In defense of work meetings - Introvert Whisperer

Introvert Whisperer / In defense of work meetings - Introvert Whisperer In defense of work meetings Do you find yourself dragging yourself to a staff meeting or some other meeting someone scheduled?   You might think to yourself it is going to be a waste of time or seriously boring.   It could be an interruption to your finely crafted schedule or you might view it as interfering with your ability to make money. If you find yourself harboring a bad attitude about attending meetings, I’d like to give you some perspectives to try to convince you to change your viewpoint. A meeting is an opportunity to communicate with your co-workers and management. This is great for getting on the same page on plans and directions.   Come prepared to ask questions and engage the topics. Generally, meetings give the attendees to make decisions and solve problems. You can be more productive in this type of setting versus trying to do the same thing one person at a time. This is an opportunity to network and strengthen relationships with co-workers that you may not interact with as much. This is an opportunity for you to reinforce your Personal Brand by how you contribute to the agenda. Keep in mind you are reinforcing your brand to management and/or management peers.   You don’t want to reinforce a bored teenager. Like everything else in life; you get out of it what you put in it. Prepare for the meeting and be prepared to do more than just wait until it’s over.   Be a leader and actively engage as well as drive discussion and decisions.   You’ll make it good for you and everyone there. Meetings get business done. Go to top Personal Branding starts with how well you speak about YOU.   I want to help you accelerate your career by connecting you with your Free Instant Access to my eBook â€" The Definitive Guide to Creating and Using an Elevator Speech.   In this guide, I give you simple to follow instructions for creating a “wardrobe” of ways to talk about you â€" to leave a lasting impression. Get your copy now! Brought to you by Dorothy Tannahill-Moran â€" dedicated to unleashing your professional potential. Introvert Whisperer

Sign Language

Sign Language What Everyone Should Know About Sign Language ChaptersThe Advantages of Learning Sign LanguageFinding Sign Language ClassesResources and Apps to Learn Sign LanguageTips to Help You Learn Sign LanguageUnless you live in a very small town and never watch the telly, you have surely laid eyes on people who, through gestures and facial expression, enjoy lively conversation.Well, at least it looks lively; certainly livelier than mere speaking.Indeed, sign language is a fairly energetic undertaking; it involves much of your body â€" not just hands and arms.Wouldn’t you like to know how complex ideas can be conveyed without uttering a single word? How about being able to understand the concepts illustrated by those fluid gestures?Learning to sign involves equal parts of making the correct movements and building receptive skills â€" correctly ‘receiving’ the ideas conveyed through gestures and expressions.Sign language is communication on a whole different level, one that hearing people seem little aware of. And if there is awarene ss, it is more of an abstract variety.For hearing people and for much of the world, sign language is what deaf people do, just like Chinese people speak Chinese and French people speak French.Bet you didn’t know that there is a French sign language for French people who are deaf!There is so much about deaf culture, deaf history and the deaf community that the average person hasn’t even considered.Your Superprof hopes to remedy that situation by showing you how learning to sign can benefit you even if you are not hearing-impaired. We’d also like to point you to classes for learning sign language, and tips and resources so you can learn better and faster.Put on your noise-cancelling headphones and read on! £30,000 per year, that the job often involves travel (usually at your clients’ expense) and that you will always learn new things.We’d like to put a very personal reason for learning how to sign in the spotlight.When infants arch their backs, they are communicating that th ey want to be picked them up. Clearly, this baby wants something; could baby signing unlock that mystery? Image by joffi from PixabayIf you have ever been around a baby that’s even a couple of months old, you might have witnessed such a thing: the child, laying on its back, looks up at the adult face hovering over him (he can’t really see at that stage), and arches his back.Isn’t it remarkable how much easier that makes it to slide your hands under and lift him?If you are around babies a lot or if you have a baby, you must have noticed that your child learned early how to communicate: this cry means ‘hungry’ and that one means ‘nappy change, please!’All of this early communication is a subject of much wonder and awe… but what does the average parent do with it? Besides cherishing, nothing. We wait for a year for our children to become verbal.That is a lot of wasted time.If you want to see for yourself how powerful and influential sign language can be, why not teach your child baby sign language?St udies have shown that children who were taught to sign as babies generally perform better in school, suffer lower levels of stress, are more confident and can express themselves better.Sign language offers you those same benefits, along with those you might enjoy by learning any other language.You will find yourself multi-tasking like a pro, thinking at lightning speed and delighting in the boost to your memory. You will become more focused, with unparalleled attention to detail and still have brainpower to spare.Can you imagine how these advantages of learning sign language will play out in your career?Finding Sign Language ClassesWhether you are excited at the prospect of signing for your child or yourself, the best way to learn sign language is to take a sign language course.You might think you could hop on Duolingo or any other language learning app or website and get plenty of instruction to learn sign language; there are three main reasons that you shouldn’t.Will you learn t he right sign language?How will you know you’re signing correctly?  How can you develop the needed receptive skills?You may have already tried typing ‘learn sign language’ into your favourite search engine and, surely, you’ve gotten many returns. Do any of them specifically say British sign language or BSL?Most likely, unless you specified you wanted to learn BSL, most â€" if not all of the hits returned were for ASL or American sign language. In fact, those sites may not even specify that their materials are for American sign!You might wonder how different those languages could be; after all, both countries speak mainly English.Let us assure you that even the alphabets are not the same and, as radically different as they are, you couldn’t so much as finger-spell your name and be understood in Britain!Even if you searched specifically for BSL lessons online, you may learn quite a bit but, with nobody to sign with or to, how will you determine that you are communicating cor rectly?And what about interpreting what someone else is signing? If you get no practice conversing in sign, you may never be able to hold a conversation with someone who is deaf or hard of hearing.That is why your Superprof stands firm on taking a sign language class, where you can meet fellow signers, learn all of the vocabulary particular to your area â€" yes, sign language is regional, just like spoken dialect is.We’ve highlighted some of the best courses in the country in our companion article. You can find plenty of resources online to help you learn your second language, just be sure you select BSL apps! Image by Gerd Altmann from PixabayResources and Apps to Learn Sign LanguageIf you are keen to start signing as soon as possible, you only have one recourse: practise as often as you can.You could stand in front of a mirror for hours on end, holding conversations with your reflection or you could make use of the very best resource available to anyone learning to sign.Why not enjoy the warm welcome that the deaf community provides?All across the UK, there are deaf clubs where people get together, often socially but sometimes for a specific purpose â€" think ‘England Deaf Football’, for a convivial evening of signing and fun. Anyone who can sign, hearing or not, is welcome to join them.The deaf and hard of hearing are truly your best help for learning sign language (and they’re great people to be around, too!) but there are more resources for you.You might want a sign language dictionary to download to your phone or watch some sign language videos between classes, just to pick up on particular facial expressions that go with certain signs or that are associated uniquely with sign languages.You may even want to find some fingerspelling exercises and games so you can practise that skills set!All of that can be had online, with one caveat: make sure you are targeting British sign language resources, not some foreign language!Perhaps it would be best to check out the resources and apps we found… During your sign language studies, you might consider a fun night out with your local deaf club Image by Ira Lee Nesbitt from PixabayTips to Help You Learn Sign LanguageWe leave you now with some ideas to consider as you learn this visual language.The first, most vital tip to learning how to sign is to abandon the idea that signing is only for deaf people.In fact, it would be a good idea to educate yourself about deafness â€" for instance, did you know that deaf people, for the most part, do not particularly want to become 'hearing'?You might spend some time with deaf students to see how their lessons are taught and learn about deaf education in general.Learning sign language without immersing yourself into the deaf community is a little like learning French without ever going to France or having any exposure to French culture, French people or French society.You can learn the words but, without understanding the culture, your expressions will lack depth and you will surely miss out on the context of what is being said.By the same token, don’t just learn the sign language alphabet and claim you can sign; that’s a bit like someone who says they speak French and then blurts out the famous line from the Lady Marmelade song…Besides ridding yourself of preconceived notions about deaf people and immersing yourself into the deaf community, we offer these tips:Understand what sign language is: this expressive, gestural form of communication is not a word-for-word translation of your native languageBeware of online tutorials; they may not be in British sign languageChoose your teacher well: some prefer an instructor who can speak and sign; others contend it is better to have a deaf instructor who has been signing since childhoodPractise every day by seeking opportunities to engage with the deaf community: talk with deaf children, go to deaf club meetings and participate in activities with people who are deaf and hard of hearing.Whatever your reason(s) for taking u p sign language â€" because someone in your circle or your hearing demands it, you’ve been studying linguistics or because you are simply interested in language acquisition, we applaud you and encourage your studies by offering more tips for learning sign language.Won’t you let us know how your language studies are coming along?

A Student Review of Columbia University

A Student Review of Columbia University The tutors behind Varsity Tutors are not just here to teach theyre sharing their college experiences as well. Alastair is studying history at Columbia University. He lives in Cleveland and specializes in European history tutoring, world history tutoring, and literature tutoring, among other subjects. See what he had to say about his experience at Columbia University: Describe the campus setting and transportation options at Columbia University. Alastair: Columbia is located in Morningside Heights, a neighborhood bordering the Upper West Side of New York City that affords relatively easy access to the immense cultural riches and professional opportunities of the metropolis while still retaining a relaxed, collegial atmosphere. Although there are few skyscrapers in the vicinity and the area is less densely populated than New York as a whole, Morningside Heights is still a diverse, vibrant subsection of Manhattan that has a distinct culture from the university itself. For undergraduates, a car or bike is totally unnecessary anywhere within the five boroughs of the city is accessible by bus or subway, while the classes are all within a seven- to ten-minute walk of the dorms. There is a large and available contingent of public safety officers patrolling campus constantly, along with identification card checks at dorms, libraries and the gym, so safety within the self-contained Columbia bubble is assured. Outside, in New York, s tudents should exercise common sense with the awareness that while crime has trended at all-time lows in recent years, caution is always necessary in a megacity. How available are the professors, academic advisers, and teaching assistants? Alastair:The availability of professors is almost entirely dependent on their seniority, their publishing schedule and reputation within the broader academic world, the size of the class, and a students standing. Upperclassmen typically receive more attention due to the more pressing nature of their job and graduate school searches. This varies from professor to professor, but faculty with high public profiles are less likely to quickly respond to emails, give feedback about grades, or permit unrelated conversation during office hours. Younger professors, those teaching core classes, and teaching assistants are almost always well-qualified and friendly, but as is the case at any university, faculty expect communication with students to be concise and class-related. Academic advisers can be helpful, but also may not proactively reach out to students during important deadline periods. In general, the schools administration is massive and somewhat unwieldy, but its inefficiency is maske d by the brilliance of individual professors. How would you describe the dorm life rooms, dining options, location, socialization opportunities with other students? Alastair:The quality of the dorms varies significantly between buildings and at different class levels. There is some belief among undergraduates that the administration reserves higher quality housing for freshman, foists dramatically less-appealing dorms on sophomores and juniors, and ratchets the quality back up for seniors who would otherwise be more tempted to live off campus. The vast majority of students do end up staying on campus for all four years, given the desire to live with friends and avoid expensive New York rent rates. Dorms do implicitly cater to different demographics, as outlined in annual features by the schools two major undergraduate publications, Bwog and the Columbia Daily Spectator. Freshmen looking to socialize often take doubles or triples in Carman Hall, while the most studious types end up in Furnald, and students looking for singles spend their first year in John Jay. The dining options are acceptable but will excite few gourmands John Jay Hall and Fer ris Dining Hall emphasize buffet-style ready meals with some stations. The food is rotated on a predictable calendar and is seemingly heavy on leftovers. Socialization, again, is up to the individual student. Which majors/programs are best represented and supported at Columbia University? Alastair:Columbias majors are excellent almost to a fault. Academically, the university will not disappoint you. However, while many of the humanities majors are well-resourced, this is not true for the creative writing department, which struggles to retain faculty and provide sufficient courses to meet demand. I am still in the process of deciding my major, and the difficulty of registering for courses in highly sought after and relatively underfunded majors does complicate that decision-making process. How easy or difficult was it for you to meet people and make friends as a freshman? Does Greek life play a significant role in the campus social life? Alastair:Meeting people in your dorms is the easiest option, but clubs and political groups will probably sustain more durable, meaningful relationships in the long term. Classes also offer another way to meet people, and Columbians shouldnt forget about the millions of residents of the city and thousands of other university students available to befriend. Structured social events like football games are not a major part of campus life, especially because athletics tend to disappoint on the field. Greek life comprises only 14 percent of undergraduates, but nonetheless strongly supports the social scene, particularly during Homecoming weekend, the spring Bacchanal concert, Halloween and other major social events. How helpful is the Career Centerand other student support services? Alastair:The Center for Career Education is a great resource for students interested in the finance industry, which it collaborates closely with to coordinate interviews for students applying for internships and jobs. Most students do ultimately attain employment or enter graduate school upon finishing their degree, and the high mid-career earnings of Columbia graduates speak for themselves. Consultants can be conveniently scheduled to assist with resume revising, internship and job applications or career counselling. How are the various study areas such aslibraries, the student union, and dorm lounges? Alastair:Butler Library, at the heart of campus, is the largest undergraduate library in the country and offers six pristine marble floors and fifteen levels of molded wooden stacks for students to study in. Predictably, the grim reality of exam week renders this inviting exterior somewhat less thrilling as literally thousands of students spread out through the library system, causing seating shortages not only in Butler but in the architecture, law, and engineering libraries that are most sought after. Savvy students can generally find a seat any time. Most people avoid dorm lounges given the difficulty of studying in a loud environment, and some do cloister themselves in quieter parts of the student union. Describe the surrounding town. Alastair:New York is the major reason for Columbias decentralized social scene, as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, MOMA, the United Nations, Broadway, Times Square and multiple other major universities are all an easy subway ride away. The quality and quantity of cultural institutions is astounding, as is the difficulty of extricating oneself from the academic and extracurricular ties that seem to bind students to campus. Going downtown is logistically simple but complicated by the intense workload, in and outside the classroom. Nightlife is inaccessible to underclassmen but, particularly in the summer, a major draw for juniors and seniors. How big or small is the student body at Columbia University? Were you generally pleased or displeased with the typical class sizes? Alastair:There are just over 8,000 undergraduate students divided between the four schools: Columbia College (CC), General Studies (GS), Barnard College and the School for Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS). Of these, Columbia College is the largest and most well-known; SEAS the best resourced and integrated socially with CC; Barnard the most independent in terms of identity, given its history as a womens college, and GS the most separate from campus, as many of the non-traditional GS students have ongoing careers or family commitments that require them to live in apartments. Class sizes in terms of seminars and discussion sections are well-apportioned and students will not be lost in the crowd. Describe one memorable experience with a professor and/or class. Perhaps one you loved the most or one youregretthe most. Alastair:During my first week of classes, my International Relations class received an email informing us that our professor, Kimberly Marten, would be making an appearance on PBS. This was in addition to her many articles that fall in publications like Foreign Affairs covering the war in Ukraine, the character of the Putin regime and NATOs role in the crisis. It was a typical display of the credibility with which the university and its faculty are regarded by the outside world and the microscope on the intellectual and political life of our campus. Check out Alastairs tutoring profile. The views expressed in this article do not necessarily represent the views of Varsity Tutors.

Chemistry Courses in Birmingham

Chemistry Courses in Birmingham Find Chemistry Lessons in Birmingham ChaptersStudying Chemistry in Birmingham at SchoolGetting a Chemistry Degree at a Birmingham UniversityCourses for Improving Your Knowledge of Chemistry in BirminghamLearning Chemistry with Private Tutors in BirminghamIf you live in Birmingham and are interested in general chemistry or want to study chemistry at university level, maybe even do a doctoral thesis - here are a few chemistry courses available at different levels. Whether studying chemistry from a broad perspective for GCSE or A-levels or to become a chemistry teacher or if you want to go into undergraduate research and go for a chemistry degree, there are various options available to you to learn Chemistry in Britain. will teach you how organic compounds and other chemical substances interact, as well as how chemistry research and the ensuing materials are used in business and industry and how their use in manufacturing affects the environment.Mander Portman Woodward offers GCSE courses in Birmingham  as well as Chemistr y lessons London. They involve the periodic table of elements and the basics of atomic structure, quantitative chemistry and chemical reactions; organic chemistry, analytical chemistry, atmospheric chemistry and environmental chemistry. They also offer Easter revision courses and retakes.Find out more on chemistry tuition.Learn the periodic table of elements with GCSE or A-level chemistry classes in Birmingham. Photo credit: larry wfu on Visual HuntTaking Chemistry A-Levels in ChemistryA-Levels will take you one step further along the path of science and engineering - and it’s greatly recommended that if you want to study science at a university level you should definitely take chemistry topics for your A-Levels.Birmingham Tuition Centre 6th Form also offers A-Level courses where you will improve your knowledge of the basics of chemical science with the calculation of substance amounts with moles, molar gas volumes and empirical formulae, kinetics in chemical reactions, the use o f chemistry and what to consider in industrial processes, mechanistic reactions and the basics and use of thermodynamics.MPW also offers detailed A-Level courses in physical chemistry, inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry, covering atomic structure, bonding, energetics, kinetic principles, oxidation, reduction, alkanes, alcohols and organic analysis for AS. At an A2 level, you will cover thermodynamics, rate equations, acids and bases, transition metals, aldehydes and ketones, polymer chemistry, amino acids, DNA and proteins and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy.South City College includes a week of work experience at chemistry labs and partners with both Aston University and Coventry University. They concentrate on atomic and molecule structure in the first year along with periodicity, acid-base reactions, reaction rates, organic chemistry and analysis techniques in the first year, buffers and pH, transition metals, redox and electrodes, entropy and free energy. They also offer revision classes and retakes.Joseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College also offers chemistry at A-Levels. They cover energy changes, moles, acids and bases, reversible reactions and various aspects of organic chemistry.BMet is an organisation offering courses at various levels, including A-level science courses such as chemistry. Along with the periodic table, you will learn about structure, bonding, equations, formulae and energetics.Getting a Chemistry Degree at a Birmingham UniversityCongratulations! You have mastered your GCSEs and A-Levels in chemistry and know the basics of analytical, organic and inorganic chemistry. You have achieved the requisite amount of points and are ready to try for admission into an undergraduate course at university. But you don't have to study Chemistry in Glasgow - Birmingham has a number of options, too.But which Birmingham universities and colleges have a chemistry department, and what does their curriculum look like?Famous chemists have lived and studied in Birmingham. Photo credit: ell brown on VisualHunt.comChemistry Programmes at the University of BirminghamThe University of Birmingham offers BSc and MSc programmes. They focus on an interdisciplinary approach, collaborating with other science subjects such as biology and physics to achieve the broadest possible approach to the many applications of chemistry. They have established a Collaborative Teaching Laboratory to facilitate practical learning in addition to the usual lecture cycles.The BSc programme lasts three years and costs £9,250 per annum. An AAB-ABB score is generally required. The MSc programme is four years. It costs the same and suggests AAA-AAB. You can also choose Chemistry with Industrial Experience or with a year of study abroad.In the first year, you will be given the opportunity to bring your math skills up to par if you didn’t take any A-Levels in mathematics. Core courses include the fundamental aspects of organic, inorganic and physical chemi stry. In your second year (starting your 3rd semester), you can start adding specialisations such as computational chemistry, biological chemistry and analytical chemistry.In your third year, you will have to choose if you want to do a Bachelor of Science (BSc) or Masters of Science (MSc) in Chemistry. The BSc programme only goes on one more year with additional choices in optional subjects. In Year 3 of the MSc, you will also have more options to choose from as well as two modules of training in project-related skills and work in labs. Year 4 focuses on studying that sub-discipline you are most interested in, such as thermochemistry or biophysical chemistry. You will also choose a major research project to work on.Courses for Improving Your Knowledge of Chemistry in BirminghamCourses for future chemistry teachersThe Birmingham City School of Education and Social Work offers a chemistry course for adults who want to improve their knowledge of chemistry. More specifically, it is gear ed towards people wanting to enter secondary chemistry teacher training. It offers chemistry training to a GCSE level and up to A-level if desired. This includes basics in instrumentation, the interaction of various substances, and basic chemical analysis.However, it is only available if you have a place (or a conditional offer) for an initial training course. Unless you want to become a chemistry teacher, you might want to look for other options.Many an epic chemistry career started with a chemistry set and the right teachers. Study chemistry to become a schoolteacher! Photo credit: oskay on Visual huntYou can learn Chemistry at Manchester University to become a Chemistry teacher, too!Higher learning courses for adults in chemistryIn Birmingham, BMet offers a variety of courses for adults for various additional certifications. Among the part-time courses they offer is a Pharmaceutical Sciences Diploma Level 3. This covers subjects specific to pharmaceutics such as Dispensing and Su pply of Medicines and pharmaceutical ethics, but also microbiology and basics in biochemistry basics for pharmacy among other aspects of medicinal chemistry and certain biological systems such as metabolism etc. It lasts 70 weeks and gives a fair biomedical grounding along with the philosophical and practical knowledge in law and human health to become a pharmaceutical chemist.Learning Chemistry with Private Tutors in BirminghamYou can also, of course, enlist the help of private tutors to help you learn chemistry. Whether you need to brush up on atoms or a specific enzyme for GCSEs or A-levels, on electrochemistry for your undergraduate majors, peptide formulae for your research program, or on forensic chemistry for your graduate project - chances are, you can find a private tutor here in Birmingham, or else one willing to teach you chemistry online.However, you need to realise that while they can help you with the theoretical aspects of chemistry - formulae and equations and the li ke - but, unless they have access to laboratories in some form where you can meet, they are less likely to be able to help you with the practical aspect.So where can you find private chemistry teachers in Birmingham?You can obviously go to the University of Birmingham chemistry department and see if you can find chemistry undergraduates or graduate students willing to earn a few pounds to tutor you.But before you wait by your phone waiting for one of them to answer your announcement, you can also search here on Superprof through 133 chemistry tutors. They average about £17-20 an hour and range from chemistry students offering tutoring at GCSE/A-level range to Doctors of Chemistry for more advanced classes. Several offer biochemistry as specialities as well as chemical engineering, pharmaceutical chemistry, and some chemical biology.There are other ways to study pharmaceutical chemistry at home these days. Photo credit: Internet Archive Book Images on VisualHunt.comThough you may no t be able to do labwork - unless you have the opportunity to rent lab space somewhere - a private tutor will help you get a good theoretical grounding on your own terms and according to your own timetable. The great advantage of private tutoring is its adaptability. You won’t have to re-arrange your schedule to attend classes, instead, you can schedule your classes around your calendar. A private tutor is also able to focus on what you want and need rather than having to stick to a strict curriculum.Other cities around the UK offer great chemistry programs, check out Leeds for example!

5 Easy Piano Songs to For Kids Beginners (with Letters)

5 Easy Piano Songs to For Kids Beginners (with Letters) Sign up successful Mary had a little lamb E D C D E E E Little lamb, little lamb D D D E G G Mary had a little lamb E D C D E E E Its fleece was white as snow E D D E D C Heres an excellent video tutorial, showing all the notes labeled: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star Any beginner will love playing this childrens classic on the piano. One of the great things about this song is that almost every note is played twice in a row, meaning there are fewer notes for your child to locate. Twinkle, twinkle, little star C C G G A A G How I wonder what you are F F E E D D C Up above the world so high G G F F E E D Like a diamond in the sky G G F F E E D Twinkle, twinkle, little star C C G G  A A G How I wonder what you are F F E E D D C Heres a helpful video tutorial from Mahalo.com for more practice: If Youre Happy and You Know It This is one of the most fun piano songs for kids. The song gives your little musician the chance to clap and dance while playing. The only tricky part of this song is the inclusion of B flat. This note is the small black key located directly between the A and B keys. If you are using a toy piano or xylophone, you may not have this key and can leave it out. If youre happy and you know it, clap your hands C  C F F F F F F E F G If youre happy and you know it, clap your hands C C G G G G G G F G A If youre happy and you know it A A Bb Bb Bb Bb D D Then your face will surely show it Bb Bb A A A G F F If youre happy and you know it, clap your hands A A G G G F E E D E F Heres another helpful tutorial: The Itsy Bitsy Spider Children love singing this song and its pretty simple to play, too. One fun idea is for you to play the song while your child does the motions, then switch roles. The itsy bitsy spider went up the water spout G C C C D E E E D C  D E C Down came the rain and washed the spider out E E F G G F E F G E Out came the sun and dried up all the rain C C D E E D C D E C And the itsy bitsy spider went up the spout again G G C C C D E E E D C D E C Heres a super slow tutorial that is easy to follow along with: Old MacDonald Had a Farm This is another classic childrens song that your son or daughter will love playing over and over again so they can sing about every animal on the farm. Old MacDonald had a farm G G G D E E D E-i-e-i-o B B A A G And on that farm he had a cow D G G G D E E  D E-i-e-i-o B B A A G With a moo moo here and a moo moo there D D G G G D D G G G Here a moo, there a moo G G G G G G Everywhere a moo moo G G G G G G Old MacDonald had a farm G G G D E E  D E-i-e-i-o B B A A G Heres a tutorial for this easy piano song: Any of these easy piano songs for kids will help your child  learn how to play the piano  and have fun while doing it. If your child enjoys playing these songs, consider signing him or her up for private piano lessons.  This is a great way to improve their technique! Interested in Private Lessons? Search thousands of prescreened teachers for local and live, online lessons. Sign up for safe, affordable private lessons today! Search for Your Teacher Photo by Eduardo Merille

Surface Area of Cube Tutors

Surface Area of Cube Tutors A cube is a closed solid geometric figure which has 3 dimensions, and hence it is known as a 3-dimensional geometric shape. A cube consists of 6 faces and every side of a cube is equal to each other. Therefore a cube is said to have all congruent faces and sides and each face is a square. The total surface area of a cube can be calculated by finding the area of each square face and adding all the areas together. Example 1: What is the total surface area of the cube if the side of the cube is 4m? Given the side length of the cube, s = 4m Since its a 3-dimensional geometric shape, it has 6 surfaces where each surface is a square of equal sides. Hence area of each surface = (side length)2 Area of each surface = (4m)2 = 16m2 There are 6 surfaces in a cube, hence = 6 * s2 = 6 * 16m2 = 96m2 Hence the total surface area of the cube = 96m2 Example 2: What is the total surface area of the cube if the side of the cube is 10m? Given the side length of the cube, s = 10m A cube has 6 surfaces and each surface is a square of equal sides. Hence area of each surface = (side length)2 Area of each surface = (10m)2 = 100m2 There are 6 surfaces in a cube, hence = 6 * s2 = 6 * 100m2 = 600m2 Hence the total surface area of the cube = 600m2

How to Help Your Child Find School-Life Balance This Year

How to Help Your Child Find School-Life Balance This Year The life of a child can be quite busy. School can be demanding enough, but when you add extracurricular activities into the mix, its easy to pack the schedule to the point that theres littleif anytime left. Eileen Huntington of Huntington Learning Center reminds parents that overscheduling leads to stress and anxiety. Parents have good intentions and want their children to have opportunities to explore passions and try new things, but its important to keep the big picture in mind too, she says. Finding balance between school and life should be the goal. How can parents help their children do so? Here are several tips: Embrace the art of time management. The key to finding balance in life is carving out time for everything. We encourage our students to maintain three schedules: a master schedule, weekly schedule and daily schedule, Huntington explains. The master schedule includes all classes for a semester and important dates like test and project due dates; the weekly schedule maps out regular, fixed obligations and activities like sleeping, eating, school, study time and extracurricular activities; and the daily schedule is the plan for each daybest created each night for the following day. Time management is one of the most critical life skills and best learned early to avoid procrastination and wasted time. Prioritize. If weeknights at your house are a chaotic rush to a variety of places and homework and family dinner consistently take a backseat, spend some time looking at whats on your daily calendar and talking as a family about whether all of it should stay. You and your child should block out time each day for sleep, school, homework and dinner and work from there. Then, ask the hard questions: what are your childs top few activities? Which ones offer the greatest benefits? Which cause the most stress? Identify the time wasters. The nemesis of productivity, time wasters are lurking everywhere. Have your child write down the things that throw him or her off course the most as well as any ideas on how to counteract or avoid such distractions, says Huntington. Common pitfalls include social media, smartphones and television, but dont forget about things like household activity and noise that might be keeping your child from making the most of his or her time. Its also critical that children understand that when they stick to a schedule, theyll accomplish moreand will have more time for what they want to do. Make time for what really matters. Nobody can sustain constant productivity with no downtime without feeling the effects. Encourage your child to embrace good habitsstudying in blocks of time, taking frequent breaks and getting sufficient sleepand make time for friends, family and exercise. Neglecting these things will cause a range of problems and may hurt your childs academic performance and motivation over time. School-life balance is important for a childs well-being and happiness. Its so important that children learn to juggle multiple priorities and still find time for the want-tos in life, says Huntington. Parents should teach their children the importance of managing their time effectively and how to embrace good habits now so that they will be well equipped to navigate school and life at every stage. About Huntington Huntington is the tutoring and test prep leader.Its certified tutors provide individualized instruction in reading, phonics, writing, study skills, elementary and middle school math, Algebra through Calculus, Chemistry, and other sciences. It preps for the SAT and ACT, as well as state and standardized exams.Huntington programs develop the skills, confidence, and motivation to help students succeed and meet the needs of Common Core State Standards.Founded in 1977, Huntingtons mission is to give every student the best education possible. Learn how Huntington can help at www.huntingtonhelps.com. For franchise opportunities please visit www.huntingtonfranchise.com. 2017 Huntington Mark, LLC. Huntington Learning Center, the three-leaf logo, and 1 800 CAN LEARN are registered trademarks of Huntington Mark, LLC. Each franchised Huntington Learning Center is operated under a franchise agreement with Huntington Learning Centers, Inc.

6 Tips For Working Your First Part Time Job

6 Tips For Working Your First Part Time Job Via (Flickr) Lets say youve landed the job. Now, here are some tips to be the best employee your company has ever seen while not falling behind on your schoolwork, and what to expect from the work field. Strategy is your ultimate goal. Your first part-time job will teach you what it means when people say, Every second counts. Time management will be a skill that will benefit you both in the short and long term. Plan a schedule of your day, week, and month. Keep your planner updated so you dont forget a homework assignment or work meeting. Color coding is a great way to keep your agenda organized. You may want to mark things down in pencil since a multi-tasking semester tends to be full of tentative plans. Start your day off right with brain food. Making sure you start your day off right can do wonders for you. If your job is in the morning, make sure to prepare a healthy meal that will wake you up and boost your energy to get to the office with a positive, ready-to-work attitude. If eggs every morning do not sound appealing to you (to who, really?),  these 21 recipes will help or inspire you for a quick, healthy fix. If you attend classes during the day and work late hours, make sure to have a meal or snack before going into work. Your body will have tackled a big part of your day, and your brain will want a break. Boost your energy and productivity levels by drinking lots of water instead of caffeinated drinks or increasing your heart rate with some jumping jacks. Dress to impress. Via (Oscar Falk) It couple Olivia Palermo and  Johannes Huebl are some serious business casual inspiration. Your image defines who you are. You represent the brand you work for now, and dressing well communicates your personality and confidence. My go-to idol is the lovely and trendy Lauren Conrad. Her expertise on style and fashion not to mention, her clothing lines give women a respectful and chic example that works well in all types of environments. Her Business Casual and Casual Work Attire guide are follow-worthy. I will admit that her wardrobe is not a one-style-fits-all, so Pinterest  has a wider scope of outfit examples to try. For a straightforward solution, take inspiration from any female coworkers and employers. My dear gentlemen, I did not forget about you. While I dont personally follow many male bloggers, I always recommend Effortless Gents How-To Guide as a starting point for all my male friends. Its got the basic rules, seven different style options, and even links to where to find the pieces for the look you want. While the post is a bit outdated, men dont have to go for a flashy or extreme look. Keeping it neat and tidy is the safest way to go. Your time is invaluable. Dont neglect your grades; study time is important too. Many employers understand that full-time students will struggle with time management issues for the first few days or weeks. However, do not take advantage of this and turn it into an excuse. As I mentioned before, time management is your best bet for a good GPA. Scheduling short study groups with classmates outside of work and class hours helps me refresh my memory on lectures and prepare for exams and quizzes. If youre not sure, ask questions. Theres nothing wrong with not knowing. The only way youre going to learn is by asking for help so look to your boss for advice on how to get a task done. Even simply asking somebody how their weekend was can be a helpful way to get to know your coworkers and employers at a personal level and to build relationships. Here are other questions you might have and how to ask them. Stick it out. Via (Flickr) While no one likes being stuck with a boring job, it is better to try your best and excel than quitting when the going gets tough. Most employees find that their work becomes stagnant after a while, so come up with small ways to excite your shift. As a waitress, I liked to ask people what their day or weekend plans were. It may seem like an intrusive question, but many people actually appreciated the sociable and casual conversation. Many interviewers ask about a challenge youve had and how you overcame it. A persons first part-time job is one of the best examples of a challenge. It shows your interviewer that youve learned about commitment and perseverance. These are just some tips on how to be successful at your first part-time job. You shouldnt have to feel overwhelmed and stressed. Find what works for you, your grades, and your occupation. Make sure to prepare for a healthy, stylish, and above all productive work day.