Hi my name is Rod. I am a mathematics teacher. I have been teaching for 5 years now and prior to teaching have experienced a range of workplaces including door-to-door sales, pool rooms, media (on-air) news transfers and grape picking.
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I believe that to have an easy-going personality is an asset for self-wellbeing.In today's no-wait society patience is something found far and few between. Too many places you go to there are indicators that show just how much impatience there really are. A person who is easy-going would be someone that has patience. There al... More..
Rudolf Christian Karl Diesel, born March 18th 1858, died September 30th 1913, was a German inventor, who was famous for his invention the diesel engine.He was born in Paris, France and his parents were Bavarian immigrants.He studied engineering at the Munich Polytechnic. After he graduated he spent two years as a machinist an... More..
For many years, dating back to the ice-age man has kept record of time. Ice-age hunters would scratch the ice and ancient races would use the sky. However, one must not get confused with clocks and time keeping, as time keeping relates to measuring time and clocks are time measuring device.It is hard to group together differe... More..
As this article is all about defining Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. I thought it might be wise to give an appropriate definition first.Definition:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a form of psychotherapy that emphasis the important role of thinking in how we feel and what we do.(NACT Online Headquarters)Purpose:CBT can be... More..
Well naming the top 10 annoying public habits would be like short listing a wide range of inappropriate behavior that a lot of individuals engage in.I will mention some of my all time favorite pet hates. However, I would like the reader to know that this is only my view and I'm sure for every one I do list there is two fold.1... More..
I am quite a novice i guess you could say when it comes to Texas Hold'em poker. Only been playing for a year now.Anyway the beauty about being a novice is you are in a position where each game you play you are sure to pick up knowledge about it.One thing I have noticed is that so many opponents like raising, weather to steal ... More..
Letting go of someone you love is something you would do if you truly loved them!This topic of discussion reaches far into the heart of anyone who may have experienced such a thing and an insight for those who haven't.As we take our journey of life we regularly face this. It's not just all about physically letting them go, th... More..
I have a 6 year old son and i'm in strong agreeance with what this article 'Do children need educational toys?'. Children need to grow up surrounded with a wide range of interactve activities. When I do spend time with my son I take all opportunities to expose him to such activities. The experts do say "School begins at home.... More..
The impression I get from the title of this article, is to mention as many ways possible solar energy can be used.Well there are already many ways we use solar energy as an energy source.Such as solar powered calculators and solar hot water heating.We are currently testing ways to use our greatest life source (The Sun), this ... More..
The following article is all about how I help students to understand directed numbers. I would like to focus on the subtraction and addition of directed numbers.Where I teach the first time students learn about directed numbers in a math class is when they enter secondary schools. I find they already have some knowledge of ho... More..
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