Self-tutoring about Canadian politics: the tutor observes the 2021 federal election. I heard that a lot of people voted early this election; I was among them. I wondered if the early voting suggested that people were more serious about this …
Self-tutoring about politics: the tutor mentions an angle. Conrad Black argues that this election, the only “rational” vote is for the Conservatives. He makes a strong, interesting case; he’s been a newspaperman since 1967, so has seen his fair share …
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Tutoring English, vocabulary is always interesting. The tutor mentions bemuse. Bemuse is a great word: it’s short, seldom used, yet very specific. When you bemuse someone, you puzzle them: they are left wondering either what you said, or else why. …
Self-tutoring about the Bible: the tutor mentions a quote that may clarify Jesus’s position about science. Test all things; hold fast to that which is good. (1 Thessalonians, 5:21) Only a teacher who truly supports science will make the above …
Self-tutoring about people and events from the past: the tutor reflects… My sister is two years younger than I am. Nowadays, who cares? However, when we arrived on the base in PEI, she was 4 and I was 6. It …
Self-tutoring about the Bible and terms therein: the tutor mentions the term holocaust. Holocausts appears in the Douay-Rheims version of Maccabees I: therein, it refers to burnt offerings. The term holocaust evolves from the Greek one holokauston, which originates from …
Self-tutoring about materials: the tutor mentions what is added to paper to make it glossy. Clay minerals, and potentially ground limestone as well, are coated onto paper to make it glossy. They are bound to the paper with organic molecules. …
Self-tutoring about the current election and advance voting: the tutor relates… My 19-yr-old son is interested in this election. Yesterday was his first chance ever to vote, and he seized it. So doing, he mobilized my wife and me as …
Self-tutoring about health terminology: the tutor mentions the concept of escape mutation. An escape mutation is a difference to a virus that allows it to “escape” the effect of antibodies expected to work against it. The escape mutation may be …
Self-tutoring about Canadian politics: the tutor mentions a party that seems on the rise. I like democracy and I like respect for personal rights – freedom of speech, freedom of movement, freedom of assembly, etc. I like truth, as well. …