The current practice is social distancing. But what exactly does this mean? Then there is self quarantine and social or self isolation. We try and decipher these terms. Then we try to decipher what online tutoring means. Studying and learning can’t stop and needs to continue. Learning has a minimum social aspect to it which needs to be fulfilled somehow through online means.
Yearly Archives: 2020
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Pi day, March 14, is a day to celebrate the number pi. Find out more about the history of pi, where it is used in “real life”, the definition of pi; some people actually memorize the number pi to thousands of decimal places, see who the record holders are; and learn more about pi day.
February and black history month has come and gone. But that doesn’t mean celebrating mathematicians that made significant and notable contributions to the history of science and mathematics isn’t still important. Below is a short list of famous black mathematicians.
It is so easy to create a fake phone number, email address and more making it so much easier for scams to be created and executed. There are scams going on all over the world of different varieties. While residents of Canada may hear about them through their network and community, newcomers to the city and country do not have that network yet and may not know about the “local scams”. This may not seem like it is related to tutoring or school but, if you are new to the country and do not know what to look out for, it can be confusing when you on the receiving end of a scam. Below are a few articles with some of the more “popular” scams to keep a look out for.
Learning centres are places like Kumon, Mathnasium, Sylvan Learning Centre, Oxford Learning etc. Private, for profit institutions that students can go to after school hours for supplementary learning in subject areas they are currently or will be studying at school. In may cultures it is commonplace for children to go to school after their regular school hours.
Being new to the city can be daunting. Where to you go to find the basics of every day life? But when you’re new to the city and a new student? Everything just seems so much more overwhelming at the beginning.If you’re also new to the country and culture, well, that’s a lot. We have a list of basic amenities and their links in this post. Some are nation wide resources and some are specific to Ottawa, ON. Enjoy and bookmark this page! You may need it from time to time!
First semester final exams have come and gone, and Second Semester is here. This is the last set of courses before the end of the year. For some students it just means summer holidays before it starts again in September. For other students, these marks are going to make a difference to what program you get into in College or University. These marks matter. Maybe you did great in the first semester and feel you can coast. Maybe you didn’t do so great in the first semester and you are retaking some course again this semester. Whatever your situation, you want to do your best and have a little stress as possible. The best way to ensure this is to “start early”. What does that mean, you ask? Read on and find out more.