Zoology is the aspect of science that deals with the study of the animals’ evolution, habitat and behavior. Many students wonder why they need to study zoology. It is a branch of science that does not have anything to do with people so they are left wondering why they have to learn it. 1. The […]
Hypnosis for Students – New Study Aid or Unfair Advantage?
Ask most college students if they have experienced hypnosis, and they’ll tell you about a hypnosis show they saw in high school or college. It was funny, and intriguing, but they haven’t thought about it since. Yet hypnosis can give students far more than entertainment. Some know this personally. They’re just not saying much about […]
Pros and Cons of Distance Learning This COVID-19 Pandemic
It is now over a week for our blended teaching/learning situation amid this trying time where everyone is having challenges coping with different tasks. As a classroom teacher then, now online guide to my select and lucky angels, well, everyday hurdle has been tough, challenging and, sometimes, taxing to the psyche. Yes, not all my […]
Gestalt Therapy And Hypnosis
The Gestalt approach to therapy can be termed “phenomenological-existential” as it is concerned with an awareness of the here-and-now, working away from concepts and towards pure awareness (Clarkson, 1989). By the client becoming aware of their thoughts, feelings, etc the goal is for the individual to achieve insight into the situation under examination. As Yontef […]
10 Top Tips to Improve Your IELTS Score
So you’re thinking of taking the IELTS test and want to maximise your score? Here are my top ten tips based on my many years of teaching IELTS to a variety of students in different countries. They are presented in no particular order. Top Tip One Prepare, prepare, prepare….yes, I know it sounds obvious, but […]
Alpha Beta
This is a journey across languages along the bumpy road of speech and spelling with discoveries to save English from Babbles of Babel. Discordance of spelling and pronunciation caused much irritation among great authors. Spelling reforms of American English angered Mark Twain. He said that it is replacing one inadequacy with another. George Bernard Shaw […]
The Menace of Street Children
1. Overview The problem of street children is found almost in every part of the world. Street children are homeless, spend day and night on the street, have no one to take care of them, are without shelter, usually do petty jobs to survive, become beggars, or victims of sexual abuse and other social transgressions. […]
The Top 8 Concerns of Prospective Writing Clients and How to Put Them at Ease
Hiring a solid freelance writer presents a daunting challenge for any business owner, especially if unschooled in the intricacies of the web. As the poor, oppressed wordsmiths on the other side of the proverbial stick, however, we naturally possess a biased perspective on the matter, seeing only the hardheaded and ungrateful clients we sometimes take […]
Exchanging Low Self-Esteem for High Self-Esteem
The first step in improving your self esteem has to be within. You must be determined to improve this situation and be willing to take the steps necessary to begin improving this situation. You must also accept the fact that self-esteem is something that CAN be raised intentionally. There is no need for low self-esteem […]
College and the Autistic Student
Autism, a neurological-based developmental disability, affects an estimated one in 166 people, according to a 2004 study by the Centers for Disease Control Prevention. Both children and adults with Autism typically show difficulties in verbal and nonverbal communication, social interactions and leisure or play activities, according to the Autism Society of America. Autism affects individuals […]