#TutoringTuesday Right Brain Vs. Left Brain Pre-writing Strategies

When working on writing assignments, students typically start with some form of pre-writing or another. “Brainstorming” can look organized or sporadic, depending on your own learning style. If you’re left-brained, you may prefer outlining your papers with the traditional roman numeral system; if you’re right-brained, you might opt to just freely write as you go. Neither of these methods are…

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#MondayMemories Serendipity

I cannot recall if I was simply scheduled in electronics or as a connection center associate on this particular day, but a young lady approached the counter interested in upgrading her contract phone. During the process, I typically chatted with customers since the system could take a few moments to connect to the main servers. This particular young lady had…

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#FoodieFriday Gluten Free Breakfast Pizza

It’s been a while since I’ve made a breakfast pizza for my family, and they started requesting my spin on biscuits and gravy fused with pizza inspirations. Ingredients: 2 cups gluten free Bisquick2/3 cups milk1/3 cup melted butter3 large eggs 8 ounces breakfast sausage1/6 cup butter2 tablespoons gluten free flour1 cup milk 8 large eggs1 cup shredded colby jack cheeseSalt…

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#ThankfulThursday Three Day Weekends

This semester I have all my classes setup for Monday through Thursday. Not a single class was scheduled for me on Fridays, which means I essentially have 3 day weekends built into my Fall 2020 semester. This extra day off during the business week allows me to have a set day for errands and appointments as needed. I can devote…

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#TutoringTuesday Reading A Syllabus

With many schools starting the academic year around this time, the importance of reading course syllabi cannot be stressed enough. The course syllabus tells you several important things, including how and when to contact your instructor, what the course expectations are, your instructor’s policies on attendance and late work, grading scales, and a basic outline of the semester’s assignments. You’ll…

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#MondayMemories Waiting for Dance Class

Before we moved out of NYC, I spent roughly seven years dancing — ballet, tap, jazz, and even comedy at one point. Every year I was always the shorter girl in class, and the taller girls I danced with absolutely loved how tiny I was compared to them. In particular, two of the tallest girls — sisters — enjoyed picking…

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