Retrospect: the baseball
Self-tutoring about how things disappear and where they go: the tutor reflects. Before summer was halfway gone, I went for a run, like often, at the field. It was a hot evening, with little breeze, and the sun was still …
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Home computer use: how to open a pub file
Self-tutoring about file formats: the tutor mentions a way to open a pub file. An email came in with an attachment of file type .pub. I’m not familiar with that extension; it turns out to be from Microsoft Publisher, which …
Retrospect: back to school
Self-tutoring about back-to-school memories: the tutor reflects. There was a kid I knew in grades 4, 5 and 6. He was very popular, but I didn’t know him outside of school. Let’s call him Roy, but that wasn’t his name. …
Political science: Communism, ground 0: Lenin vs Marx
Self-tutoring about political science: the tutor begins about a topic relevant to every worker. My degree is in math, not political science. Therefore, I’m really roughing out the ideas I’m presenting – a political scientist might object to the simplicity …
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Bird watching: northern flicker
Self-tutoring about birds: the tutor tells a story. I had some great chance discoveries of birds when I was a kid. During the past five or more years, however, my best bird identifications have involved some hide and seek. Another …
English: rarefied
Tutoring English, you notice some words have surprising definitions. The tutor mentions rarefied. I began about rarefied and its allies in my post from Sept 1. Now I continue: rarefied (adj) 1: thin, as a gas can be: present at …
English: vanguard
Tutoring English, familiar words are interesting to research. The tutor mentions the meaning of vanguard. vanguard (noun): the leading group, possibly of a military action, an ideology, or a political movement. Source: dictionary.cambridge.org Mish, Frederick C. (editor). Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Springfield: …
Yard work: bald faced hornet
Self-tutoring about backyard insects: the tutor mentions the bald faced hornet. I’ve noticed several bald faced hornets this year in the backyard. They look rather like yellow jackets except they have white stripes. The bald faced hornet’s abdomen might also …
English: what does antebellum mean?
Tutoring English, new words always arise. The tutor mentions antebellum. antebellum (adj): being of a time before a war. Typically, it describes things that existed prior to the US Civil War. The American slave trade, for instance, was antebellum. Some …
Careers: agronomist
Self-tutoring about possible careers for students: the tutor mentions agronomist. What does an agronomist do? An agronomist is trained about how to facilitate crop growth and about the problems that can hinder it. Therefore, an agronomist may advise about which …