Oracle Tutoring, Campbell River, BC
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Self-tutoring about a lawn at one of my childhood homes: the tutor reflects… The place we lived where my father took most interest in the yard was in the Annapolis Valley. No surprise: It was a beautiful property, with big …
Self-tutoring about Halloween and traditions: the tutor looks into the definition of “witch.” Traditionally, the reason people have been afraid of witches, as I understand, isn’t because they’re scary or evil. Rather, it’s because of the belief that witches can …
Self-tutoring about people and events of the past: the tutor reflects about his most fun Halloween as a kid. In 1975, I lived on a country road where the houses were far apart. I think, that Halloween, I might’ve gone …
Self-tutoring about owls: the tutor mentions an encounter. Barred owls didn’t live on Vancouver Island until, depending whom you ask, the 60s, 70s, or 80s. However, they may be the most common owl here now. I’ve had four encounters with …
Tutoring English, vocabulary is always interesting. The tutor mentions pareidolia. pareidolia: the tendency to see a feature in a scene that doesn’t contain it, because the scene contains a visual pattern that suggests it. Pareidolia causes people to see animals …
Tutoring English, you’re bound to encounter hilarities connected with vocabulary. The tutor recalls one from his childhood. In elementary school, my sister had more friends than I. Importantly, she attracted a greater variety of friends. With some of them she …
Self-tutoring about stores and brands: the tutor shares a discovery. When I was a kid, big places typically had a Woolworths store. I’d call Woolworths a department store; others might call it a variety store. They were big stores, with …
Self-tutoring about nature observation: the tutor relates a scene. Today, returning from a run in the early evening, I walked through a school yard. The sun was just setting, but daylight wasn’t yet faded. Beside the school, there’s a paved …
Autumn scene: jack-o-lantern mushrooms, a northern flicker, and a pileated woodpecker Read more »
Self-tutoring about people and events of the past: the tutor brings up a good recollection. The Annapolis Valley was the only place we lived as a family where we knew people because my parents had lived there before they’d had …
Tutoring statistics, definitions are of interest. The tutor mentions endogeneity. endogeneity: when an explanatory variable affects the error term in a predictable way. An example would be a model that measures the amount of daily sunlight received, but assumes (wrongly) …