Tips to Selecting a Mechanical Tutor

Tips to Selecting a Mechanical TutorOne of the most important facets of selecting a mechanical tutor is their ability to comprehend what you are saying. In fact, this is going to be the greatest challenge for any student, and one that is often not picked up during initial interviews or conversations with prospective teachers. A mechanical tutor will need to work as an experienced tutor and guide your child through difficult areas of learning in an approachable way.Mechanical tutors do not have all the answers to every question you may have. However, if they give you a straight answer, it can be very reassuring. You may not be able to solve every problem, but your mechanical tutor will certainly have the answers ready. It is vital that they are not manipulative in a negative way, however they are there to guide and educate. In fact, I often have parents bring their children to me to get help on their homework because I am able to take their worries to the student and work on the probl ems on their behalf.Mechanical tutors are very meticulous about explaining your child's homework. This means you should never feel intimidated. When you first contact your mechanical tutor, you may not know the answers right away, but they will be happy to provide the answers. Your mechanical tutor is an expert in his field and has read hundreds of books on tutoring techniques and problems. They are probably reading and studying in their spare time as well.Mechanical tutors are very detail oriented. This can be a little intimidating at first, but you will be able to understand everything they are telling you. If you have a particular type of child, this will likely translate into an understanding of schoolwork for that child. For example, if your child is learning about fractions, the mechanical tutor may know exactly what you need. They will work with you on your child's work until he gets it right.Family life is often very demanding, and mechanical tutors do their best to create a safe and healthy environment for your child. You will be amazed at how quickly a mechanical tutor can help your child with any frustration or problems that may arise in your family. Many mechanical tutors do not realize the amount of stress your child may be under and will use this to help them see how much support they need.Many mechanical tutors are on a flexible budget and will help you find the perfect tutor for your family. They work hard to make sure your child does not end up with a bad tutor. After all, they want to help you succeed, not sabotage your child.Mechanical tutors will help your child to learn as quickly as possible. They know they must provide effective tutoring for your child, but will not bully your child because they would not be successful.

Journalists Are Not The Enemy

Journalists Are Not The Enemy via @realDonaldTrump While Trump is not the first president to criticize the media, he is the first to declare the media as the enemy of the public, and this allegation should not be ignored. After all, the definition of an enemy is a hostile force, which harms someone or something else. So is the media truly damaging the public? The media cannot directly or physically injure individuals; however, it is possible for the media to indirectly harm the public via legitimate fake news coverage. Although, there are certain fictitious news stations and publications that are exceptions, for example satirical news sources like The Onion. It is critical to note the importance of free press. After all, how would the public have found out about the President Nixon’s Watergate scandal? While the merit for free press should be prevalent, it is vital that the public should also be free to draw their own opinions of a specific news outlet and know how to determine whether or not a particular article has merit. According to Shepard Smith, a Fox News anchor, Fake news refers to stories that are created often by entities pretending to be news organizations solely to drive clicks and views based on nothing of substance. While sources such as the New York Times, NBC News, ABC, CBS, and CNN may not report favorable opinions regarding particular news, these networks are not fake news. Smith continued to defend sources, such as CNN, by stating, Its [CNN] journalists follow the same standards to which other news organizations, including Fox News, adhere.” Although slight, moderate and severe bias can be present in a news outlet, bias does not conclude whether or not a source is fake. After all, CNN, ABC, CBS, NBC, and the New York Times pride themselves on constructing factual news, and these sources would not knowing hinder their organizations credibility based on blatant made-up nonsense as Smith defines fake news. There are many components that construct an accurate, transparent and trustworthy news source. Credibility is key to determining whether or not a specific source is worth listening to and believing. However, there are many factors that are attributed to a given source’s integrity. Of which, a reader should evaluate a source’s authority, accuracy, and its bias to conclude if the news outlet is indeed trustworthy. While the following criteria can assist the public in determining the quality of a news network, they do not justify calling a source fake news. 1. Authority: Obviously it holds more weight when a staff writer from the Washington Post, which has won the Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting in 2008, covers a recent news event as opposed to a fitness blogger covering today’s news. Nevertheless, it is not to say that a fitness blogger cannot accurately research and craft an articulate news article; however, the fitness blogger would not have the same degree of jurisdiction as a news outlet, such as Fox News which has over twenty years of experience in news. Therefore, Fox News has a longer resume than the blogger, which would give Fox News more authority in news and politics than the blogger. 2. Accuracy: Are the facts, well, factual? Simple research can help you determine if figures and facts in an article are indeed correct. A quick way to determine if statistics in an article are factual, search for the same coverage from an opposing news source. 3. Bias: Bias has been around forever and will likely continue to be around forever, as everyone has a preconceived belief about nearly everything. While most media outlets are labelled as either liberal or conservative news, they are able to produce unbiased news. Even if a source chooses to take a slightly liberal or conservative take on a specific story, the source’s coverage can still have credibility, as they can include both views of the same issue. However, it is important that the public be able to differentiate between a story’s angle and bias. Thankfully, there are several types of bias that can be easily detected within the media. The ambiguity effect is a cognitive bias where there is a lapse in information. In the media, the ambiguity effect would be prevalent in quantities and statistics. For example, if a reporter stated that most people do not like a specific online publication, this is ambiguity effect. Instead of stating an exact or approximate figure of how many people do not like said source, the reporter used a vague term (i.e. most). The use of ambiguous terms is often used to promote a particular source’s sources or overall argument. Confirmation bias is where you agree with people who agree with you, or who have similar views as you. Confirmation bias can be present in both the general public as well as the media. It is present in the public, because people are biased toward news outlets who share the same believes as them; therefore, these individuals might be more inclined to believe a particular station’s new coverage versus a media outlet with an opposing view. However, you can easily detect confirmation bias in the media. A magazine that practices confirmation bias would likely quote like-minded sources, as opposed to sources that would contradict their content. Wording bias can exist in the media, where journalists can draw biased conclusions from leading questions during an interview. The questions themselves are not biased; however, the result of which can create bias in reporting. Wording bias can be detected in content if a journalist summarizes too much of an interaction, rather than directly quoting the source(s). Bias by omission is when a source omits the opposition’s argument and/or sources. Bias by omission can occur in a single news clip or article, or it can occur over time if a source omits the opposition’s side in multiple articles. Labeling bias takes place when a news source labels an individual or group of individuals to benefits the source’s argument. For example during the 2012 presidential election, select news outlets labeled Mitt Romney as a “snob” or an “elite”. Because of these particular labels, the public was able to develop a biased opinion of Mitt Romney. The media outlets that the POTUS has specifically accused as “fake news” are as follows: New York Times, NBC News, ABC, CBS, and CNN. All of which, are long-running news outlets. However, are they credible or are they indeed fake? According to the Pew Research Center, news outlets such as the New York Times, NBC, ABC, CBS, and CNN are all liberal media sources, based on their average viewers. Although these media sources might deliver some liberal spins on current events, according to the survey these sources are only slightly liberal, with the New York Times having the most prevalent liberal ideation out of the bunch. While too much bias is never inherently beneficial, especially in the media, the round table technique prevents any media bias from becoming overbearing. The round table technique is when members with opposing views review and comment on a topic or issue. The aforementioned method allows Fox News, a slightly conservative news source, and MSNBC, a slightly liberal source, to cover that same topic with different opinions. Ultimately, round tabling allows diversity to flourish within the media. Likewise, it is important to take into account whether an article can be categorized as a piece of opinion editorial (or op-ed). Op-ed articles are often written to portray an author’s particular opinion(s) about a matter, by disassociating that opinion from the actual publication itself. For example, my 3 Reasons The EPA is Already Great article is an op-ed, because I have expressed my personal opinions on why the U.S. EPA is a trustworthy and unbiased source for taxpayers to receive information from. While I have published this article on Uloop News, my opinion is not affiliated with Uloop News and therefore is not Uloop News’ opinion, nor is it factual even if it does quote or reference facts or factual events. While it is important to be vigilant of bias and credibility when reading the news, it is also crucial to recognize bias from the sources that criticize the media. It is a bit hypocritical that the Trump administration would out the media as an enemy of the people, or claim that specific news outlets are fake, seeing as members of the Trump administration have broadcasted their own fake news and are guilty of their own bias. During an interview with MSNBC on February 2nd, Kellyanne Conway, referenced the Bowling Green massacre, which she had claimed was an act of terrorism by two Iraqi refugees. Evidently, this massacre never occurred. Kellyanne later correct her statement, claiming that she had meant to say “Bowling Green terroists” during her interview. However, @CityofBGKY continued to revise her statement, clarifying that there was never a massacre in Bowling Green in 2011. @KellyannePolls @CityofBGKY Declinism is the ideology that an entity is declining, despite contrary evidence. Trump might think that the New York Times’ audience is on the decline; however, CEO Mark Thompson denies these allegations, by citing the 220 million individuals who accessed the publication in November 2016 alone. @realDonaldTrump Likewise, the Trump administration is guilty of bias by omission, after select liberal media sources were blacklisted from a White House press briefing on February 24th. Of the news sources barred from the non-televised briefing, BBC, CNN, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, POLITICO, New York Daily News, The Hill, the Daily Mail, and BuzzFeed appear to be the only sources that were not permitted during the meeting. While the White House has denounced rumors that the administration only barred news outlets with unsatisfactory views of the administration, the news outlets allowed into the briefing included noticeably conservative sources, such as Breitbart News, One America News Network and  The Washington Times, and Fox News. However, there were a few slightly liberal networks present at the briefing, including ABC, CBS, NBC, Bloomberg, as well as Reuters, which is not particularly biased. Though the banned press was not allowed into James S Bradys Press Briefing Room, they were allowed into White House Press Secretary Sean Spicers West Wing office. It is important to note that POTUS Trump is not the first president to prohibit a fake news source from attending a White House press event. In 2009, the Obama administration restricted Fox News from attending a briefing. Shortly after the administrations turmoil with Fox News, other media outlets with similar and opposing views proceeded to protest press briefings that excluded Fox News. Like in 2009 and 2010, the present White Houses dismissal of hand-picked news networks has resurrected a detrimental dilemma for the public. Hand-picking certain media outlets for a non-televised discussion creates media bias, as it manipulates the coverage that is permitted to be released to the public. Because Trump appears to be biased against mildly liberal news sources and is also practicing a cognitive bias himself, he is not likely a credible source to gather information from. It is beyond deplorable that POTUS Donald Trump would make the broad accusation that the media is the enemy, particularly since 1992  256 United States journalists have been killed in the name of their job, which is to gather, dissect and curate information for the general public. In addition to comprehending what is and isn’t legitimate fake news, it is important that you voice your opinions about the credibility of the media, by completing the Trump administration’s Mainstream Media Accountability Survey.

Troubles with Maths

Troubles with Maths Troubles with maths? Calm down and get yourself a maths tutor!, says one of our math tutors in Gainesville, FL. TutorZ connects you with the best math tutors nationwide for tutoring and homework help. All our tutors are qualified professionals, because we wont settle for anything less than the best when it comes to your childs education. At TutorZ you will find a good math tutor who is understanding and affirming, patient, trustworthy, and able to adapt to each childs needs.

Ban on watches - Tutor Hunt Blog

Ban on watches Ban on watches during gcse and a-level exams Ban on watches during gcse and a-level examsSecondary SchoolsA new school rule will be enforced this summer - students will be banned from wearing wristwatches of any kind during their GCSE and A-level exams. These new regulations were announced last July by the Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ), an organisation that acts as a unifying voice for the seven biggest qualification providers in the UK. An excerpt from the document published at the end of last year`s exam season expresses the view of the JCQ: `The invigilator, prior to the examination starting, must ensure that candidates have removed their wrist watches, placing them on their desks.` This stipulation, which has never been enforced before, (though some schools and universities may have been practicing it for some time) has been issued to combat the perennial problem of cheating in exams. Back when I was a student I recall the most devious form of exam espionage was to construct a series of notes covered with information, and hide this folded piece of paper behind one`s watch. Of course I never took part in this disgraceful behaviour, choosing to rely upon my own intrinsic mental faculties - and I have the low grades to absolutely prove my innocence. These days of course watches can be employed with more nefarious purposes than merely hiding folded pieces of paper. `Smart` watches possess the capability to enable their wearers, during exams at least, to appear to be more intelligent than they might be had they been sporting a more modest Rolex or Breitling chronograph. Despite their small screens these watches can be used to browse the internet, and can display any images or text files that have been previously uploaded to them. It was astonishing for me to discover that many watch companies are advertising their products specifically as cheating devices. Amazon sells a watch that explicitly calls itself `the cheating watch` - it`s hard to believe, but the title of the product is quite shameless as to its function. There are indeed numerous electronic watches with screens that can display stored text files at the touch of a button. Very often these watches are marketed with the name `cheat sheet watch` - and some are even more unambiguous in their title: `New original touch screen cheat screen watch to copy at school class exams` These watches commonly posses something called an `emergency` button - this is pressed during the exam when the student detects an invigilator approaching, making the screen, which had previously been showing detailed notes, will change and display a traditional watch. Once the danger has passed the student can load up the text file once again, and be surreptitiously assisted with their exam paper. My colleagues have told me that these items have been available for years - and though the Joint Council for Qualifications might think they have struck a decisive blow by making students remove their wristwatches during an exam, my recent Amazon travails have lead me to discover that it isn`t just timepieces that are being used to provide illicit assistance. There are `Cheating pens` available, with covert LCD screens running along their length that can be switched off and rendered innocuous at the touch of a button. Numerous calculators are also for sale, with large screens that can display any information (such as documents and images) that the student may care to upload to the device. Once again these calculators are marketed as `cheating` devices, and contain an emergency button, to immediately remove any incriminating information from the screen, and replace it with an anodyne display of arithmetic. One can only commend the JCQ for taking action here, but I with the abundance of other options available to those students who are intent on cheating their way to a higher grade, mandating the removal of wristwatches may only have minimal effect. Though Google Glass seems to have vanished from view, it is likely that in the not too distant future there will be some kind of ocular technology - a wealth of information that only the wearer of the device can see. `Smart` clothes aren`t far away: our collars will be whispering the weather report to us. Will there come a day that students have to walk through a detector before taking an exam? Maybe they will be forced to wear `test time skivvies` - clothes that are guaranteed to be technology free. Hearing aids and spectacles will be confiscated, and `approved` pens and calculators distributed. Thankfully these are tomorrows problems - but they will be here soon enough. 21 months ago0Add a Comment

October Language Challengers Make a Public Video Pledge and earn an extra 50ITC

October Language Challengers â€" Make a Public Video Pledge and earn an extra 50ITC So were offering this bonus again to help you complete the Challenge! (and also because were cool like that!) If youve signed up for the italki 2014 October Language Challenge, were giving away even more  ITC to motivate you to succeed!  Do you really want to complete the challenge?  Use peer pressure (in a good way) to help yourself achieve your language learning goal! Life Hacks research has shown that if you put yourself up to something by doing it in public, you follow through because others are watching. Things that you put on the Web have a better chance of getting done! BONUS 50ITC! Upload your Language Challenge Public Video Pledge Make a Public Video Pledge by uploading a video to YouTube or Youku before you begin your first session (or your first few sessions). What should you say in your Public Video Pledge? Speak in your native language Tell us why you are taking The Challenge and what language you are learning Tell us what you will commit to (i.e. I promise to take at least 3 sessions a week) Tell us your Language Challenge Goal (what you wish to achieve by completing the Challenge) Speak in the language you are learning Repeat the above in the language you are learning If you can’t say anything, or your language level is at a beginner level then try to say a few words you know in the language or just say you have no ability. Label the video: “(italki username)’s  italki 2014  October  Language Challenge Public Pledge” The video should not be longer than 2 minutes in length. Write a Notebook Entry “I’ve made a Public Video Pledge for the italki 2014 October  Language Challenge” and paste the YouTube/Youku URL. We will immediately award you with 50ITC once you post your notebook entry and we verify the video! Just send us an email to support@italki.com and let us know your username so we can view the Notebook entry with the Public Video Pledge link! Not sure how to make a video pledge?  Heres a collection of Public Video Pledges from our last Language Challenge (the 2014 World Cup Challenge)! If youve signed up for The Challenge and you really want to finish, you should make the Public Video Pledge now!  Youll get paid for it and it will help you complete the Challenge! October Language Challengers â€" Make a Public Video Pledge and earn an extra 50ITC So were offering this bonus again to help you complete the Challenge! (and also because were cool like that!) If youve signed up for the italki 2014 October Language Challenge, were giving away even more  ITC to motivate you to succeed!  Do you really want to complete the challenge?  Use peer pressure (in a good way) to help yourself achieve your language learning goal! Life Hacks research has shown that if you put yourself up to something by doing it in public, you follow through because others are watching. Things that you put on the Web have a better chance of getting done! BONUS 50ITC! Upload your Language Challenge Public Video Pledge Make a Public Video Pledge by uploading a video to YouTube or Youku before you begin your first session (or your first few sessions). What should you say in your Public Video Pledge? Speak in your native language Tell us why you are taking The Challenge and what language you are learning Tell us what you will commit to (i.e. I promise to take at least 3 sessions a week) Tell us your Language Challenge Goal (what you wish to achieve by completing the Challenge) Speak in the language you are learning Repeat the above in the language you are learning If you can’t say anything, or your language level is at a beginner level then try to say a few words you know in the language or just say you have no ability. Label the video: “(italki username)’s  italki 2014  October  Language Challenge Public Pledge” The video should not be longer than 2 minutes in length. Write a Notebook Entry “I’ve made a Public Video Pledge for the italki 2014 October  Language Challenge” and paste the YouTube/Youku URL. We will immediately award you with 50ITC once you post your notebook entry and we verify the video! Just send us an email to support@italki.com and let us know your username so we can view the Notebook entry with the Public Video Pledge link! Not sure how to make a video pledge?  Heres a collection of Public Video Pledges from our last Language Challenge (the 2014 World Cup Challenge)! If youve signed up for The Challenge and you really want to finish, you should make the Public Video Pledge now!  Youll get paid for it and it will help you complete the Challenge! October Language Challengers â€" Make a Public Video Pledge and earn an extra 50ITC So were offering this bonus again to help you complete the Challenge! (and also because were cool like that!) If youve signed up for the italki 2014 October Language Challenge, were giving away even more  ITC to motivate you to succeed!  Do you really want to complete the challenge?  Use peer pressure (in a good way) to help yourself achieve your language learning goal! Life Hacks research has shown that if you put yourself up to something by doing it in public, you follow through because others are watching. Things that you put on the Web have a better chance of getting done! BONUS 50ITC! Upload your Language Challenge Public Video Pledge Make a Public Video Pledge by uploading a video to YouTube or Youku before you begin your first session (or your first few sessions). What should you say in your Public Video Pledge? 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Just send us an email to support@italki.com and let us know your username so we can view the Notebook entry with the Public Video Pledge link! Not sure how to make a video pledge?  Heres a collection of Public Video Pledges from our last Language Challenge (the 2014 World Cup Challenge)! If youve signed up for The Challenge and you really want to finish, you should make the Public Video Pledge now!  Youll get paid for it and it will help you complete the Challenge!

Working For a Living

Working For a LivingIf you are interested in tutoring jobs in Fort Lauderdale, then you will want to have a look at the tutoring companies in Fort Lauderdale. There are so many of them out there that the perfect opportunity is just a click away.Lanny McLay has been a tutor for some time now and she is very satisfied with her job. She has two children and she can use the money that she saves for retirement to pay for school.Lanny McLay says that some of the tutoring companies in Fort Lauderdale offer a credit line to allow students to pay for their tutoring. This means that the parents of the student can pay for tutoring by taking out a line of credit from the credit card that they have. They get paid monthly and they do not have to worry about paying off the debt that they take out because the parents cover it.Teachers who want to work outside of the home, but need to be paid at least a little bit more are very glad to hear about this. The only problem is that there are only a few of the tutoring companies in Fort Lauderdale that actually require the teachers to pay for the tutoring.If you go into a company that requires the teacher to pay before receiving the cash income that they are guaranteed to earn, you may end up being cheated out of your money. Since the teachers will most likely already have enough bills to pay, they would rather not take any chances.Lanny McLay is pleased with the kind of money that she receives for her tutoring and for her family. She can make sure that she can pay for her retirement and for the kids' schooling because of the money that she earns from the tutoring companies in Fort Lauderdale.Lanny McLay knows that she is only doing what she has always wanted to do, which is to help her children. She does not need to worry about paying off the tutoring debt that she took out because the money that she receives pays for it.

Precipitation Chemistry Definition - Understanding Peridotite and Travertine

Precipitation Chemistry Definition - Understanding Peridotite and TravertinePeridotite and travertine are the two types of sedimentary rocks that exist naturally in the earth. It is important to understand the nature of each type of rock before you begin your exploration of precipitation chemistry definition.Peridotite is a type of sedimentary rock that is formed when magma cools and solidifies over time. The term 'peridot' is a French word that means earth or ground. Peridotite is also commonly referred to as 'ringwoodite.'Travertine is a type of sedimentary rock that is formed when salt deposits are buried beneath layers of a river bed. The term 'travertine' is also a French word that means rock.Generally, the peridotite and travertine are found in association with sedimentary rocks. This is the reason why precipitation chemistry definition tells us that the expression 'rock' refers to the combination of peridotite and travertine. By definition, peridotite is the product of peridot ite precipitation.Because the forms of the peridotite and travertine are similar, the precipitation chemistry definition is likely to be followed. As we have learned in the previous chapters, precipitation chemistry is used to describe the precipitation of fluids from a porous material into a more rigid form.We have already seen precipitation chemistry definition in action. Peridotite and travertine, together with other similar rocks, can be used to determine how much peridotite or travertine is present. When this substance has been deposited by a river or other waterway, it will almost certainly have been eroded or exposed by high temperatures and pressure. Because it is common knowledge that the peridotite and travertine are formed in association with sedimentary rocks, the concentration of the peridotite or travertine in these rocks can be used to determine if the formation was caused by precipitation chemistry or extrusion.The simple explanation of precipitation chemistry is tha t minerals are transported from mineral surfaces to the solid condition through the actions of precipitation. The precipitation process allows the elements from the surface to be transported to the solid state while the inert materials remain suspended. Each mineral forms in a slightly different way, but all minerals generally occur as what are called precipitation minerals.