Wednesday, March 25, 2020

Advantages of Taking Advantage of Admiral Tutoring

Advantages of Taking Advantage of Admiral TutoringIf you want to begin working towards higher grades in college and career-level jobs, then consider taking advantage of the increasing number of advantages that Admiral Tutoring offers. These benefits are found in the process of tutoring, which means you get an advantage from the tutor that you choose. Some of these advantages are as follows:The first advantage of taking advantage of Admiral Tutoring is that you have the option of paying a single fee for the course, which can be affordable for all students, regardless of income or financial status. You can also choose from an array of different tutors and so, select which one is the best fit for you. In this way, your ability to meet each new professional, their needs, challenges and expectations is encouraged. You also get a variety of different methods to get your goals met.Some of the other advantages include; allowing you to work on whatever works best for you and your learning sty le. This means that if you prefer a faster learning process, then you may choose a program that has this ability.As well, you get the opportunity to learn in your own specific part of the classroom where you are most comfortable and confident. Not only is this experience beneficial, but it is also what allows you to assess what works and what does not.With Admiral Tutoring, you can use any of the available software, which are very well-suited to learning in the classroom environment. There are also services for home study, which allow you to do this using your computer and Internet connection.Finally, there are numerous other advantages that you can benefit from when you take advantage of the Admiral Tutoring program. The first one is that you get a tutor with an excellent, skill-based history and background.Admiral Tutoring also includes peer tutoring, which makes each member feel as though they are a part of a large and varied learning environment. You get an ease of communicating with peers that helps you get more out of what you are learning and understand more about them.

Friday, March 6, 2020

Understanding Boredom and ADHD

Understanding Boredom and ADHD Kids with ADHD thrive when they are engaged in activities that are exciting, interesting, and challenging. In fact, sometimes it may seem like their ADHD has practically disappeared when theyre doing something that they enjoy. On the flip side, when activities are more routine and less interesting, kids with ADHD quickly become painfully bored. They struggle to focus, and will try just about anything to escape the boredom. At school, youll find them jumping up to sharpen their pencil even though it already has a perfect point, asking to get up and get a drink of water even when theyre not thirsty, or asking for the bathroom pass just so they can leave the room. Why do everyday tasks seem so boring to kids with ADHD? Kids without ADHD might not enjoy these activities, but they dont seem to be tortured by them. Much of the boredom and difficulty focusing that kids with ADHD experience has to do with individual differences in the amount of mental stimulation that they require before their brain will click into gear and become engaged. Everyone has an optimal level of mental stimulation that they need in order to focus and learn. If something is too mentally stimulating, it will hard to stay engaged for very long. If something is not mentally stimulating enough, then it will be hard to focus right from the start. For kids (and adults) without ADHD, the amount of mental stimulation that they need for optimal focus and engagement would fall somewhere in the average range (about a 5 on a scale from 1-10). For individuals with ADHD, their brains work a bit differently. In order for their brains to click into gear, and focus without a great deal of effort, an activity or task needs to be more interesting than average. It may need to fall around a 7 or an 8 on our scale. Take a look at the graphic above. The student in this picture is presenting a pretty interesting book report - its about a 6 on our scale. Most kids in the room arent having a problem staying engaged, and the teacher isnt expecting anyone to find the presentation boring. Unfortunately, for the typical students with ADHD, this presentation is just not interesting enough. Their brains arent clicking into gear and they arent naturally engaged like most of the other students. They find the presentation boring and may find it very uncomfortable to stay seated and listen. Research has shown that many kids with ADHD use physical movement as a strategy for increasing mental engagement, since movement actually stimulates the brain. So, the students with ADHD will probably start fidgeting, and some may even try to find an excuse to stand up and get out of their chair. If the presentation was just a bit more interesting, either because of the topic area or because it included pictures or interactive activities, then it would cross the engagement threshold for the kids without ADHD and the kids with ADHD. If you observed the students listening to this more engaging presentation, you might not be able to guess which kids in the room had ADHD. They would not seem bored, they would probably be sitting pretty still, and they would be listening attentively. These differences in the level of mental stimulation required for kids with ADHD lead to the perception that they can focus when they want to or when something is interesting to them. It confuses parents and teachers who struggle to understand why a child with ADHD can focus so well on videogames but cant stay engaged when he or she is completing school assignments. Even outside of academics, it frustrates everyone when a child with ADHD complains that he or she is bored when everyone else seems to be having a good time. Its important to remember that kids with ADHD dont choose to be bored. There are very real brain-based differences that make many everyday situations actually feel very boring for kids with ADHD. While the world cannot change to accommodate the mental engagement needs of all kids with ADHD, there are some strategies that parents, teachers, and kids can do to help their brains click into gear more often. Ill be talking about those strategies in my next post, so stay t uned! ABOUT DR. MARY ROONEY Mary Rooney, Ph.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of California San Francisco. Dr Rooney is a researcher and clinician specializing in the evaluation and treatment of ADHD and co-occurring behavioral, anxiety, and mood disorders. A strong advocate for those with attention and behavior problems, Dr. Rooney is committed to developing and providing comprehensive, cutting edge treatments tailored to meet the unique needs of each child and adolescent. Dr. Rooney's clinical interventions and research avenues emphasize working closely with parents and teachers to create supportive, structured home and school environments that enable children and adolescents to reach their full potential. In addition, Dr. Rooney serves as a consultant and ADHD expert to Huntington Learning Centers. ABOUT HUNTINGTON Huntington Learning Center is the tutoring and test prep leader. Its certified tutors provide individualized instruction in reading, phonics, writing, study skills, elementary and middle school math, Algebra through Calculus, Chemistry, and other sciences. It preps for the SAT and ACT, as well as state and standardized exams. Huntington programs develop the skills, confidence, and motivation to help students of all levels succeed and meet the needs of Common Core State Standards. Founded in 1977, Huntington's mission is to give every student the best education possible. Call us today at 1.800.CAN LEARN to discuss how Huntington can help your child. For franchise opportunities please visit www.huntingtonfranchise.com. This website does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. The material on this site is provided for educational purposes only.

How important is it for children to have an early start to learning - ALOHA Mind Math

How important is it for children to have an early start to learning Have you heard about kids listening to music even when in the womb? This blog article makes a strong point about how important it is to pay attention to what children are learning in their pre-school years. Here are some reasons to help them get a head start on early childhood development: It’s never too early: As soon as babies start being aware of the world around them, they are beginning to take in information. Though it is too early to start off on those math operations, it is the right time for exposure to other stimulants like music. A lot of experts recommend classical music, but it is your choice as a parent which type you choose. You will also make out from your baby’s reactions as to which one he might enjoy more than others. Helps make sense of surroundings:Do you remember how your child reacted when he realized that those squiggles all around him were actually letters, and that he could put it together and find out so many things? Learning to read at an early age can be a very important stage, and opens up the entire world to him. On the flip side however, this means you cannot keep secrets by spelling them out anymore. Photo Courtesy : http://www.flickr.com/photos/librarianavengers/5931893121/ Learning through play: Many concepts of math and other subjects can be introduced at a very young age, by using games and other interesting means of learning. It makes it easy for the child to understand, and simple operations like counting or addition will remain strong in your child’s memory long before she starts learning these at school. Forms a foundation: It is a great way to improve a child’s confidence, when he or she has an understanding of concepts when they enter pre-school. This does not imply that we need to tutor our kids in the A,B,Cs and 1,2,3s before they start school, only that they need to be aware of the concepts so that they are able to build on them further at school. Creating a supportive and learning environment at home can be a great boost for your kid’s educational experience. While on the lookout for good learning experiences, do check out our programs at Aloha that also help to build confidence in your child. More details are at our website: http://w ww.aloha-usa.com

Thursday, March 5, 2020

5 Ways to Encourage Learning At Home

5 Ways to Encourage Learning At Home For most children, school and home are two separate entities. To them, one likely involves a locker, backpack, and textbooks, while the other may mean downtime, video games, and snacks. However, it can be important (and even entertaining) to bring the learning environment into the home for your child. If you let it, learning at home can be both productive and fun. Here are five easy ways to encourage cracking a book or two on the couch. 1. Ask questions The easiest way to become involved with your child's school studies is to have regular conversations about what he or she is learning. Taking the time over dinner to ask a couple of questions about his or her school day can make a world of difference in how a child views school. If it's obvious you value school and all the good that comes with it, chances are your student will follow your lead. Some days he or she may even start the conversation about next week's math test. 2. Read with your child Reading is integral to all types of learning. Most classes at any grade level involve a plethora of reading assignments. If your children are young, try reading a picture book with them every night. If they prefer reading on their own, suggest family quiet time where everyone reads in the living room or even a book club where the same book is read. Keep your house filled with books and newspapers to stress just how important you find the written word to be. 3. Take your child on educational outings Even if it's just the occasional trip to the library, make a habit of doing academic activities with your child outside of school. Set a date, and buy tickets for a dinosaur exhibit at the natural history museum. Take an evening to sit on a blanket in the park and look through a telescope. Your child may be surprised at how much he or she enjoys activities involving learning. 4. Help your student get organised A lot of children like to have certain school supplies in place before the school year even begins. For some students, only certain coloured pens, paper, and binders will do. Find out what supplies your child prefers, and make sure he or she has enough of them. When your student brings home a lot of stapled papers and written assignments, help him or her keep them straight. If a science project looks like it'll take up a whole end of the kitchen table, help make room for it. This shows you're in support of learning at home. 5. Celebrate and reward his or her successes When your child aces a science test or wins a spelling bee, let him or her know you're impressed. Take your child out for ice cream, or post the perfect test score on the fridge for a week. Take pride in what he or she accomplishes at school, and so will your child. Learning at school is an important step to a lifetime of learning, but so is learning at home. As a parent, you are the teacher, so start making your home a welcome, warm atmosphere where new information and personal growth are encouraged.

10 Literary Pickup Lines And How To Turn Them Down

10 Literary Pickup Lines And How To Turn Them Down Photo Via: http://www.virginmedia.com There are several things wrong with this line. For one thing, what does it even mean to be Romeo and Juliet? That you’ll kill yourself for each other and end up with nothing? You do realize this is one of the greatest tragedies of all time, right? How you should turn this line down: “I’m more like the Rosaline to your Romeo. Spoiler alert: we’re not going to end up together.” 2. “I’d like to Catch 22 of you.” Ew, gag. For one thing, you should certainly think this one through before even thinking about saying it. I mean seriously, you want there to be 22 of this person? You’ll regret that the second you let the words leave your lips. This line practically turns itself down. How you should turn this line down: “Good, then all 22 of us can turn you down at the same time, and maybe then you’ll get the hint.” 3. “I hear you have Great Expectations, but if you give me a chance, I’m sure I can live up to them.” This isn’t the worst line I’ve ever heard, but it’s still not one worth entertaining. For one thing, I’ll bet the speaker didn’t even like the book, and if they did, they obviously have extremely boring taste. So they’re either a liar or a complete bore: neither option has much potential. How you should turn this line down: “Since you thought that line was going to work, I’m going to go out on a limb and say you’re probably wrong.” 4. “I can Sense you have a lot of Sensibility. I’m sorry, was that a little too Austen-tatious of me to say?” Photo Via: http://images2.fanpop.com This one’s clever, I’ll absolutely give the author that. But aside from this, you picked one of the most boring Jane Austen novels ever. “Sense and Sensibility?” Really? At least go traditional and pick “Pride and Prejudice” or something. How you should turn this line down: “Sorry, but I have more Sense than Sensibility, which is exactly why I’m going to turn you down.” 5. “Is your name Scarlett? Because I swear, when I saw you, I was Gone With The Wind.” One, almost no one is named Scarlett anymore. So why you’re opening with that question, I have no idea. What happens when she says no? You look stupid and you’re going home alone. Two, saying you’re “Gone With The Wind” just leaves too much room for her to turn you down. This line’s a mistake and you know it. How you should turn this line down: “That’s so interesting, because I really want you to be Gone With The Wind, too.” 6. “I’d do Wild Things wherever you Are.” You’re coming on way too strong. This is a children’s book and you’re trying to throw in sexual innuendos? Are you kidding me? Not only does this line deserve to be turned down, but it deserves a slap in the face as well. You disgust me. How you should turn this line down: “That’s great! There’s something really wild I was hoping you could do for me right now: disappear.” 7. “If you say yes, our love story could be the next Nicholas Sparks novel.” Photo Via: http://mediafiles.cineplex.com I’m sorry, stop right there. Are you seriously suggesting that starting out a relationship with a line this cheesy could possibly lead to a love story so fantastic, a major motion picture starring Zac Efron or Channing Tatum could be made out of it? That’s what I thought. How you should turn this line down: “In that case, I’m going to go ahead and say no.” 8. If you’re going to bed, mind if I Slytherin? Props on the “Harry Potter” reference, but aside from that, this line is all wrong. For one thing, it’s too suggestive for a young adult novel, for another thing, you chose to use the bad guys in your pickup line? That’s so wrong. How you should turn this line down: “Why don’t you make like the invisibility cloak and disappear?” 9. “If I were a werewolf, I’d want to imprint on you.” As if the “Twilight” reference wasn’t enough to lose you points, the fact that you don’t really understand the concept of imprinting would do you in. You can’t choose who you imprint on. Read the book. How you should turn this line down: “Sorry, I’m team Edward.” 10. “Are you looking for a relationship, because if you are, I volunteer as tribute.” Photo Via: http://www.amommystory.com As much as I love “The Hunger Games,” the volunteering as tribute thing is a little overdone. Plus, volunteering as tribute isn’t meant to be a good thing. Did you even read the book? How you should turn this line down: “If I was stuck in that arena with you, I’d step off the platform just to get away. There are countless more literary pickup lines that are sure to be thrown around from time to time, so pay attention to them. And I encourage you to get creative when turning them down. There really isn’t much more satisfying than that.

Tempe~An Education and Employment Mecca in the West`s Most Western Town

Tempe~An Education and Employment Mecca in the West`s Most Western Town The Grand Canyon State extends to folks a fifty square-mile community known as Tempe, AZ, a hinterland of Phoenix, located southeast of the State Capital. Over one-hundred-and-sixty-thousand locals take pleasure in experiencing Tempes sectarian surroundings, which are next to big-city conveniences. This Phoenix burb offers loads of distinguishable communities; Arizona State University is in North Tempe, and it’s seriously occupied by college students. South Tempe is much less busy, having more free-space and producing a more family-friendly quarter. After the establishment of Fort McDowell on Arizonas Salt River Valley’s eastward border, resourceful agriculturalists relocated into the community in the mid 1800s. Seventy years later, the Roosevelt Dam promised sufficient clean water to satisfy the population’s thriving demands, and a brand-new urban area was formed. A university appeared in north Tempe during the late fifties, in addition to the Fiesta Bowl and the Arizona Cardinals. In the early eighties, Tempes, Mill Avenue, was rejuvenated into a leisure and shopping neighborhood, which drew in customers from all over the valley. Today, the Mill Avenue District engages countless suburbanites at many of its finest-dining establishments and shopping hotspots, which offer loads of casual and first-class eateries and plenty of low-scale and high-end retail store shops throughout the neighborhood. Tempe’s locals do boast that the city not only allows them to remain within their budgets, but also permits them to balance work and fun, easily, through Tempe’s many weekend activities; natives can gather for some fun rivalry action at one of Arizona State University’s collegiate games. The metropolitan areas joblessness rate is nearly two-scores below the national standard, given that Tempes leading two employers, Arizona State University and the Maricopa Community College District, hires over sixteen-thousand people. Other major Tempe companies include Wells Fargo, Safeway and the Salt River Project. Education and learning are the flux-capacitor of this citys superb scholastic benefits with Arizona State University, the largest campus in the United States by enrolment, in its hub. The metropolis publicizes excellent academic training and modest unemployment levels, for folks attracted to top quality learning opportunities with prosperous careers following graduation. Arizona State University registers more that sixty-thousand students, granting Bachelors, Masters and Ph.D. courses. Colleges and Trade Schools in the area consist of two-and-four-year, focused learning opportunities at the University of Advancing Computer Technology; New Horizons Computer Learning Centers; Rio Salado College; Arizona School of Massage Therapy; and Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine and Health Sciences. According to Degree Jungle, one of the countrys leading web-based institutions, the University of Phoenix, also labels Tempe, Arizona, its home. Likewise, the adjoining, Maricopa Community College District, offers intrigued students degrees or transfer credits at any one of its ten accredited colleges. Two-year, higher-education institutions in Tempe also make available tailored, workforce instruction-and-development programs for neighborhood businesses; certificates of completion are l provided in assorted work-related areas as well. In addition to all this, Tempe’s eight public high schools; four public middle schools; and eighteen public elementary schools lead the state in test scores. In all, the Tempe Elementary School District teaches over twelve-thousand kids all year, and it works with over eight-hundred educators to perform the job; thus, the citys modest student-to-teacher ratio suggests that youngsters are vulnerable to obtain superior learning.

The Main Elements Of Fiu Tutoring Services

The Main Elements Of Fiu Tutoring ServicesFiu tutoring is one of the most common and best accredited tutoring firms in the United States. The company has been able to stand out because of its professionalism, dedication, and availability of their tutors to students.Many people do not realize the extent of their formal training as tutors. Most tutors receive informal training which consists of studying and taking classes at universities and colleges. They can get their formal training at Fiu tutoring centres, training centres, and institutions.When you are choosing a Fiu tutoring centre, you should always consider where they are located. There are three different types of centres: in-house, private tutoring centres, and online courses. The In-house centres provide tuition services for their students and are often the ones that charge more because of the level of expertise and educational experience. Most of these centres are designed for teaching by an instructor, but if you wish for your tutoring to be done on your own, then most of the companies offer private tutoring as well.Online tutoring is something that many parents have opted for because of its flexibility and convenience. Many parents are discovering that having an online tutoring service from their children's school gives them the chance to see their child in their own home. Parents can use the software and hardware provided by the company to conduct their own training sessions, as well as the added benefit of being able to work together with their child and work on projects together.For students who cannot afford the high cost of attending school or just want to save money, one of the best methods is to find a reliable website to provide tuition services to your child. Most websites allow parents to sign up to one tutor for their child, as well as a second one for another child, and often many for more than one child.When you are selecting a private tutor, remember that this is someone that your chil d needs to follow. This is why you will want to find someone who is very focused in his or her work and that has been trained in the methods that your child will need to learn in order to succeed.If you do not have time to attend a formal program, then an online program may be the perfect choice for you. Often it is the convenience of using the internet that allows them to get the very best education for your child. Fiu tutoring services are growing in popularity and there are many other companies available as well.