Do You Need A Food And Chemistry Education?

Do You Need A Food And Chemistry Education?Food and Chemistry are often confused. The two may sound similar, but they are quite different. The difference is in the details of a Chemistry course and a food science course. They really are not, however, so different as to warrant using the words interchangeably.You will notice, too, that Food and Chem are often used together on people's side of the argument as to which form of education is better. You will see people use both terms interchangeably when they are defending their choices in school education. The real question, however, is whether one of these forms of education is more valuable.The beauty of Chemistry is that it provides a vast range of knowledge that pertains to the study of matter and its interactions. All disciplines of Science are included within the field of Chemistry. The branch of Science known as Physics is another area that makes up the great benefits of Chemistry. Chemists use the term 'Physics' to describe their study of matter and its interactions and reaction with other matter.Science is all about gathering knowledge and applying it to the world. When you learn about fire and its properties, you are able to get into a situation where you have the ability to control fire and to control the heat that is being applied to an object. What is being applied in this case is heat. Your knowledge about this affects how you are able to approach an open flame.Knowledge also allows you to control how you react to a situation you are involved in. It also helps you to become knowledgeable about what a person who is trying to do something on your behalf will face. Knowledge is power.Knowledge can be obtained from studying Chemistry. If you take a Food Science class, then you may need to apply that knowledge at some point in your life. You may be faced with a situation where you need to use the power of Chemistry to help you in a situation. This can mean a good thing or a bad thing depending on your know ledge of the subject.The good news is that people can be educated at the same time that they are learning. You can decide whether to take a Food Science class and then go back to your Chemistry classes later on or whether you should take both courses at the same time. You will be able to learn more and expand your knowledge more than if you took a Chemistry class first. Of course, you can always choose to finish your education with just a Chemistry class as well.

Jobs For The Boys More Idiomatic Expressions in English

Jobs For The Boys More Idiomatic Expressions in English One of my students asked me the meaning of the idiomatic expression Jobs For The Boys this week. Have you heard it before?Let’s look at it in this lesson.  What is the meaning of the expression jobs for the boys?  Jobs for the boys refers to favoritism in the workplace. The word boys suggests a closed circle of contacts to whom jobs are offered mostly including family or close friends.The saying is said to reflect the traditional public school bias in the United Kingdom towards ‘the old boys network.’ Here, professional contacts are comprised of acquaintances and friends from the same schools and later universities and jobs are often given on this basis.Let’s watch an excerpt from a British satirical program from the 1970’s called Yes Minister where the prevalence of the jobs for the boys mentality in the British political system is ridiculed.Before you watch the video note that the word Quango mentioned refers to a quasi (almost) non-governmental organization, or an organi zation to which the government has handed over power. This satire suggests that these Quangos were filled (at that time) with jobs for the boys.

Moneybookers Even more payment options

Moneybookers Even more payment options italki can now accept payments through Moneybookers, one of the worlds largest payment partners. Moneybookers is used throughout the world to help process: Credit Cards and Debit Cards: In addition to Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and JCB, there is also Visa Delta/Debit (UK), Visa Electron, Maestro (UK, Spain Austria), Solo (UK), Diners, Laser (Ireland), and more. Online Banking: Giropay (Germany), Direct Debit (Germany), Sofortueberweisung (Germany, Austria, Netherlands, Bulgium, Switzerland), eNETS (Singapore), Nordea Solo (Sweden, Finland), iDEAL (Netherlands), EPS (Austria), POLi (Australia), all Polish Banks, ePay.bg (Bulgaria), and more. Moneybookers ewallet: Moneybookers also has its own electronic wallet You can view this list when you go to purchase italki credits on the My Finance tab. Heres an update of what the payment options look like One of the key things we believe about italkis marketplace is that it is important to make it as easy as possible for anyone to join the teaching ecosystem. Unfortunately, not all payment systems are available or popular in every country. Not having a convenient payment option is a barrier for people to transact, and therefore a barrier to learning or teaching a language online. We hope that adding these payment options will make it easier for many users to pay for teachers and language services on italki. Keep following us, and well continue to tell you know about new features and payment options that we hope will make italki even more useful for language students and teachers around the world. The italki team Moneybookers Even more payment options italki can now accept payments through Moneybookers, one of the worlds largest payment partners. Moneybookers is used throughout the world to help process: Credit Cards and Debit Cards: In addition to Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and JCB, there is also Visa Delta/Debit (UK), Visa Electron, Maestro (UK, Spain Austria), Solo (UK), Diners, Laser (Ireland), and more. Online Banking: Giropay (Germany), Direct Debit (Germany), Sofortueberweisung (Germany, Austria, Netherlands, Bulgium, Switzerland), eNETS (Singapore), Nordea Solo (Sweden, Finland), iDEAL (Netherlands), EPS (Austria), POLi (Australia), all Polish Banks, ePay.bg (Bulgaria), and more. Moneybookers ewallet: Moneybookers also has its own electronic wallet You can view this list when you go to purchase italki credits on the My Finance tab. Heres an update of what the payment options look like One of the key things we believe about italkis marketplace is that it is important to make it as easy as possible for anyone to join the teaching ecosystem. Unfortunately, not all payment systems are available or popular in every country. Not having a convenient payment option is a barrier for people to transact, and therefore a barrier to learning or teaching a language online. We hope that adding these payment options will make it easier for many users to pay for teachers and language services on italki. Keep following us, and well continue to tell you know about new features and payment options that we hope will make italki even more useful for language students and teachers around the world. The italki team

How to find a Private Tutor FAST!

How to find a Private Tutor FAST! We're approaching the busiest time of the year when everybody comes back from half-term, glances at the calendar and realises there are exams looming around the corner! So, how do you ensure you find a good private tutor in the middle of a stampede? Here's our tips: 1. Always contact more than one private tutor We have tens of thousands of tutors on our books(!), so contact around 4 to chat about examining boards, diaries, etc. It costs you nothing to send our tutors an email so please, make the most of the choice we have. 2. Choose the Speedy Hare! Look for home tutors with a 'hare' badge if your request is very urgent - we give this badge to tutors who are usually extremely quick to respond to clients. You can order our search results by 'Rapid Responders' to pick out tutors who reply very fast to enquiries. 3. Add your request to the Marketplace When you make your enquiry, choose to add it to the 'Marketplace' and then keen tutors you may not have spotted can contact you via our platform (your contact details are of course protected until you choose to proceed). 4. Say when you're available Tell your tutors what times you can do so they can answer you with availability at the outset. 5. Wrap it up! Once you've found a personal tutor you like, confirm quickly as availability changes pretty fast at this time of the year. We wish you the very best of luck in preparing for those exams! If you need our help, just ask.

October italki Language Challenge Marketas update

October italki Language Challenge Marketas update Marketa is getting her #online #languagelessons in for the October #italki #languagechallenge! Challengers, how are you doing? A photo posted by Italki (@italki) on Oct 20, 2015 at 1:16am PDT When I was asked to join the italki October 2015 Language Challenge, I was a little hesitant. Not that I did not want to participate, but I felt a little intimidated â€" as an introverted person the idea of shooting a video pledge simply scared me. However, the more I thought about it, the more excited I became about the whole concept of sharing my progress and inspiring other people to take the challenge with me. How am I doing? First of all, let me tell you that on its own, 6 hours is not that much time to make huge progress, especially when I work and also have several essays to write for university back in the Czech Republic at the same time. Right now it is almost the end of week 1 of the challenge and so far I have only finished 2 sessions out of 6. I decided to stick to having sessions with only one teacher throughout the challenge as I seriously need to work on my sentence structure and I feel I would lose too much time explaining what my weak points in Chinese are before each and every session. Anna, my Chinese teacher, tailored the sessions to suit my needs. During the first half an hour we usually go through a written dialogue from a textbook, reading it out loud, explaining grammar points, new words and structures. The second half an hour is focused on speaking. I summarize the dialogue using given vocabulary, answer various questions about it and then we just have     a random chat about ourselves, our plans or other current topics like Chinese holidays or food. I particularly like this part of our class because not only do I learn about the Chinese language, but Anna also explains a lot about the Chinese culture which is very helpful in order to gain an in-depth understanding of the Chinese mentality and lifestyle. Finding the right strategy Revising what I have learned during my italki sessions is a crucial part of learning. Honestly, at first I had not been doing very well. I was lucky enough to realize this at the very beginning though. From then I started adding all of my new vocabulary into Anki, a spaced repetition flashcard program that I highly recommend. Also, using new structures in sentences and rewriting them over and over again turned out to be helpful. Above all, I found that the most important aspect of the revision process is reading out loud! I cannot stress enough how immensely it helps me. As for me, speaking is essentially the hardest thing to master when it comes to learning a new language. Having adopted this strategy, I believe my progress will be more evident and I will eventually reach my goal of being able to hold a 5-minute conversation about myself with one of my Chinese colleagues. October italki Language Challenge Marketas update Marketa is getting her #online #languagelessons in for the October #italki #languagechallenge! Challengers, how are you doing? A photo posted by Italki (@italki) on Oct 20, 2015 at 1:16am PDT When I was asked to join the italki October 2015 Language Challenge, I was a little hesitant. Not that I did not want to participate, but I felt a little intimidated â€" as an introverted person the idea of shooting a video pledge simply scared me. However, the more I thought about it, the more excited I became about the whole concept of sharing my progress and inspiring other people to take the challenge with me. How am I doing? First of all, let me tell you that on its own, 6 hours is not that much time to make huge progress, especially when I work and also have several essays to write for university back in the Czech Republic at the same time. Right now it is almost the end of week 1 of the challenge and so far I have only finished 2 sessions out of 6. I decided to stick to having sessions with only one teacher throughout the challenge as I seriously need to work on my sentence structure and I feel I would lose too much time explaining what my weak points in Chinese are before each and every session. Anna, my Chinese teacher, tailored the sessions to suit my needs. During the first half an hour we usually go through a written dialogue from a textbook, reading it out loud, explaining grammar points, new words and structures. The second half an hour is focused on speaking. I summarize the dialogue using given vocabulary, answer various questions about it and then we just have     a random chat about ourselves, our plans or other current topics like Chinese holidays or food. I particularly like this part of our class because not only do I learn about the Chinese language, but Anna also explains a lot about the Chinese culture which is very helpful in order to gain an in-depth understanding of the Chinese mentality and lifestyle. Finding the right strategy Revising what I have learned during my italki sessions is a crucial part of learning. Honestly, at first I had not been doing very well. I was lucky enough to realize this at the very beginning though. From then I started adding all of my new vocabulary into Anki, a spaced repetition flashcard program that I highly recommend. Also, using new structures in sentences and rewriting them over and over again turned out to be helpful. Above all, I found that the most important aspect of the revision process is reading out loud! I cannot stress enough how immensely it helps me. As for me, speaking is essentially the hardest thing to master when it comes to learning a new language. Having adopted this strategy, I believe my progress will be more evident and I will eventually reach my goal of being able to hold a 5-minute conversation about myself with one of my Chinese colleagues. October italki Language Challenge Marketas update Marketa is getting her #online #languagelessons in for the October #italki #languagechallenge! Challengers, how are you doing? A photo posted by Italki (@italki) on Oct 20, 2015 at 1:16am PDT When I was asked to join the italki October 2015 Language Challenge, I was a little hesitant. Not that I did not want to participate, but I felt a little intimidated â€" as an introverted person the idea of shooting a video pledge simply scared me. However, the more I thought about it, the more excited I became about the whole concept of sharing my progress and inspiring other people to take the challenge with me. How am I doing? First of all, let me tell you that on its own, 6 hours is not that much time to make huge progress, especially when I work and also have several essays to write for university back in the Czech Republic at the same time. Right now it is almost the end of week 1 of the challenge and so far I have only finished 2 sessions out of 6. I decided to stick to having sessions with only one teacher throughout the challenge as I seriously need to work on my sentence structure and I feel I would lose too much time explaining what my weak points in Chinese are before each and every session. Anna, my Chinese teacher, tailored the sessions to suit my needs. During the first half an hour we usually go through a written dialogue from a textbook, reading it out loud, explaining grammar points, new words and structures. The second half an hour is focused on speaking. I summarize the dialogue using given vocabulary, answer various questions about it and then we just have     a random chat about ourselves, our plans or other current topics like Chinese holidays or food. I particularly like this part of our class because not only do I learn about the Chinese language, but Anna also explains a lot about the Chinese culture which is very helpful in order to gain an in-depth understanding of the Chinese mentality and lifestyle. Finding the right strategy Revising what I have learned during my italki sessions is a crucial part of learning. Honestly, at first I had not been doing very well. I was lucky enough to realize this at the very beginning though. From then I started adding all of my new vocabulary into Anki, a spaced repetition flashcard program that I highly recommend. Also, using new structures in sentences and rewriting them over and over again turned out to be helpful. Above all, I found that the most important aspect of the revision process is reading out loud! I cannot stress enough how immensely it helps me. As for me, speaking is essentially the hardest thing to master when it comes to learning a new language. Having adopted this strategy, I believe my progress will be more evident and I will eventually reach my goal of being able to hold a 5-minute conversation about myself with one of my Chinese colleagues.

Irvine Tutor Tips Improve Your Study Skills THis Winter

Irvine Tutor Tips Improve Your Study Skills THis Winter Irvine tutoring tips: 4 ways students can improve study skills this winter Every student can improve study skills and reorganize at this point in the year. In fact, having great study skills can raise a student’s overall GPA, decrease their frustration, and help them view school as a positive part of their lives. Students will get assignments done quicker, and theyll have an opportunity to do non-academic things that make their lives balanced at this point in their childhood. Whether students organize on their own or with the help of a private Irvine tutor, winter break is the perfect time of year to get back on track and improve study skills. 1. Organize the backpack So many students have backpacks full of assignments from previous semesters, materials they dont need, and half-finished assignments they forget to hand in. A backpack can easily get out of control and end up being a bottomless pit of disorganization. The holiday break is a great opportunity for students to empty out their backpack and start from scratch. Students can go through any previously completed assignments and archive them into folders that stay at home. If they need to look back at those assignments for a cumulative midterm or final, they will still be available, but they won’t be taking up space from day to day. Students should have one folder and one notebook for each subject to keep them separate and they can also have an ‘assignments to do’ and an ‘assignments completed’ folder. This way, students will know just where to look for an assignment that needs to be handed in. 2. Prioritize assignments Students should also start prioritizing their assignments before starting school again in January. They need to know which assignments are worth a substantial portion of their overall grade and which are worth just 1 or 2 bonus points. A student should not be spending several hours on an extra credit assignment if they have not yet started something worth 20% of their final grade. Students also need to start prioritizing assignments by the due date. Something due tomorrow should be completed before something due next month. If students dont know where to get started, they should consider working with a study skills tutor (READ: 4 Reasons Why You Need a Tutor In January). 3. Work with a private Irvine tutor Many students dont need to work on a particular concept but need help getting organized and becoming more efficient. Tutors can help students cut down the amount of time they spend on busy work and help students keep things organized and easy to remember. Each learner is different and will need a different set of guidelines in order to stay on task, thats why its great to have a one-on-one tutor give a student the individual attention they cant get anywhere else. 4. Improve concentration Its easy for students to get distracted at any age, especially if they are attempting to conquer dry material. One of the best things they can do is work on improving concentration. This will include eliminating distractions such as social media apps, unnecessary noise, and temptations to do something that seems more fun. Homework should be done in a quiet space and students should only be around classmates if they are working legitimately on a group project or as part of a study group. They should not be on social media or texting during homework time because it distracts them from their primary goal. Students will still have plenty of time to socialize once they finish their assignments, something that will happen sooner if they have the appropriate amount of concentration. Book your winter Irvine tutor today! 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.

Introducing Pearson Chemistry Online

Introducing Pearson Chemistry OnlinePearson Chemistry has all of the resources you need to get your child prepared for chemistry, both in a traditional classroom setting and online. Many online teaching resources for chemistry students include personal essay prompts, practice tests, and interactive assignments.Have you ever wondered what it's like to teach a science class or a textbook? Well, it can be a bit difficult, but there are plenty of resources to help you along the way. Chemistry teachers should make sure their chemistry courses offer a course manual or guide for the curriculum that they use. This will help guide the teachers as they create assignments, projects, and assessments that match the curriculum, but is also a great tool to build backlinks for themselves.If you are teaching online, you might want to consider developing your own custom Chemistry Science Projects and a PPI or Portfolio to show students the results of their work. You can even create your own content in collaboration with other teachers from other locations.The Pearson Chemistry Courses is a great resource to introduce new students to the concept of chemistry, and the resources in the program include online homework and projects, support materials, and classroom activities. There are many different kinds of courses that a teacher can use, from introductory to advanced chemistry. If you are thinking about adding a new course, consider starting with an Introduction Course and upgrading to an Advanced Course as you learn more.You should discuss the content of each course with your students to help them understand the science concepts involved. Give them information about common chemicals and how they are used to develop a variety of products and methods of treatment. These discussions will give your students a taste of chemistry and help them get to know your unique style of teaching.Teaching online will also allow for greater personal essays and tutorials than you could get in a tra ditional classroom setting. In addition to your personal portfolio, student portfolios, and PPI assignments, you can include assignments, quizzes, practice tests, and interactivity on your website. This allows you to build backlinks for your website, as well as allow you to easily add your website to the popular social media sites like Twitter and Facebook.Teachers of any level can benefit from the many resources available in online chemistry classes. So whether you are currently teaching in the classroom or taking a course online, you will find that learning chemistry is something that your students will enjoy.