5 Educational Podcasts Every College Student Should Be Listening To

5 Educational Podcasts Every College Student Should Be Listening To As a college student, youre busy with classes, extracurriculars, meetings, and friendsnot to mention keeping up with current events. With all of that, youre likely to have more than enough to read. An excellent bridge between readingfor fun or for classand watching TV is the podcast, which walks the line of entertaining and educating. Looking to enhance your learning this semester through podcasts? Keep reading to discover five educational podcasts every college student should listen to. Educational podcast #1: Invisibilia Produced and hosted by NPR, Invisibilia is the Latin term for invisible things. Now in its fifth season, the podcast discusses all manners of invisible things, but particularly unseen or little-known forces that influence our perspectives and behavior. The episodes, which generally run from 30 minutes to an hour, cover a range of topics like: Culture Medicine Science Technology Educational podcast #2: Revisionist History Started in 2016, Revisionist History is hosted by Malcolm Gladwell, an author known for the books The Tipping Point, Blink, and Outliers, among others. Similar to Invisibilia, Revisionist History focuses on the lesser known, revisiting something from the past that has been misunderstood, misrepresented, or ignored for one reason or another. Different from Invisibilia, though, episodes focus on history and the past. Episodes are between roughly 30 and 40 minutes in length, and the show is in its fourth season. [RELATED: 5 Benefits of Using Videos to Learn] Educational podcast #3: Reply All This podcast, created in 2014 and hosted by PJ Vogt and Alex Goldman, is a technology-focused podcast. This unique podcast focuses on the internet and technology, discussing how it has influenced both individuals and groups. Reply All tackles topics like internet privacy and marketing yourself online. Educational podcast #4: Girlboss Radio with Sophia Amoruso Girlboss Radio with Sophia Amoruso is an interview-style podcast focused on trailblazing women, some of whom are household names, but all of whom are groundbreaking in their respective fields. Conversations explore what it means to be successful in a variety of fieldsfrom media to makeup. [RELATED: 3 Efficient Ways to Study on the Go] Educational podcast #5: The Daily The Daily from The New York Times is, as it sounds, a news podcast that airs nearly every weekday. Hosted by political journalist Michael Barbaro, each episode goes in depth on a single current event, and is based around interviews conducted by The New York Times journalists. This podcast is an excellent way to consume the news and keep up with current events. [RELATED: How Online Learning Helps Students] Whether youre doing chores or errands, walking to class, driving, or simply enjoying a moment sitting down, podcasts are an excellent use of the small gaps in your day. Beyond these recommendations, the world of podcasts is blossoming at a great rate, so youre sure to find other podcasts that fit you well. Any topics you want to know more about? Let us know! The Varsity Tutors Blog editors love hearing your feedback and opinions. Feel free to email us at blog@varsitytutors.com.

Simple Interest

Simple Interest Simple interest is calculated on a principal amount. The simple interest is calculated by the formula; simple interest = (P * R * T/100). Here P is the principal amount borrowed or lend. R is the rate of interest in percentage. T is the total time period. The abbreviation used for representing simple interest is SI. The Total amount that is due after the time period is the sum of the initial principal amount and the simple interest amount calculated. Example 1: Find the simple interest on the amount $ 5000 with a rate of interest 5% and what is the amount due after a time period of 2 years? Solution: Given Principal amount = $ 5000. The rate of interest percentage= 5% = 5/100 = 0.05. Time period mentioned = 2 years. Simple Interest SI = I * R *T. SI = 5000 * 0.05 * 2 = $ 500. Amount due = $ 5000 + $ 500 = $ 5500 The Amount due after 2 years = $ 5500. Example 2: Find the simple interest on the amount $ 6000 with a rate of interest 4% and what is the amount due after a time period of 3 years? Solution: Given Principal amount = $ 6000. The rate of interest percentage= 4 % = 4/100 = 0.04. Time period mentioned = 3 years. Simple Interest SI = I * R *T. SI = 6000 * 0.04 * 3 = $ 720. Amount due = $ 6000 + $ 720 = $ 6720 The Amount due after 3 years = $ 6720.

6 Tips for Assembling a Christmas Caroling Group

6 Tips for Assembling a Christmas Caroling Group Sign up successful With very little effort, even a small group of people can have a positive impact on their fellow citizens during a time that can be tough on a lot of us. Most of us know that how fun and rewarding it can be, but maybe not how exactly to get a caroling team together. Here are my tips for assembling a Christmas caroling group. • Choose the right nights. You may never get all of your neighbors home on the same night, but there are definitely those evenings when most folks will stay in, like Christmas Eve or even the night of the 23rd. Check with your local paper or city website to be sure that there arent any large events going on the night (or nights!) of your planned caroling, like a Christmas parade or a tree lighting.  Otherwise, you may find yourselves singing to a lot of empty houses.  And if  you plan to sing at nursing homes or local hospitals, call each of them to check on their rules  and available dates and times for visiting groups like yours. • Recruit your singers. Print out simple, festive fliers announcing an open call for singers and post it at your local high  schools, colleges, churches, and community centers. List your email address and  the dates that you plan on caroling. For safety reasons, be careful not to list too much personal  information, like your home address or full name. Of course, if you have a family, a group of  neighbors, or church members who already want to form a group, then you have a core team. But why not recruit more singers? I have a feeling that the phrase the more, the  merrier came from the Christmas caroling tradition. • Plan a couple of rehearsals. On those nights mentioned above where theres a big local event and most people are out  and about, plan your rehearsals. You may not be able to get every singer to every rehearsal; just do your best. Christmas caroling isnt about a perfect choir sound, its about spreading joy. So these get-togethers should be easy, simply a chance to bring your sound together. • Decide on your set list. Focus on choosing Christmas carol songs that most of your singers know well by taking a survey at your first  rehearsal. You wouldnt want to turn your fun, laid-back rehearsals into sight singing boot camp  sessions where everyones struggling through the music. Simple and happy is the name of the  game. You shouldnt even have a formal order of songs.  A leader of the group should choose  songs moment by moment and venue by venue, depending on the vibe. That might mean bright  and vibrant carols at a childrens hospital, and mellow and reverent songs at a veterans home, or vice  versa! • Assemble and distribute music. Print out copies of the Christmas carol songs that youve chosen and place them into small, inexpensive  binders. Everyone could highlight his or her part in the music (soprano, alto, tenor, or bass) and any  solos. • Bring scarves, a pitch pipe, and tea. If you live in a region of the world that experiences cold temperatures during Advent and  Christmas, then before your Christmas caroling group heads out, be sure that every singer brings  a scarf to keep the old voice boxes warm. The skin that covers them is thin and delicate. Tumblers of chai tea, which is full of anti-inflammatory power to keep vocal swelling down, are a fun option. Never forget that your primary focus is spreading good cheer and good will to your community.  While we should always strive to do our best, the only way to ruin your caroling adventures is to  take the whole thing too seriously. Keep calm, and carol on. Heather L. teaches singing, piano, acting, and more in St. Augustine, FL, as well as through online lessons. She is  a graduate of the prestigious Westminster Choir College in Princeton, New Jersey, and has performed with the New York and Royal Philharmonics, the New Jersey and Virginia Symphonies, the American Boy Choir, and the internationally renowned opera star Andrea Bocelli.  Learn more about Heather here! Interested in Private Lessons? Search thousands of teachers for local and live, online lessons. Sign up for convenient, affordable private lessons today! Search for Your Teacher Photo  by  Richard Towell

Visualizing equivalent fractions

Visualizing equivalent fractions Fractions is a very useful numerical representation of numbers. A fraction is number written in p/q form. Where p is the numerator and q is the denominator of the fraction. The denominator of a fraction cannot be equal to zero i.e. q not equal to zero. Equivalent means equality. Equivalent fractions are the fractions which when reduced or simplified have the same value. Different mathematical operations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication and division can be used to check for equality for the given fractions. Visualizing the fractions helps solving the fractions easily. Example 1: Given are two equivalent fractions find the missing value? 3/9 = 1/? Solution: Given are equivalent fractions. To find the missing number the fraction 3/9 needs to be further simplifies. The fraction 3/9 can be written as (3 x 1)/ (3 x 3) Here we have a common number 3 in the numerator and the denominator. Further simplifying the fraction gives (3 3)/ (9 3) = 1/3 Hence, the missing number is 3 and the equivalent fraction is 1/3. Question: Multiple choice question (Pick the correct option.) What is the fraction 1/3 equivalent to in the following? a) 2/4 b) 2/3 c) 2/6 d) None of these. Correct answer: option c. Here the given fraction is 1/3. This can be represented as: One out of thee boxes are shaded. So we have 1 out of 3. Similarly in 2/6 we have: Two out of six boxes are shaded. So we can further simplify the fraction 2/6 as follows: 2/6 = (2 x 1)/ (2 x 3) = 1/3.

Listening Exercise Imaginary Worlds

Listening Exercise Imaginary Worlds Todays class is about stereotypes, books and imaginary worlds. Books are a source of inspiration for many people-for making our own imaginary visions of the world, whilst improving our knowledge so we become more aware of stereotypes. Stereotypes are an idea about a person or type of person (for example a nationality- look at this blog post), that is often incorrect.For example, a stereotype about someone from America could be that they have a big house surrounded by  a white-picket fence, with a large pick-up truck in their garage. You can see that this is a very oversimplified image of American people-not everyone has a big house and truck. What about your country? Are there any stereotypes about people from youre home town? Wed love to hear them in the comment section below!Lets get started with todays listening activity. We are going to listen to a famous author from Nigeria, Chimamanda Adichie. Listen to the video below and see if you can complete the sentences with the missing word to strengthen your listening skills.?One of the _________  I was struck by when I first came to America was how little the _______  American knew about the world that I had came from. My roommates  (were) saying to me “What kind of music do you listen to in Africa? Tribal?”Question #1 used the phrase  struck by-  meaning something that hit you as being unusual, interesting or impressive. Lets try and complete a sentence with  struck by: When I went to ___________ (country/place) I was  struck  by _____________(something or someone that surprised/interested you).Africa was a place so strange, so different, it’s always Africa as a place of want, and I didn’t understand that. So I said, “Yes, we listen to tribal music like __________!”Do you think the answer to question #3 is tribal music? Wed love to hear what kind of music you thing could be classed as  tribal music- but be careful not to use  stereotypes!In my real life I ate ________, in my imaginary life I ate ___ ___. In my real life we had _______  ______, the ____  season and the _______  season. And we always had sun. But in my imaginary world in the books I read, there was such a thing as _____  and _______!If you had an imaginary world what would fun things would be in it? Write your ideas in the comment section so we can compare our imaginations!Lets look at this part of the listening exercise (from 1:30 onwards):For complex reasons, that have to do with power and resources, there just are not as many children’s books that are about African realities as there are about American/ Western realities. And many African realities are still being told by other people. These Africans are somehow behind in the sort of evolutionary skill. I want African realities to be explored by Africans.Can you see the word  realities? This means things that actually happen, something that is experienced or seen. Can you tell us about something that is happening in your country right now? Who are the best authors in your country that explain the current  realities?Thats it for todays blog post. I hope you enjoyed it! Wed love to see you soon for a class with LOI English and  help you further improve your skills. Click here to book a free 25 minute class now!

Follow These Three Steps for Basic LSAT Logical Reasoning Questions

Follow These Three Steps for Basic LSAT Logical Reasoning Questions LSAT Law School Blog While the LSAT Logical Reasoning section may seem to have an infinite number of potential scenarios and prompts, the vast majority of the problems found in the section follow basic rules governing argumentation that date back to the time of the Roman Empire. The key to succeeding on this section is following some consistent basic steps that will allow you to understand first what the question is asking you to do, second what the conclusion of the argument is, and lastly to predict what the answer should do to appropriately address the question task. This skill is the subject of today’s video tutorial with our Director of Online Tutoring â€" Stefan Maisnier. Would you have approached this problem previously? Did this demonstration encourage you to consider a different order of tasks than you may have previously used in your own LSAT prep? Obviously, there are myriad more targeted tactics and techniques that can be used for all of the question types found in Logical Reasoning or the other sections of the LSAT as well. Please reach out to our experts today if you have needs that go beyond the basics that were illustrated in the video to discover if MyGuru in-person and online LSAT tutoring can help identify even more different ways to solve all of the challenging problems that the test offers! About the Author Stefan Maisnier is the Director of Online Tutoring at MyGuru, and sometimes contemplates why so few students seem to prioritize study for the Reading Comprehension section of the LSAT while gazing wistfully at his Masters of Science in Journalism diploma from Northwestern University.

June Language Challenge Video Pledges 2

June Language Challenge Video Pledges 2 See Whos Taking June Language Challenge If you are taking June Language challenge were  giving away 50 free ITC if you make a video challenge pledge. Life Hacks research  has shown that if you put yourself up to something by doing it in public, you follow through because others are watching.  So use peer pressure to your advantage!  So help out your fellow language learners participating in the challenge!  Leave them words of encouragement on their notebook entries!  And dont forget to sign up for yourself, and get the summer of to a great start! Click the links below to see: June Language Challenge Video Pledges 1 June Language Challenge Video Pledges 3 June Language Challenge Video Pledges 4   Helga from Russia, is learning Italian Helga is learning Italian because shes going on Holiday to Italy in July. She already speaks pretty decent Italian! This is her June Language Challenge public pledge video. Cheer her on by leaving a quick message in her notebook. Casey from the United States, is learning Japanese Casey is learning Japanese cause he wants to write lecture both in contemporary and traditional in Japanese! This is his June Language Challenge public pledge video. Give him some support by leaving a quick message in her notebook. Gretie from the United States, is learning Korean and Spanish Gretie is learning Korean and Spanish. Gretie is participating our June Language Challenge in order to improve her ability to communicate in foreign language. Lets support her by leaving a quick message in her notebook. Mike from the United States, is learning Chinese Mike is learning Chinese. Mike is taking part of our June Language Challenge in order to speak more clearly and fluently to his Chinese family at home. Give him some support by leaving a quick message in his notebook. Alxies from France, is learning Chinese Alxies is learning Chinese and he can already speaks pretty good Chinese. His goal is after he completed the challenge he can manage talk to our teacher on italki in Chinese for 15 minutes! Give him some support by leaving a quick message in his notebook. Adam from the United States, is learning Portuguese Adam is learning Brazilian Portuguese.   Adams goal is at the end of the challenge he can be able to speak with someone in Brazilian Portuguese with better accent.   Support him by leaving a quick message in his notebook. Maureen from Scotland, is learning Greek Maureen is learning Greek because Greece in one of the country she visited very often. Her goal is be able to communicate with native Greek speaker after Language Challenge and also hoping to reach B1 level. Cheer her on by leaving a quick message in her notebook. Yvonne from the United States, is French Yvonne is already speaks very fluent French, as shes going to visit France and Belgium in summer shes participating our June Language Challenge. Support her by leaving a quick message in her notebook. Hanks from the United States, is learning German Hanks is learning German and hes going to practice his German every single day through out the June Language Challenge. Support him by leaving a quick message in his notebook. Alexis from the United States, is learning French Alexis has been learning French for 10 weeks now and her French is pretty fluent and decent. Her goal is to reach the level B1 by 1st of July. Participating our Language Challenge is going to help her to reach her goal. Lets give her some support by leaving a message in her notebook. Nick from the UK, is learning Italian Nick has always been wanted to speak a foreign language and hes been learning Italian for over a month. Hes participating our Language Challenge in order to gain some more confidence to speak a foreign language. Lets give her some support by leaving a message in her notebook. Jimmy from Brazil, is learning Polish Jimmy is learning Polish at the moment and he thinks italki is the best website to find best online teachers! His goal by participating our Language challenge is be able to reach A1 level in Polish. Lets give her some support by leaving a message in her notebook. Amy from China, is learning Korean Amy is learning Korean and her ultimate goal is be able to understand Korean drama without reading subtitles. Lets give her some support by leaving a message in her notebook. June Language Challenge Video Pledges 2 See Whos Taking June Language Challenge If you are taking June Language challenge were  giving away 50 free ITC if you make a video challenge pledge. Life Hacks research  has shown that if you put yourself up to something by doing it in public, you follow through because others are watching.  So use peer pressure to your advantage!  So help out your fellow language learners participating in the challenge!  Leave them words of encouragement on their notebook entries!  And dont forget to sign up for yourself, and get the summer of to a great start! Click the links below to see: June Language Challenge Video Pledges 1 June Language Challenge Video Pledges 3 June Language Challenge Video Pledges 4   Helga from Russia, is learning Italian Helga is learning Italian because shes going on Holiday to Italy in July. She already speaks pretty decent Italian! This is her June Language Challenge public pledge video. Cheer her on by leaving a quick message in her notebook. Casey from the United States, is learning Japanese Casey is learning Japanese cause he wants to write lecture both in contemporary and traditional in Japanese! This is his June Language Challenge public pledge video. Give him some support by leaving a quick message in her notebook. Gretie from the United States, is learning Korean and Spanish Gretie is learning Korean and Spanish. Gretie is participating our June Language Challenge in order to improve her ability to communicate in foreign language. Lets support her by leaving a quick message in her notebook. Mike from the United States, is learning Chinese Mike is learning Chinese. Mike is taking part of our June Language Challenge in order to speak more clearly and fluently to his Chinese family at home. Give him some support by leaving a quick message in his notebook. Alxies from France, is learning Chinese Alxies is learning Chinese and he can already speaks pretty good Chinese. His goal is after he completed the challenge he can manage talk to our teacher on italki in Chinese for 15 minutes! Give him some support by leaving a quick message in his notebook. Adam from the United States, is learning Portuguese Adam is learning Brazilian Portuguese.   Adams goal is at the end of the challenge he can be able to speak with someone in Brazilian Portuguese with better accent.   Support him by leaving a quick message in his notebook. Maureen from Scotland, is learning Greek Maureen is learning Greek because Greece in one of the country she visited very often. Her goal is be able to communicate with native Greek speaker after Language Challenge and also hoping to reach B1 level. Cheer her on by leaving a quick message in her notebook. Yvonne from the United States, is French Yvonne is already speaks very fluent French, as shes going to visit France and Belgium in summer shes participating our June Language Challenge. Support her by leaving a quick message in her notebook. Hanks from the United States, is learning German Hanks is learning German and hes going to practice his German every single day through out the June Language Challenge. Support him by leaving a quick message in his notebook. Alexis from the United States, is learning French Alexis has been learning French for 10 weeks now and her French is pretty fluent and decent. Her goal is to reach the level B1 by 1st of July. Participating our Language Challenge is going to help her to reach her goal. Lets give her some support by leaving a message in her notebook. Nick from the UK, is learning Italian Nick has always been wanted to speak a foreign language and hes been learning Italian for over a month. Hes participating our Language Challenge in order to gain some more confidence to speak a foreign language. Lets give her some support by leaving a message in her notebook. Jimmy from Brazil, is learning Polish Jimmy is learning Polish at the moment and he thinks italki is the best website to find best online teachers! His goal by participating our Language challenge is be able to reach A1 level in Polish. Lets give her some support by leaving a message in her notebook. Amy from China, is learning Korean Amy is learning Korean and her ultimate goal is be able to understand Korean drama without reading subtitles. Lets give her some support by leaving a message in her notebook. June Language Challenge Video Pledges 2 See Whos Taking June Language Challenge If you are taking June Language challenge were  giving away 50 free ITC if you make a video challenge pledge. Life Hacks research  has shown that if you put yourself up to something by doing it in public, you follow through because others are watching.  So use peer pressure to your advantage!  So help out your fellow language learners participating in the challenge!  Leave them words of encouragement on their notebook entries!  And dont forget to sign up for yourself, and get the summer of to a great start! Click the links below to see: June Language Challenge Video Pledges 1 June Language Challenge Video Pledges 3 June Language Challenge Video Pledges 4   Helga from Russia, is learning Italian Helga is learning Italian because shes going on Holiday to Italy in July. She already speaks pretty decent Italian! This is her June Language Challenge public pledge video. Cheer her on by leaving a quick message in her notebook. Casey from the United States, is learning Japanese Casey is learning Japanese cause he wants to write lecture both in contemporary and traditional in Japanese! This is his June Language Challenge public pledge video. Give him some support by leaving a quick message in her notebook. Gretie from the United States, is learning Korean and Spanish Gretie is learning Korean and Spanish. Gretie is participating our June Language Challenge in order to improve her ability to communicate in foreign language. Lets support her by leaving a quick message in her notebook. Mike from the United States, is learning Chinese Mike is learning Chinese. Mike is taking part of our June Language Challenge in order to speak more clearly and fluently to his Chinese family at home. Give him some support by leaving a quick message in his notebook. Alxies from France, is learning Chinese Alxies is learning Chinese and he can already speaks pretty good Chinese. His goal is after he completed the challenge he can manage talk to our teacher on italki in Chinese for 15 minutes! Give him some support by leaving a quick message in his notebook. Adam from the United States, is learning Portuguese Adam is learning Brazilian Portuguese.   Adams goal is at the end of the challenge he can be able to speak with someone in Brazilian Portuguese with better accent.   Support him by leaving a quick message in his notebook. Maureen from Scotland, is learning Greek Maureen is learning Greek because Greece in one of the country she visited very often. Her goal is be able to communicate with native Greek speaker after Language Challenge and also hoping to reach B1 level. Cheer her on by leaving a quick message in her notebook. Yvonne from the United States, is French Yvonne is already speaks very fluent French, as shes going to visit France and Belgium in summer shes participating our June Language Challenge. Support her by leaving a quick message in her notebook. Hanks from the United States, is learning German Hanks is learning German and hes going to practice his German every single day through out the June Language Challenge. Support him by leaving a quick message in his notebook. Alexis from the United States, is learning French Alexis has been learning French for 10 weeks now and her French is pretty fluent and decent. Her goal is to reach the level B1 by 1st of July. Participating our Language Challenge is going to help her to reach her goal. Lets give her some support by leaving a message in her notebook. Nick from the UK, is learning Italian Nick has always been wanted to speak a foreign language and hes been learning Italian for over a month. Hes participating our Language Challenge in order to gain some more confidence to speak a foreign language. Lets give her some support by leaving a message in her notebook. Jimmy from Brazil, is learning Polish Jimmy is learning Polish at the moment and he thinks italki is the best website to find best online teachers! His goal by participating our Language challenge is be able to reach A1 level in Polish. Lets give her some support by leaving a message in her notebook. Amy from China, is learning Korean Amy is learning Korean and her ultimate goal is be able to understand Korean drama without reading subtitles. Lets give her some support by leaving a message in her notebook.