Recent content by sevvy

I don't imagine it being very difficult or needing to be specifically taught. You have a point in that technology is so commonplace these days. My six-year-old nephew owns an iPad, in fact. Kids will naturally go the route of technology given the generation they're in. There's no need to teach...

Hello there! You're never too old to learn, that's for sure. My husband's a teacher and he learns from his students all the time, says it's the best part about being a teacher. :P Look forward to seeing you around!

I think students should be allowed to choose, but within certain parameters of course. Even class books should be on a student-vote basis. I think the biggest obstacle to learning to love reading is not being exposed to books you yourself love. I understand that in English classes, teachers...

I see where you're coming from, but I believe not being born with it doesn't mean you can't develop a voice through practice! Think about it, many people are not born with "piano fingers", but millions still learn the art through dedication and practice. Same thing, not everybody has a "math...

Hello there! I've been using this application personally and I find it very useful. It's called Duolingo and it's completely free. It helps you learn language by helping you learn vocabulary and pronunciation. This is a fantastic approach in my opinion -- as opposed to teaching grammar. You...

To be honest, I've never even heard of "tau" until today. I've always been going with pi and it's traditionally always been pi. Before I even read your second paragraph, I was already thinking the same thing. Area of the circle and its circumference using tau? No thank you. Think of Euler's...

I've actually never taken music classes before, but my voice has improved dramatically from my teenage years. As long as you like singing, you'll make it happen. What I did was I sang a lot. I sang in the showers quietly, or when nobody was home, I'd belt out a song or two. It's just like...

Oh man, I remember back in my high school days, my history teacher was loved by every single student because she'd give us more trips than every other teacher. But on a more academic-related note, she taught us empathy by assigning many plays. We'd have to act out, present, or dramatize...

I think video games don't need to necessarily be designed specifically for education. For example, my nephew plays Angry Birds on my cell phone. It requires a lot of coordination to play the game. He also develops a sense of physics, familiarizing himself with gravity and elastic potential...

I'd definitely agree. Although there are many definitions of art, most would define it to be "something that expresses an idea or message in a visually stimulating manner". And, thinking about fashion, it definitely does the above. It's both a medium of expression and it's aesthetically...

I would definitely have to agree with you. As an artist, I find myself struggling the most with the hands and fingers of a character. I often require a friend to model for me in order to get it right. Also, the arms are a little tough anatomy-wise. I'm okay with legs -- but for some reason, my...