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 …
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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) …
Self-tutoring about people and events from the past: the tutor recalls someone hard to forget… Back in the Annapolis Valley, when I lived there, you could fail a grade. It didn’t commonly happen, but certainly did happen sometimes. The point …
Self-tutoring about Excel: the tutor mentions a technique. If you’ve a cell range from which you want to know the unique values, you’re wise to make a copy of it first, then paste that copy some safe place, away from …
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Tutoring high school and college, study methods come up. The tutor mentions a good one. The Feynman technique begins with writing a non-technical explanation of what you’re trying to learn. To follow it properly, you don’t consult resources this time; …
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Self-tutoring about international trade: the tutor mentions an interesting situation. Apparently, Iran and Venezuela have come to a deal: Venezuelan heavy crude for Iranian diluting agents. The diluting agents from Iran will be used to thin Venezuelan oil into lighter, …
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Self-tutoring about joint cracking: the tutor inquires why it feels good. Apparently, cracking a joint may feel good because the associated change in position can cause relaxation in the local muscles and tendons. Source: canarywharfchiropractic.co.uk
Self-tutoring about people and events from the past: the tutor reflects. One time in grade five, the teacher told us to write a story about someone in the class, with one catch: it was meant to be about someone you …