Carol Horn, Academic & ESL Tutor

08/31/2024

This composite image, captured by the James Webb Space Telescope, shows a star-forming nebula named NGC 1333, about 970 light-years from Earth. It’s within a larger gas and dust cloud called the Perseus molecular cloud. Within the nebula are newborn stars and brown dwarfs, which are celestial objects that are more massive than planets but not quite as massive as stars. ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, A. Scholz, K. Muzic, A. Langeveld, R. Jayawardhana

02/21/2023

07/05/2018

The word of the day for May 11, 2018, is astronomical. Improve your English vocabulary: Sign up to receive Word of the Day e-mail updates.

08/03/2017

Funny Sounding Words

Participants rated 4,997 random words on how funny they were, with B***y, B***y, Egghead and Twerp making the top 12

05/04/2017

Get ready for your summer academic maintenance plan! Schedule tutoring sessions to help with summer reading. Fun, creative and wholistic involvement in reading comprehension and writing skills with an experienced teacher and tutor.

11/28/2016

Good tips for studying! Important points: organize your time, review notes repeatedly, get plenty of sleep!! Do not wait until the last minute and try to cram...your brain can't handle it.

Cramming the night before a test is impossible if you're really trying to learn.

11/05/2016

Many Americans who love tea would turn up their noses at the idea of adding milk to it. Brits, on the other hand, are known…

10/02/2016

Music: "The Universal Language"

When you listen to music, multiple areas of your brain become engaged and active. But when you actually play an instrument, that activity becomes more like a full-body brain workout. What’s going on? Anita Collins explains the fireworks that go off in musicians’ brains when they play, and examines s...

09/24/2016

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The word of the day for August 18, 2016, is repulsive. Improve your English vocabulary: Sign up to receive Word of the Day e-mail updates.

09/01/2016

I start tutoring today with international students at St. Stephen's. Looking forward to meeting and working with them and being back on that beautiful campus!

09/01/2016

Beijing Students