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Shakespeare in the Mind

by Ashima | Apr 7, 2013 | English Tutoring, Online Tutoring

As much as Shakespeare was an artist, teaching Shakespeare is an art. The language used by Shakespeare is archaic and this is one of the reasons why students encounter difficulties while reading his...

Jumping Off the Polynomial Rings

by Gloria Mathew | Mar 31, 2013 | Math Tutoring

The word ‘polynomial’ was introduced by Franciscus Vieta in Latin. Polynomial equations in Mathematics are of finite length constructed from variables and constants. The words ‘variables’ and...

Self-Expression Flowers through Poetry

by Ashima | Mar 16, 2013 | English Tutoring, Online Tutoring

Creative writing is primarily about crafting a form of expression. The four aspects that nourish creativity are thought, emotion, idea and experience. Rather than focus on how to write, focus on how...

Resolve Your Trigonometric Identity Crisis

by Gloria Mathew | Mar 6, 2013 | Math Tutoring

As puzzling as it may seem Trigonometry is a mantra for advanced Mathematics. It trains the mind to comprehend and analyze complex data with rigorous symbols. Some students tend to naturally like...

It is All a Matter of Arithmetic

by Gloria Mathew | Feb 25, 2013 | Math Tutoring

A learner has to be taught to deal with learning events before absorbing lessons. This aspect of learning cannot be taken for granted as you cannot predict on many occasions what events you would...

From Pebbles to Breakthroughs

by Ashima | Feb 19, 2013 | Others

We come across different students in a classroom. Some students demonstrate brilliant abilities to grasp but have difficulty thinking out of the box. Some have wonderful artistic skills and are very...

The More Inclusive Theory of Multiple Intelligences

by Ashima | Feb 11, 2013 | Others

Whoever said you can’t think is mistaken for intelligence is not the monopoly of one faculty of the brain. If you thought that intelligence was merely the ability to acquire knowledge and skills you...

The Precious Virtue of Precision

by Gloria Mathew | Feb 7, 2013 | Math Tutoring

Clarity of thought is all about being exact. To say that it comes with practice falls short of exactness. The desire for precision is what makes you pursue exactness. In Mathematics exactness can...

Passion for Teaching Math

by Gloria Mathew | Jan 28, 2013 | Math Tutoring

In the course of a lifetime one may find a great deal of hidden talents which were not realized earlier. One of them is teaching subjects that one is fond of. The reasons for not pursuing what you...

Different Words United by a Common Spelling

by Ashima | Jan 28, 2013 | English Tutoring, Online Tutoring

When words share the same spelling and the same pronunciation but have different meanings you can club them under one linguistic phenomenon called ‘homonyms’. The state of being a homonym gives rise...

The Freedom and Creativity Equation

by Ashima | Jan 16, 2013 | Others

Trapped in a cage there will be only one thought crossing your mind and that is ‘when will I get out?’ Students react differently when their freedom is curbed. Many accept the authority...

Trigonometry- Play On!

by Gloria Mathew | Jan 16, 2013 | Trigonometry Tutoring

With or without our knowledge the basics of trigonometry are taught in elementary school even if the topic is not included in the syllabus. A foundation is like a pillar to lean on. Without it we...