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Online Learning Strategies for Academic Success
People sign up for online courses because they’re looking to rise the career ladder or planning a change of a career. But online learning can be a lonely journey requiring a lot of dedication and patience. Before you sign up for a course, it is advisable to understand your strengths and weaknesses. But if you have signed up for one, here’s how to complete it successfully:
By Online Class Cheat Reviews7 years ago in Education
Major Guidelines for Writing an English Academic Essay
Writing an essay is generally the most dreaded of all assignments; people find the task of researching for relevant materials just as tedious as writing down the essay. All academic essays follow a basic structure of starting with an introduction, followed by a couple or more paragraphs of details related to the topic, and closing with a conclusion paragraph. Before you start the essay, read the instructions to decide on the structure of the essay—it could be written in the form of a narrative, persuasive, expository or a descriptive essay. Knowing the kind of essay that has to be written helps students to decide the topic and make an outline to highlight its important points.
By Take My Online Class Now7 years ago in Education
Is It Time for the British National Curriculum to Change?
The recent years have brought several issues to major news attention. The world is going through climate change at a rate fast enough for it to be called a climate crisis. In some parts of the UK, life expectancy has fallen (Source: BBC). So is it time to reassess what is being taught in British schools, and modernise the content being used in the classroom?
By Jack A. Sibley7 years ago in Education
Useful Essay Writing Tips
Teachers use essays to assess the skills of their students. However, writing essays is a dreaded task among many students. Most lack the necessary skills to deliver properly written essays, which adversely affects their grades. Others find essay writing to be boring and overwhelming to even come up with an introduction. With proper knowledge, essay writing is not as daunting as many may feel. This essay provides useful essay writing tips that can you use to confidently write your college essays.
By Keran Mourning7 years ago in Education
How to Write a Good Introduction
A good introduction is key to writing an engaging essay. Especially as readers’ attention spans are decreasing, a good introduction will ensure that you get the reader on your side immediately. Beyond encouraging people to read your paper, however, an introduction can serve as a useful way to preview points and orient the reader.
By Carlos Fox7 years ago in Education
Every Day I'm TEFLing
I was lost after finishing my bachelor's degree. I knew I wanted "out" of academia, and its bubble-like, library-centred existence; I knew I wanted to be IN the world, interacting with people, issues and solutions; I knew I needed at least a little bit of money in order to live my most impactful life; I had no idea where to start.
By Chiara Torelli7 years ago in Education
Back to School Tips
Back to school can be a stressful time for parents, students, and teachers. There are some ways to make the process easier for parents as they prepare their children to move into the new school year. Spend the weeks before school starts getting ready for the year ahead to ensure a good experience for everyone. These tips should be basic starting points for getting your kiddo ready for back to school.
By Brandi Brown7 years ago in Education
Abundant Teaching
Losing Passion In today’s education system, it is easy to describe deficiencies in schools. Teachers are working in less than desirable conditions with minimal resources and high expectations. Due to the famine of support public education gets from lawmakers and society in general, education is in a critical position in the US. This lack of support leads to many problems, including overloading and demoralizing teachers, leading to burnout, and the result is our education system losing good teachers. This article is not about taking action to make the appropriate changes that need to be made to shift society’s mindset about public education. Instead, this article is about shifting the mindset of good teachers to help them stay in the classroom until the education system can be fixed.
By Marci Brodock7 years ago in Education
Multicultural Children's Literacy Collection
It is rather difficult to find suitably diverse books to include in a classroom collection. Many common children’s books are written from a western, Anglo-American point of view. How do we include more diversity into the classroom with this limited variety of resources? How do we encourage more multicultural stories for the future? Like we have talked about in class, providing opportunities for all children to express themselves, tell stories, and facilitate their talents will have a large impact on them as adults in the workforce. When they feel represented in the classroom literature, it shows them that all perspectives are important. Children who are encouraged to read and write freely may feel compelled to write their own books featuring their unique cultural experiences.
By Kayla Bloom7 years ago in Education
