government should make sex and relationship lessons a mandatory part of the curriculum.Specifically a poll undertaken by Bernardo`s has revealed that `Three quarters (74%) believe all children would be safer if they had age-appropriate classes on the subject.`The voters rejecting the bill consisted of ten conservative MPs, and five Labour MPs. Simon Hoare, the Conservative MP for North Dorset said that `Some form of protection is needed for those who run faith schools, all faiths,` and that `I have little or no doubt that I will receive emails from constituents who happen to read my remarks. They will say that this is all about promotion, and this or that religion thinks that homosexuality-or another element-is not right.`Mr Hoare went on to say that he actually supported the intentions of the clause, but voiced his concern that it was framed `solely in the name of Labour Members of Parliament who all happen to be women.`Labour MP Stella Creasy led the amendment, and it was to her that Mr Hoare explained his reasons for opposing the bill were not simply down to religious sentiment: `We are actively looking at how best to address both the quality of delivery and accessibility to ensure that all children can be supported to develop positive, healthy relationships and to thrive in modern Britain today.`There is no doubt today`s children are growing up in a vastly different world to those of their teachers. The obvious communication and educational benefits of the internet are mitigated by its dark side, where videos depicting all the extremes of sex and violence are little more than a click away. A recent bristol study has found that almost half of 13 to 17 year old girls have received explicit videos and pictures, with two out of five admitting to reciprocating in kind.The head strategist of the NSPCC, Jon Brown, has said: `Children aged 10 to 13 are now the biggest risk group because they are being given more sophisticated phones, without the maturity to handle sexting requests or knowing where a request is coming from.`Sexting has become the `norm` in teenage courtship - and with the overabundance of graphic, and often violent pornography available to anyone wth a smartphone, children may be in in danger of developing a skewed understanding of what is acceptable and normal in a relationship. Teen pregnancy and STD rates in the UK are amongst the highest in Europe. The proposed RSE (rel ationships and sex education) was largely aimed to combat this, to teach children what is acceptable and unacceptable in relationships.Many parents have concerns that if sex education is taught in schools children will lose some of the innocence of childhood - that primary school is entirely too early to raise such adult topics, however infantilised and devoid of graphical details the lessons my be. The fact remains though that children have an insatiable curiosity, and if their questions are not answered by a teacher adhering to a suitable curriculum in a classroom, they may receive their first lessons from a more unsuitable, uncensored medium. 3 years ago0Add a Comment

Astronomy Tutors Show The Night Sky

Astronomy Tutors Show The Night Sky When astronomy tutors show constellations on a night sky students usually pay a lot of attention and have a great time. This was precisely the case when three TutorZ employees visited the Astronomical Observatory in Nikolaev on an outing on Thursday, April 23rd. Astronomer and tutor Anton invited Marketing Assistants Lilly and Maya (together with her husband Michael) and TutorZ founder Dirk to the observatory in Nikolaev. It was a private visit so they all received a lot of attention from astronomer Anton, allowing them to ask a lot of astronomical questions. Lilly, for example, had watched the 2014 movie Interstellar with Matthew McConaughey. She asked about black holes, whether worm holes indeed exist and connected with that if time travel could be possible. Dirk, on the other hand, wanted to know about the upcoming close encounters of an asteroid and a comet in the years 2029 and 2036. No worries, both pass by Earth at a safe margin. The Nikolaev observatorys main exhibit is a 6 inch Carl-Zeiss reflecting telescope. It is housed under dome shaped roof on a cylindrical basement. Lilly opened the dome by pressing the button of the motor powered roof. And there it was, the beautiful 2015 spring sky at night. The first picture  shows Dirk looking like a real astronomer when looking through this Carl-Zeiss telescope. The second picture shows astronomer Anton tutoring Lilly and May about  the night sky objects when looking through the Zeiss telescope. During this spring night, tutor Anton observed three prominent astronomical objects with the TutorZ team. First, he zoomed in on Venus because this planet is to set soon after sun down. Venus is the 2nd planet in our solar system and the only planet which exhibits phases. During March, April and May an almost-half crescent can be seen. It came as a surprise to see Venus chipped off half because we are used to see this planet as a full dot. Next, astronomer Anton turned the mighty telescope to our moon. May, Lilly and Dirk were in awe when seeing the craters, valleys and polar regions of our closest celestial neighbor. Almost surreal was the fact that fellow Americans walked on the moon.  As a good tutor should Anton used this moon-moment to pose three  popular astronomy questions to use. Who was the first man to walk on the moon?  Easy, it is Neil Armstrong. Somewhat harder is  to name Neils  space-comrade and 2nd moon walker, Buzz Aldrin. The 2nd questions was considerably harder. How many men in total have walked on the moon? Hmm, Dirk reasoned  as follows:  there was a total of 6 missions to the moon (Apollo 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17) and two astronauts each time landed on the moon. So two times six is twelfth, which gave  the right answer: 12 Americans have walked on the moon. The 3rd astronomy tutoring questions was yet harder: What  did the Astronauts put on the moon to empower the scientist on the Earth to precisely measure the distance Earth-to-Moon? Answer: a mirror.  The Astronomers on Earth would shine a laser on this mirror and time the until the reflection hits Earth again. It takes light almost 3 seconds to make this round trip resulting in a Earth-Moon distance of  238,900 miles (or 384,400  km). The picture below also taken with Dirks Galaxy 3 cell phone. Stunning, isnt it? The final highlight was Jupiter who is prominent on this 2015 spring sky. Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system. Its four largest moons Io, Europa, Callisto and Ganymede can be seen with telescopes. Moreover, Jupiter has another astronomical feature is visible on telescopes: its two bands in its atmosphere near Jupiters equatorial region. But because of the simple photographic setup, they do not show up in Samsung Galaxys picture. In the picture below you see the picture of Jupiter and two if its moons, Io and Ganymede. If learning about Venus, our Moon and Jupiter, has inspired you to learn more about astronomy feel free to contact a good Astronomy tutor near your home. He will might be able to let you look through his telescope to gaze at astronomical objects at the night sky. Astronomy Tutors Show The Night Sky When astronomy tutors show constellations on a night sky students usually pay a lot of attention and have a great time. This was precisely the case when three TutorZ employees visited the Astronomical Observatory in Nikolaev on an outing on Thursday, April 23rd. Astronomer and tutor Anton invited Marketing Assistants Lilly and Maya (together with her husband Michael) and TutorZ founder Dirk to the observatory in Nikolaev. It was a private visit so they all received a lot of attention from astronomer Anton, allowing them to ask a lot of astronomical questions. Lilly, for example, had watched the 2014 movie Interstellar with Matthew McConaughey. She asked about black holes, whether worm holes indeed exist and connected with that if time travel could be possible. Dirk, on the other hand, wanted to know about the upcoming close encounters of an asteroid and a comet in the years 2029 and 2036. No worries, both pass by Earth at a safe margin. The Nikolaev observatorys main exhibit is a 6 inch Carl-Zeiss reflecting telescope. It is housed under dome shaped roof on a cylindrical basement. Lilly opened the dome by pressing the button of the motor powered roof. And there it was, the beautiful 2015 spring sky at night. The first picture  shows Dirk looking like a real astronomer when looking through this Carl-Zeiss telescope. The second picture shows astronomer Anton tutoring Lilly and May about  the night sky objects when looking through the Zeiss telescope. During this spring night, tutor Anton observed three prominent astronomical objects with the TutorZ team. First, he zoomed in on Venus because this planet is to set soon after sun down. Venus is the 2nd planet in our solar system and the only planet which exhibits phases. During March, April and May an almost-half crescent can be seen. It came as a surprise to see Venus chipped off half because we are used to see this planet as a full dot. Next, astronomer Anton turned the mighty telescope to our moon. May, Lilly and Dirk were in awe when seeing the craters, valleys and polar regions of our closest celestial neighbor. Almost surreal was the fact that fellow Americans walked on the moon.  As a good tutor should Anton used this moon-moment to pose three  popular astronomy questions to use. Who was the first man to walk on the moon?  Easy, it is Neil Armstrong. Somewhat harder is  to name Neils  space-comrade and 2nd moon walker, Buzz Aldrin. The 2nd questions was considerably harder. How many men in total have walked on the moon? Hmm, Dirk reasoned  as follows:  there was a total of 6 missions to the moon (Apollo 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17) and two astronauts each time landed on the moon. So two times six is twelfth, which gave  the right answer: 12 Americans have walked on the moon. The 3rd astronomy tutoring questions was yet harder: What  did the Astronauts put on the moon to empower the scientist on the Earth to precisely measure the distance Earth-to-Moon? Answer: a mirror.  The Astronomers on Earth would shine a laser on this mirror and time the until the reflection hits Earth again. It takes light almost 3 seconds to make this round trip resulting in a Earth-Moon distance of  238,900 miles (or 384,400  km). The picture below also taken with Dirks Galaxy 3 cell phone. Stunning, isnt it? The final highlight was Jupiter who is prominent on this 2015 spring sky. Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system. Its four largest moons Io, Europa, Callisto and Ganymede can be seen with telescopes. Moreover, Jupiter has another astronomical feature is visible on telescopes: its two bands in its atmosphere near Jupiters equatorial region. But because of the simple photographic setup, they do not show up in Samsung Galaxys picture. In the picture below you see the picture of Jupiter and two if its moons, Io and Ganymede. If learning about Venus, our Moon and Jupiter, has inspired you to learn more about astronomy feel free to contact a good Astronomy tutor near your home. He will might be able to let you look through his telescope to gaze at astronomical objects at the night sky.

4 Tips For Surviving Group Projects (and why you have to)

4 Tips For Surviving Group Projects (and why you have to) Surviving Group Projects (and why you have to) Surviving Group Projects (and why you have to) Group projects in middle and high school have been a reality for students for generations. Theyre one of the most dreaded assignments students will get. Most will notice they are not assigned to work with their friends and that there is always that one person in the group who simply doesnt participate. More often than not a small portion of the group ends up doing the vast majority of the work and, sometimes, one person ends up doing all the work themselves. C students get As without doing anything, and A students get a C despite their very best efforts. Group projects can seem terribly unfair, and in some cases they are, but they do serve a higher purpose: to learn how to collaborate. There are several ways students can survive and even thrive their group projects and there are many reasons why they have to. 1 Mimicking the Workplace In many ways, group projects mimic life in a work environment. Although some people end up working for themselves, the majority of people will have to collaborate at some point during their career. Group projects, even at a young age, help students understand what it will be like to work in a corporate environment. As most adults will agree, there is always that one person who shows up late or doesnt pull their weight. It’s easy to think that these colleagues won’t be in the workplace much longer, but that often isnt true. When students learn to cope with a student colleague who doesnt participate they are also learning how to work with future work colleagues (READ: Tips from an Irvine AP Tutor: What to do if AP Exams Were a Bust). 2 Preparing for College College group projects will be much harder and more complicated than middle and high school projects in some respects. However, in many ways they are similar. Students need to learn to work as a team and identify strengths and weaknesses. If one member of the group is an excellent writer perhaps they should complete the draft/editing. If another member is an excellent researcher but terribly unorganized, they can conduct the initial research and have a third member keep everybody on task. When students work in groups they learn how to determine what they are good at and what theyre not. This helps not only improve their own skills but helps their peers improve upon each other. 3 Healthy Socialization Many students, teachers, and parents feel there simply isnt enough appropriate socialization in school these days. There are more instructional minutes and less time to learn how to be social. Group projects, believe it or not, help students learn how to develop healthy socialization skills. Its easy enough for students to get along with their friends, but they should also know how to get along with students who are a little bit different from them. In addition to learning tolerance and polite behavior, students can make new friends when they are required to work in a group. Students who trudge through the project and complain about their partners are demonstrating they, themselves, still need to work on social skills. This is a great thing to learn in middle or high school rather than finding out as an adult that they dont know how to collaborate with various types of people. Students who know how to socialize appropriately will have a much easier time in college and in life (READ: 5 Tips to Encourage Your Child to Read). 4 Surviving When Everything Goes Wrong Sometimes, despite very best efforts, the group project goes terribly wrong. In some instances, one or two members of the group simply don’t show up for study sessions or refuse to work at all. In this case a couple, or even one solo student, will be left to complete the entire project; a job meant for several. In this case, students probably wont learn much about life other than that group projects can be annoying. However, they can use some tips to survive it and still get a decent grade. Speak with a teacher or tutor about how to organize different parts of the project. Break the project up into pieces and find a part that the resistant members of the group can do. Get together with the willing members of the group and determine different skills amongst the group. Take a deep breath and remember group projects dont come along that often. If the reality comes down to one student completing the entire project, they should schedule in enough time to finish so that this one assignment doesnt ruin their GPA. All blog entries, with the exception of guest bloggers, are written by Tutor Nerds. Are you an education professional? If so, email us at pr@tutornerds.com for guest blogging and collaborations. We want to make this the best free education resource in SoCal, so feel free to suggest what you would like to see us write.

Not All Tutors Are the Same

Not All Tutors Are the Same Today I have the pleasure of sharing a guest post by Professor Abe Korn. Professor Abe is an expert at tutoring and teaching. He has been a professor at various universities for the past 30 years. Enjoy reading the article and let me know your thoughts in the comments section: Not All Tutors Are the Same By Professor Abe Korn Tutoring is not a product but a service. Each tutor is unique in the manner in which they present the subject material to the client. If you tried one tutor and are not pleased with his or her services, do not give up hope. Your best bet is to keep trying other tutors until you find the right one. You might get lucky on your first try or it might take a few tries with different tutors to finally find the right one. However, you might be thinking that trying many tutors might cost you a small fortunate until you find the right one. My suggestion in finding that right tutor is to work with tutors who offer some type of money back guarantee. I always tell the customer that if he or she is not happy with my services, I will gladly refund the money back to them. Lucky, in over twenty-five years of tutoring, I never had to refund anyone back. However, I am more than willing to refund the tutoring fee if a client is unhappy with my services. Thus, you should always look for a tutor that offers this type of guarantee. This way, if the first tutor you work with is not right for you, you do not end up wasting your money. A good tutor will be more than happy to refund the money if the client did not receive any value from the tutoring. Another suggestion is to ask the tutor if he or she will be willing to provide a free 10 to 15 minute trial run. This way you can actually try out the services for free and make a decision afterwards. Once again, a good tutor should have no problem in providing a potential client with a free trial of his or her services. So, try to pick a tutor that offers either a free trial or a money back guarantee if possible. Not All Tutors Are the Same Today I have the pleasure of sharing a guest post by Professor Abe Korn. Professor Abe is an expert at tutoring and teaching. He has been a professor at various universities for the past 30 years. Enjoy reading the article and let me know your thoughts in the comments section: Not All Tutors Are the Same By Professor Abe Korn Tutoring is not a product but a service. Each tutor is unique in the manner in which they present the subject material to the client. If you tried one tutor and are not pleased with his or her services, do not give up hope. Your best bet is to keep trying other tutors until you find the right one. You might get lucky on your first try or it might take a few tries with different tutors to finally find the right one. However, you might be thinking that trying many tutors might cost you a small fortunate until you find the right one. My suggestion in finding that right tutor is to work with tutors who offer some type of money back guarantee. I always tell the customer that if he or she is not happy with my services, I will gladly refund the money back to them. Lucky, in over twenty-five years of tutoring, I never had to refund anyone back. However, I am more than willing to refund the tutoring fee if a client is unhappy with my services. Thus, you should always look for a tutor that offers this type of guarantee. This way, if the first tutor you work with is not right for you, you do not end up wasting your money. A good tutor will be more than happy to refund the money if the client did not receive any value from the tutoring. Another suggestion is to ask the tutor if he or she will be willing to provide a free 10 to 15 minute trial run. This way you can actually try out the services for free and make a decision afterwards. Once again, a good tutor should have no problem in providing a potential client with a free trial of his or her services. So, try to pick a tutor that offers either a free trial or a money back guarantee if possible.

The Ap Chemistry Free Response

The Ap Chemistry Free ResponseAp Chemistry 2020 Free Response - Get a grip on the subject! This type of AP Chemistry test is a relatively easy one to take. However, keep in mind that it's not necessary to pass this particular test to continue on your high school career path in chemistry.These are the most simple tests that are available for AP chemistry. They give you an idea of your aptitude for studying science and learning certain subjects. However, don't be scared to excel over the others as each one has its own pros and cons. As such, it's important that you learn to think creatively to get good scores.The test you will be taking in Ap Chemistry Free Response is quite easy and not very challenging. It involves problems that revolve around thermodynamics, molecular, chemical, and the periodic table. This course in AP Chemistry begins by having you identify molecules and make up their chemical makeup. In other words, you'll need to define the molecules which make up the different elements in the periodic table.One of the main problems in Ap Chemistry Free Response is the calculation of the amount of heat of the atomic and molecular structure of a substance. This type of test involves getting accurate answers in order to figure out the element composition of a given substance. Calculating the heat of a substance is known as its enthalpy. If you've taken chemistry prior to AP, then you can begin by answering this test.Apart from the free-response section, you also have a multiple-choice section where you'll be required to give the answers. This section is considered to be less difficult than the free response. Apart from the multiple-choice section, you'll also be asked to solve some problems, depending on your level of understanding. The more challenges you face, the better the final results will be. Do not worry if you cannot answer all the questions - you can either re-try or discuss with the teacher in order to work out the answers for the multiple-choice section.AP Chemistry exams are essentially divided into two parts. The first part, the core subject, covers all the essentials of chemistry - the elements, their properties, molecular properties, and their properties, etc. The second part is the supplemental section that focuses on specific chemistry topics - that includes solving problems from Ap Chemistry Free Response, completing the problems, and discussing your answers with the teacher.Ap Chemistry 2020 Free Response is considering to be an easy test that gives you a fair idea of what you're capable of. However, these tests are not necessary to keep you abreast of your AP chemistry course. The important thing is to focus on the subjects and develop an interest in learning about them so that you can excel in them.

Tips For Using Poster Designing Services

Tips For Using Poster Designing ServicesThe latest trend for commercial advertising is using poster designing in different stages of the project. Most of the existing firms who are involved in this job will find it difficult to save their time and spend money on poster design since there are many best practices they have already known.Students interested in doing business, can also apply for tutoring. There are no particular course they have to enroll, for which they can get credit from in. One can attend tutoring programs to enhance their level of expertise and knowledge, by learning how to use the software and what areas to consider when it comes to poster design.One can choose the tutor who has a great deal of experience and has a lot of clients as clients. To be able to make a sound choice, one has to compare the skills and competencies of the tutor with the chosen service provider. They should be able to clearly explain to them how the role of the tutor will be different to thei rs. This will help them know how the tutor will interact with their clients and help them decide how the tutor will teach their clients.Several service providers offer the same kind of service, at the same rates. Some of them have different styles of brochures, posters, flyers, and flyers design, for example. For choosing the right service provider, one can try to ask the client about the services they would be requiring, in terms of content, costs, etc.If one knows that their focus on the printing and designing of their flyers, posters, brochures, and flyers, then they should make sure that the services they require will meet their objectives. The designs should be similar to the client's market, yet not duplicated or similar to the other services offered by the service provider. This will make sure that the design chosen will be very unique, but the service that was used will still meet the customer's needs. Since there are already established designs for both printing and designi ng, there will be no problem using the designs that are similar to the times. It is important to give it enough attention in order to ensure that the design meets the vision of the clients. Some of the best services for which one will be hiring a professional, are design, color, and style. Making sure that the posters chosen fit the budget and task, means that these posters can meet all the needs of the clients.Tutoring is often used by companies to improve their level of expertise, to promote their brand or mission, and to save their time and resources. In this case, the techniques and processes are basically the same as for designing and printing the posters. However, the poster tutoring involves the use of advanced methods in order to prepare their clients for the tough task of improving their level of expertise.