Flibbertigibbet

A slightly flighty person.

WORD OF THE DAY!!

Filopodium

Filopodium:

a long, hairlike pseudopod composed of ectoplasm.

I had to look it up, I couldn't handle it! Good idea!

"in" and "on"

I figured I would check and see if anyone had posted anything new on our blog, but no one has!!

I have a question for anyone... I have asked several people, but everyone replies the same way: "Ooo that is hard to explain". I even spoke with Kyra about it!! Can anyone think of a simple way to explain the difference between "in" and "on" and the proper usage of each? Kyra said there is a list of verbs somewhere in existence that show proper usage of each. She said if we could find the list that it would make a fantastic tip sheet for our ESL students. Otherwise, she said it is something that students just have to memorize. Anyone have any tips on how to help students understand the difference between the two?

Cassandra

The Final Count Down

Bum Bum Ba Bum Bum Ba Bum Bum Da Dum. The end of the semester is coming up fast and it is almost time for finals. There is less than a month left in the school year. It is a time for increased stress levels and last minute drop ins before an assignment is due. A quote by Claus Moser shows just how important a tutor is, "Education costs money, but then so does ignorance." Tutoring can be a tough task, but helping someone to learn is always a great reward. Looking back on this short passage of time, I have learn quite a bit.
1. Sometimes people don't need help they just need someone to listen to their thought process.
2. There will always be one person that just wants you to write their paper for them.
3. Slow and steady helps students to understand the writing better.
4. Its ok to be wrong sometimes, as long as you know how to be right after.
5. The meaning of the "O" face.
6. The positive impact of the writing center on fellow Yuba College students. 

There are some more useful tips I have learned and it has been a wonderful experience working at the writing center to say the least.

Happy Halloween! Just for fun!

I thought it might be fun to do a compilation story with a spooky theme.  We'll see how far it goes since I do not know how many will even be on Blogger today.


The full moon was bright, the sky was clear, and the air was crisp and cold.  All was still except for a mist rising from the ground.  Eerie quiet surrounded the old, little town on this night.


So, someone else can pick up from here.

I forgot?

I am seeing more and more students coming in and forgetting to bring the prompt, the paper they are working on, or even the article they are writing about. I have one student that has never come prepared and I have explained to her several times that I am not sure about the direction of your essay because I have never seen the prompt. Then when she receives a bad grade for not addressing the questions in the prompt it somehow becomes my fault. So any suggestions on how to convey the importance of coming prepared without sounding like a nagging mother?

Relevant?

It is said that students learn better when the learning is "relevant" to their lives. The document I'm reading says that the teacher needs to make the learning relevant.

My question: Can a teacher even do this? Or does each student have to do this? How is this done?