Friday, August 21, 2015
My NYSC Checklist
Monday, May 4, 2015
Cool Facts
Cool Facts on LOVE
In Europe;
1. During the Middle Ages, the lord of the manor had a legal right to spend the first night with any non-noble bride on his land (“le droit du seigneur")
2. Before the 1500s, couples were free to marry themselves. It wasn’t until 1564 when the Council of Trent declared marriage was a sacrament and that weddings became the province of priests and churches
Do you know that:
It costs 3 cents to a make a $1 bill
The largest item on any menu in the world is the roast camel, served at Bedouin wedding feasts. The camel is stuffed w/ a sheep's carcass, which is stuffed w/ chickens, which are stuffed w/ fish, which are stuffed w/ eggs
Chris Brown once tweeted that Ebola was a form of 'population control'
There's a city called Smackover in Arkansas
Mount Everest is still growing
Counting from one to one trillion, will take you ~ 31,688 years
Women who don’t drink receive 24% fewer messages than women who do
Amal Clooney was named 'The Most Fascinating Person of 2014,' partly because she got George Clooney to settle down
Mobile Phone Throwing is an official sport in Finland
51% of Americans say abortion should be legal
China overtook the US as the world's largest economy in 2014
German towns:
Fickmühlen means (Fuck Mill)
Katzenhirn means (Cat Brain)
Plöd means (Stupid)
Angelina Jolie's stunt double in “Tomb Raider” movie was a man
More than ¼ of girls in the developing world are married before the age of 18
Only 6% of Doctors today r happy with their jobs
In a laid back atmosphere, men will talk just as much as women
One of the most crucial factors in a relationship is how you celebrate yo partner's good news
There are medicines you can take that bind to sulfur compounds so your farts don't smell
At high altitudes, your blood absorbs less oxygen which causes a lack of mental sharpness
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Qn: (Riddle)
What building has the most stories?
Qn: Riddle
What can be swallowed but also swallow you?
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Do you know that:
The average person unlocks his or her smartphone 110 times each day
The Amazon is home to an estimated 390 billion trees
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Whoever uses karate, karaoke, manga, anime & of course, emojis, should thank the Japanese
Sitting in chairs can arouse women
People who cheat tend to have higher rates of STD contraction b'se they have lower rates of safe sex practices
The 1st Android version was called cupcake & the current one is KitKat
An iPhone 6 will charge faster when plugged into an iPad charger
"Hip, hip, hooray!" used to be a Nazi war cry
People trust scientists, so doing things that make you appear scientific, like using graphs — makes you more trustworthy
A Google account a must to use Android
Ryan Giggs is the only EPL player to score 100 goals w/o scoring a hat-trick
Ronaldinho's youth team once won 23 - 0. He scored all 23 goals
The difference in Messi's age and Ronaldo's age is 869 days, the same difference as between Messi's son & Ronaldo's son
Zinedine Zidane was never caught in offside position in his whole career
Cool Facts
While Zlatan Ibrahimovich's youth team was 4-0 down, he came in as a sub & scored 8 goals
Juan Mata, the 1st player in history to have joined MUFC from Chelsea
Alex Song has 27 siblings - 17 sisters and 10 brothers
Steven Gerrard has swapped his jersey w/ over a hundred players, but never w/ a MUFC player
Chelsea have been relegated more times than they have won the EPL
Cool Facts
Pope Innocent III (1160/1-1216) declared that a waiting period be observed between betrothal & marriage, which led to separate engagement & wedding rings
The 1st diamond engagement ring was in 1477 , King Maximilian I of Germany proposing to Mary
$72 billion is spent annually on weddings, USA
The "something blue" in a bridal ensemble symbolizes purity, fidelity & love
Qn:
Who developed Android?
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Do you know that;
In Sweden, where 4 out of 5 transactions do not use cash anymore, some homeless people started to carry credit card readers
Most of your body is younger than you are
In 1998, Microsoft's "DirectX" team pitched a new gaming console known as the "directXbox". Later shortened to "Xbox"
Norwegian women enjoy the best standard of living in the world
Temulji Nairman & Lady Nairman hold the record for the longest ever recorded marriage of 86 yrs. They were married at 5 yrs old
17 tons of gold are made into wedding rings each year in the US
In Bali, a bride holds a cloth in front of the groom, who strikes it through with a dagger
..to display "first cut"
English tradition, Wednesday is the "best day" to marry
71% of teenagers hide online stuff from parents
A fathom is 1.8 metres (6 feet)
People are more likely to break the laws of the road while driving in an expensive car
Every day, 26,000 couples get married in China
The living don't outnumber the dead: since the creation ~ 60 billion people have died
Every day 200 million couples make love, 400,000 babies are born & 140,000 people die
Eskimos use refrigerators to keep food from freezing
The most populated city in the world - when major urban areas are included - is Tokyo, with 30 million residents
The 1950 World Cup was only played with 13 countries (not 16) after the withdrawals of Turkey, Scotland & India. The latter withdrew because they weren't allowed to play barefoot
ASEC Abidjan of Cote d'lvoire didn't lose during a span of 6 yrs & 108 matches
The lion that roars in the MGM logo is named Volney
Only 37.9% of humans have access to the Internet once a year or more
Qn:
You have to choose between 3 rooms.
The 1st is full of raging fires. The 2nd is full of tigers that haven’t eaten in 3 years. The 3rd is full of assassins with loaded machine guns
Which room should you choose?
Qn:
What can you hold without your hands
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Sunday, April 5, 2015
A Mother
Different HATS a woman wears dependent on their situations
A mother,
a leader,
a wife,
a cook,
a nurse,
a lover,
a friend,
a sister,
an housekeeper,
a teacher,
an Influencer,
an Administrator
......
AM PROUD TO BE A WOMAN
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Curriculum vitae (CV) of a Mother
Work Experience
-driver
-psychologist
-teacher
-nurse
-baby sitter ....,
-drycleaner.....,
-cook......
-musician.....
-housemaid......
-hairdresser.....,
-pediatrician......
-other unspecified activities to be decided on the spot.....
Working hours:
-24/7 , 365 days
SALARY
-Her children's smile!!
Cool facts 11
Do2/cool-facts-5.htmleat more than women
No paper can be folded in half more than 7 times
It costs about 3 cents to make a $1 bill
Chemical name for caffeine is 1,3,7-trimethylzantihine
2,700 people die (daily) of heart disease
South Koreans will be extinct by 2750 if their current birthrate continues
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Mosquitoes have killed more humans than all the wars in history
Creative people tend to be more arrogant
Hearing is the fastest human sense
Just telling people to ‘be creative’ increases their creativity
Women are more likely than men to suffer from obsessional love
When men & women look at art, men see the big picture, while women focus on the details
Batman fought ebola in the 90's & Robin almost died
The right testicle of most men is larger and sits above the left
Madonna is related to Lady Gaga
Every year, one in five suicides is related to unemployment
If you cough while you are injected with a needle, you will feel less pain
NASA is developing technology to convert unsaid words to text
By the time you turn 70, your heart will have beat some 2.5 billion times
..70 times a minute
Pole dancing started in 1135 AD & was mostly by men
Iggy Azalea would go to strip clubs at age 13
"Fifty Shades of Grey" is the fastest selling adult novel of all time
Women are better than men when it comes to dealing with more than one problem at a time
A chameleon's tongue is twice it's body's length
The Catholic Church only declared in 1992 that the earth goes round the sun
Dreamt is the only word that ends in mt
If u take any no. between 1 & 9 & multiply them by 9 the sum of the two no.s will always be 9
(Example: 7X9= 63; 6+3 = 9)
What's called a French kiss in England & America is known as English kiss in France
Cool Facts
The new President of Afghanistan offered the Taliban governing positions
..They turned him down
China's railway lines could circle the earth twice
When a secretary at Apple was late because of car trouble, Steve Jobs gave her a Jaguar & said, "Don't be late anymore"
Thailand's Capital city is called Rung Thep & has been for 130 yrs. Foreigners persist on calling it Bangkok
People in most successful marriages spend 5 more hours a week being together & talking
In the 1950s, USA considered dropping an atomic bomb on the Moon to show military superiority over the Soviets
Oscar Verhaeghe of Belgium once calculated the square of 888, 888, 888, 888, 888 in 40 seconds, without pencil & paper
The ans is 790, 123, 426, 790, 121, 876, 543, 209, 876, 544
When you add up the # of letters in the names of the playing cards; ace (3), two (3), three (5), four (4), five (4), six (3), seven (5), eight (5), nine (4), ten (3), jack (4), queen (5), king (4)
..the total comes to 52, the precise # of cards in a deck
India, leading film making country
The human eye blinks averagly 4.2 million times a year
Qn:
There are 8 pple on the winning team & each person shakes hands with each other person once. How many handshakes take place?
Qn:
Chinese philosopher Confucius said:
"I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I ... and I ..."
Qn:
What is the legal term for a voluntary written statement made under oath?
Qn:
During World War I, the allies, Britain, France, the USA primarily fought against Germany & which 2 major forces?
Qn:
What tragic event of April 14, 1912 inspires people to read, write, even make movies about it?
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Friday, April 3, 2015
Cool facts 9
Do you know that:
Isaac Newton used to be a Member of parliament
American teachers are legally allowed to spank children in the classroom in 19 states
The Japanese have sex ~48x a year while Brazilians do it ~145x
Black & White Americans use drugs at almost identical rates, but black people are 3x for likely to be arrested for it
Laugh syncope is a condition where one laughs so hard that they pass out
Women are more likely to get in a car accident on a weekday, men more likely to crash on the weekend
10% of world's food supply is consumed by insects
Green tea has 50% more Vitamin C than black tea
57% have had Déjà vu
You forget 90% of your dreams
Harvard University's original name was Cambridge
1/3 billionaires don't have college degrees
Chocolate milk was invented in Jamaica
Chicago has the only post office where u can drive your car through
If hot water is suddenly poured into a glass, that glass is more likely to break if it is thick than if it is thin
Your Liver is 96% water
The 6 official languages of the UN:
Arabic
Chinese
English
French
Russian
& Spanish
Women find men more attractive when they get attention from other women
People who don't count on their fingers as children become better at math later in life
Tokyo was originally called "Edo"
The sun is 400x larger than the moon but also 400x farther from Earth, making the two bodies appear the same size in the sky
Qn:
Which two men were convicted on the Oklahoma city bombing?
Qn:
Before it began to lean, the tower of Pisa was built to be what?
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Do you know that;
Men can listen to a male friend for ages, but he can only listen to his girlfriend or spouse for 6 minutes
A "brownout," when you get drunk & don't recall portions of your night until someone refreshes you
"Aquabob," an underwater blowjob
"Bae" is the Danish word for "poop"
Lovers that sculpt each other into better pple tend to be happier
Beyoncé can run a mile while singing, which helps her to perform on stage without becoming exhausted
In Nigeria, some people believe that children who eat eggs will turn into thieves
In 2014 alone, smokers lit up over 5.8 trillion cigarettes
Even Al-Qaeda has denounced the actions of ISIS as anti-Islamic
All mammals including Humans normally take up to 21 seconds to peep
The number of princes in Saudi Arabia is estimated to be at least 7000
At age seventy, 73% of men are still potent
Lake Superior, The largest body of fresh water in the world
An earthquake on 16 Dec 1811 sent the Mississippi River backwards
Bananas don't grow on trees but on rhizomes
The Black plague destroyed half the population of Europe in the 14th Century
60% of all university graduates in Saudi Arabia are Saudi women
Sharks, like most animals, swim toward storms
If you'd like to be perceived as more powerful, place your hands on top of a table or desk
The Dalai Lama was on the CIA's payroll from the late 1950s until 1974, reportedly receiving $180,000 a year
Dieting could force your brain to eat itself, scientists say
March 31st 1889: 300m high Eiffel Tower officially opens in Paris
The 1st hard drive for the Apple II had a capacity of only 5MB
Nigeria is the most populous Black nation & the 7th most populated nation in the entire world, trailing after
—from least to most— Pakistan, Brazil, Indonesia,
USA, India & China (1.3bn)
The soda 7-up was created in 1929
'7' because the original containers were 7 ounces
'Up' indicated the direction of the bubbles
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Qn:
The custom of fooling friends on April 1st began in the late 1500's in which country? Holland, France, or Italy?
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Do you know that:
Isaac Newton used to be a Member of parliament
American teachers are legally allowed to spank children in the classroom in 19 states
The Japanese have sex ~48x a year while Brazilians do it ~145x
Black & White Americans use drugs at almost identical rates, but black people are 3x for likely to be arrested for it
Laugh syncope is a condition where one laughs so hard that they pass out
Women are more likely to get in a car accident on a weekday, men more likely to crash on the weekend
10% of world's food supply is consumed by insects
Green tea has 50% more Vitamin C than black tea
57% have had Déjà vu
You forget 90% of your dreams
Harvard University's original name was Cambridge
1/3 billionaires don't have college degrees
Chocolate milk was invented in Jamaica
Chicago has the only post office where u can drive your car through
If hot water is suddenly poured into a glass, that glass is more likely to break if it is thick than if it is thin
Your Liver is 96% water
The 6 official languages of the UN:
Arabic
Chinese
English
French
Russian
& Spanish
Women find men more attractive when they get attention from other women
People who don't count on their fingers as children become better at math later in life
Tokyo was originally called "Edo"
The sun is 400x larger than the moon but also 400x farther from Earth, making the two bodies appear the same size in the sky
Qn:
Which two men were convicted on the Oklahoma city bombing?
Qn:
Before it began to lean, the tower of Pisa was built to be what?
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Saturday, March 28, 2015
Cool Facts 7
Do you know that?
Jamaica, Columbia & St. Lucia are the only countries where a boss is more likely to be a woman
Ellen DeGeneres once challenged Michelle Obama to a push-up contest & lost
The 1st female self-made millionaire in US was African-American
During lunch breaks on the set of "The Walking Dead," the zombie cast would eat together & the human cast ate alone
Patron, Hennessy, Grey Goose & Jack Daniel’s
..the most referenced alcohol brands in Music
85% of ladies were the wrong bra size
Pubic hair
..an alert that u r biologically prepared to procreate
50 Bibles are sold each minute across the world
"Frustration attraction" means that the individual who was dumped will love and lust for the person who dumped them even more
If all the gold in the ocean were mined, every person on Earth would get about 20Kgs of gold each
To make one raindrop of water, it takes approx a million cloud droplets
Successful women marry successful men
..Leads to an age gap
Hillary Clinton hasn't driven a car since 1996
"Uranophobia" the fear of heaven
During sex, men tend to get distracted by worries about performance
..Women tend to be distracted by concerns about appearance
Taking a break after work/class helps u retain the information u learned
Qn:
What country has the longest coastline?
Qn:
Sylvester Stallone is best known for what 2 film characters with very similar names?
Qn:
The Oldest player to ever take part in a football World Cup final phase (42 yrsOld)?
Roger Milla
Dino Zoff
Lothar Matthaeus
Paolo Maldini
Qn:
In golf, what is a "mulligan"?
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Do you know that:
There is a lake in Australia with naturally pink water
If u recall & use people's names in conversations, they'll like u more
Most charitable countries in the world
..Myanmar & USA
3% of children are products of cheating
1/3 of young men would commit rape if they knew no one would find out
"Dishabiliophobia"
..the fear of undressing in front of someone
Thinking positively is actually harmful for some people & can lead to depression & anxiety
35% of billionaires never finished college
A lower IQ is associated with greater and riskier drinking among young adult men
11% of Americans think that HTML is a type of STD
If you mouth the word "colorful" to someone, it looks like you are saying
"I love you"
10 stadiums hosted the FIFA world Cup in South Africa
.."Soccer City" had 94,700 seats
There is said to be ~ 400 million dogs in the world
A canary bird that can't sing will never find a mate
27% of people look at every poop they take
More water is used to manufacture a car than to fill a swimming pool
We all got a unique tongue print as well as fingerprints
On average, women have always lived longer
Peladophobia, the fear of bald people
There are 336 dimples on a golf ball
Eiffel Tower is 984 feet high
Qn:
Former USA President Johnson, his wife & 2 daughters all had the initials LBJ, which abbreviated what?
Qn:
Which club has never won the Champions League?
*Aston Villa
*Nottinghan Forest
*Liverpool
*Arsenal
Qn:
What is the three-word motto of the Olympic Games?
Qn:
Which team hasn't been crowned FIFA World Cup champion?
England
Uruguay
France
Netherlands
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Cool Facts
During 5,000 years of recorded human history, we've only eradicated one disease — smallpox
Eminem was beaten so badly by a school bully that he spent over a week in a coma at the age of 9
Will Smith doesn't curse in his raps because his grandma once got very mad at him for it
20% of married people keep secrets from their spouse — some for over 25 years
Agoraphobia, fear of open space
In Elizabethan *UK* people carried their own spoons to banquets
Over 550 hot dogs are eaten every second in USA
Your skin weighs ~3.2kg
Garcia, the most common Spanish name
No animal gives us more by-products than the hog
Couples who live together before engagement have higher divorce rates than those who wait
At any given second, the "space bar" on a computer or phone is being pressed 6 million times
"NoFap" is an online community who support each other in their efforts to abstain from masturbating
They call themselves "fapstronauts"
Danica McKellar, Abby from The Big Bang Theory is a mathematician & has a theorem named after her
The creator of Johnny Bravo, the creator of Powerpuff Girls & the creator of Dexter’s Laboratory were all roommates in college
The longest word in english language is pneaumonaultramicroscopicovolcanoconiosis
Qn:
If you add the numerical value of all seven Roman numerals, what is the sum?
Qn:
What movie studio uses a roaring lion as its visual logo?
Qn:
Which player won the 1st FIFA world player of the year award? (1991)
Lothar Matthaus
George Weah
Roberto Baggio
Diego Maradona
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Saturday, February 21, 2015
Nigeria Ministry of Education so far
The Nigerian Federal Ministry of Education is the government body that directs education in Nigeria . It was established in 1988.
It functions include:
Formulating a national policy on
education. Collecting and collating data for purposes
of educational planning and financing. Maintaining
uniform standards of education throughout the
country.
Controlling the quality of education in the
country through the supervisory role of the Inspectorate Services Department within the Ministry.
Controlling the quality of education in the country through the supervisory role of the Inspectorate Services Department within the Ministry.
Harmonizing educational policies and procedures of all the states of the federation through the instrumentality of the National Council on Education.
Effecting co-operation in educational matters on an international scale.
Developing curricula and syllabuses at the national
level in conjunction with other bodies.
It is located at Block 5A (3rd Floor), Federal Secretariat Complex, Shehu Shagari Way, Central Area, P.M.B. 146, Garki, Abuja, Nigeria, Abuja.
Parastatal Include:
1. National Universities Commission (NUC), Abuja.
2. National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), Kaduna.
3. National Commission for Colleges of Education
(NCCE), Abuja.
4. Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC),
Abuja.
5. Controlling National Commission for Nomadic Education, (NCNE), Abuja
6. National Commission for Adult Education Mass Literacy and Non-Formal Education (NMEC), Abuja
7. Nigerian Educational Research Development Council (NERDC), Sheda, FCT.
8. Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Bwari, Abuja.
9. West African Examination Council (WAEC), Lagos.
10. National Examination Council (NECO), Minna, State.
11. National Business and Technical Examination Board (NABTEB).
12.National Institute for Educational Planning & Administration (NIEPA), Ondo.
13. National Teachers Institute (NTI), Kaduna.
14. Nigerian Mathematical Centre (NMC), Sheda, FCT.
15. Nigerian French Language Village (NFLV)Badagry, Lagos.
16. Nigerian Arabic Language Village (NALV) Ngala, Borno.
17. National Institute for Nigerian Languages (NINLAN)Aba, Abia.
18. Education Trust Fund (ETF), Abuja.
19. National Library of (NLN), Abuja.
20. Teachers’ Registration Council of (TRCN), Abuja.
21.Computer Professionals Registration Council of
(CPN), Lagos.
22. Your Guide Towards Nigerian Education
The following people acted as Education Ministers of Nigeria , including Ministers of State for Education:
Aja Nwachukwu (1958 to 1965)
Richard Akinjide (1965 to 1967)
Wenike Briggs (1967 to 1970)
A. Y. Eke (1970 to 1975)
Ahmadu A Alli (1975 to 1978)
G. B. Leton (1978 to 1979)
Sylvester Ugoh (1979 to 1982)
Alhaji B. Usman (1979 to 1982)
Elizabeth Iyase (1979 to 1982)
I. C. Madubuike (1982 to 1983)
L. A. Bamigbaiye (1982 to 1983)
Sunday Afolabi (September to December 1983)
Alhaji Y. Abdullahi (1984 to 1985)
Alhaji Ibrahim (1985)
Jubril Aminu (1985 to 1989)
Babs Fafunwa (1990 to 1992)
Ben Nwabueze (January 1993 to August 1993)
A. I. Imogie (January 1993 to November 1993)
Alhaji Dongodaji (January 1993 to January 1994)
Iyorchia Ayu (January 1994 to February 1995)
Alhaji Wada Nas (January 1995 to February 1995)
M. T. Liman (February 1995 to December 1997)
Iyabo Anisulowo (February 1997 to December
1997)
Alhaji D. Birmah (December 1997 to June 1998)
A. N. Achunine (December 1997 to June 1998)
Olaiya Oni (August 1998 to May 1999)
Alhaji S. Saadu (August 1998 to May 1999)
Tunde Adeniran (June 1999 to January 2001)
Alhaji Lawam Batagarawa (June 1999 to 2001)
Babalola Borishade (February 2001 to June 2003)
Alhaji Bello Usman (February 2001 to June 2003)
F. N. C. Osuji (July 2003 to February 2005)
Hajia Bintu Musa (July 2003 to June 2005)
Chinwe Obaji (June 2005 to June 2006)
Halima Tayo Alao (June 2005 to 2006)
Grace Ogwuche (February 2006 to June 2006)
Oby Ezekwesili (June 2006 to April 2007)
Sayadi Abba Ruma (June 2006 to April 2007)
Adewunmi Abitoye (June 2006 to May 2007)
Igwe Aja Nwachukwu (June 2007 to December 2008)
Jerry Agada (June 2007 to December 2008)
Hajia Aishatu Jibril Dukku (June 2007 - ?)
Sam Egwu (December 2008 to March 2010)
Ruqqayat Rufai (April 2010 – September 2013)
Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau (? - Present)
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Teenage students and You
It doesn’t matter which part of the world you are in
your teenage students will be going through a difficult
stage of their journey between childhood and adulthood.
They will be going through a great deal of personal
changes and dealing with difficult questions, while
consciously trying to fit into the environment around
them, eager to be not only be accepted, but be ttreated
with respect and fairness. At the same time your
teenage students will be in need of authority and
guidance. While you may think it best to take on the role
of friend most teenagers much prefer a teacher who
values and respects them.
When dealing with teenage classes always maintain a
strong and clear teacher/student relationship, keeping
control of the classroom at all times, but at the same
time encouraging your students to influence the
topics of the lessons. Don’t look to your students for
lesson plans, always show that you are responsible for
the class and that lessons well planned, but encourage
them to give ideas, ideas which will be listened to and
acted upon.
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Using resources
Good teachers will always use resources in their classes
to bring a lesson to life, and this is even more so
important when trying to motivate a TEFL class of
teenage students. Good uses of resources will not only
get the attention of your class but it will also inspire
creativity and break the tension in within quiet and
difficult classes. Here are some resources you should
try:
Music
Teenagers of all culture relate to music, it is often the
best way to get teenagers to express themselves and
connect with a lesson.
Role Playing
Role playing is an ideal way to bring quieter classes to life. Acting gives your teenage TEFL students a chance to release any anxiety or tension in a safe and
controlled way, helping them really connect to the
subject and making for a memorable lesson.
Social Activities
Teenagers are very social creature by nature, though
many may seem shy or reserved, most teenagers long
for social interaction. Group activities can be a great
way to get a shy class to bond and working together.
Pop Quizzes
We don’t mean surprise quizzes, rather quizzes on the
topic of pop culture. Students hate being tested on the
things they are taught in school, it makes them feel
controlled, but allowing them to express their knowledge
of their hobbies is a different thing altogether and will
often get them highly motivate.
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Games
Who doesn’t like games? While teenagers don’t like to
be treated like children, they do have a very competitive
nature and giving them a chance to show off and
compete in small groups is a great way to bring class
interaction. Just make sure to give everyone a chance
to shine.
Tips for teaching Teens
Worgan M. describes some aspects of the teacher- student relationship that have worked for her and hergroups.
1. The First Day: The first few days are crucial to the way the course will run. This is the time when the students will make unconscious decisions about what kind of teacher you are and it is essential to let them know that, while you may be relaxed and friendly, you will not accept any nonsense.
Make sure they are conscious of the amount of work they will be doing both
in and out of class if they want to reach their objectives (pass a course or an exam, learn English, etc.) Most teenagers expect to have to put in a bit of effort, and this usually motivates them. It is really important that they feel motivated.
2. Being strict: Research has shown that firm but fair teachers are preferred by this age group. Many times teachers are tempted to treat a group of sixteen year olds as adults, but the fact is that emotionally they are not. If you talk to them as if they were your friends or peers, they will often use this as an excuse not to study or do as you ask.
At the end of the day, most teenagers
don’t have the maturity to choose learning over fun and games and it will be much more difficult to get them to
put in the required effort. However, this doesn’t mean that teachers have to be strict all the time!
Students should be rewarded when they work hard and rewards, such as games and other fun activities, can be a great
incentive to get the task done. Transmit the idea that you are in control of the class, this is something teenagers consider as a qualification of a good.teacher.
3. Short-Term goals: For the teacher, the school year may fly by, but for the average fifteen-year-old, though, a year can be a very long time. Set them regular,
achievable goals in order to keep motivation as high as possible, and discuss and negotiate these goals with your students keeping them involved.
4. Motivation: Worgan M. mentions that one of the questions teachers of teenagers constantly ask is “How can I motivate them? They aren’t interested in
anything!” They usually don’t like the books and the topics in them. If you ask teenagers what topics they would like to cover in class they, usually, don’t know or
will come up with just a few.
Even if you bring in materials about their interests they will most probably show very little enthusiasm. The problem is not the actual topic of the lesson, but the type of activities involved.
I have used the following activities with
teenagers and they have worked well. Imagine you have a text about someone who found a bottle on the seashore. In the bottle was a message which was written many years ago.
Instead of just asking your students to read, tell them the story from the writer’s point of view from the beginning, but stopping before the end.
Now ask what happened next, encouraging all kinds of funny answers and, then, get them reading! The gist of it is to find fun ways to exploit the materials they already have in their course books.
5. Humour: A good laugh now and again can motivate teenagers to want to come to class. Make up stories or ask them to help you solve a problem or to introduce a grammar point that they actually know. My favorite problem-solving activity used to be a story which was partially true.
I would tell my students that I had
received a horrible birthday present (an orange blouse for example) from my husband and I didn’t know what to do with it, without hurting his feelings. The students would come up with all sorts of solutions, have fun and, actually, practice their English.
This will give you and the students an opportunity to relax. They will be much happier about working when they notice the teacher is prepared to tell a story or
joke. As a follow-up activity you can ask them to share similar problems they have or have had and their peers should suggest solutions.
Teenagers will be eager to
participate (as long as it is done in English) and our teaching objective will have been reached (2 nd Conditional: if I were you, I would…).
Effective Teaching Methods for Teenagers
Louanne Piccolo states in her article Teaching Teenagers: How to Motivate and Interest
Them, that t eenagers look for meaning and significance in relation to their own lives in what they are taught. An intelligent teacher will use this knowledge to personalize their lessons and relate this to what is going on in the lives of the students at the moment.
Teenagers want to know about now, and not about what happened a hundred years ago! Keeping up- to-date with technology and the topics that may interest teenagers may take a lot of effort on behalf of the teacher, but it is of utmost importance to getting and holding their attention.
Most teenagers like to talk about themselves, what they think, what they don't like and are quite emotional; so, teachers must be creative and organize activities like sharing journal entries or writing articles for a magazine students have created themselves.
This allows students to express themselves freely and talk about a topic they are interested in: their own ideas. Piccolo further explains that, prior to learning, teenagers need to know why they are doing something, how it can help them and how it relates to their lives.
Although everyone prefers interesting classes, this is not always possible. Teenagers are aware of this and even though they are, generally, in favor of fun they know that good learning takes an effort.
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Six Resources a Teacher Should Use When Teaching Teenagers
Piccolo suggests six resources which help put teaching methods into use, through appropriate and adapted
activities.
Here are some particularly useful resources when teaching teenagers:
Not quite-yet-adults and not-still children is a difficult thing to be. The average teenager is an inquisitive contrast of innocence and worldliness and has a thirst for knowledge that is endless, in spite of the fact that
their interests, emotions and frustrations vary enormously.
A teacher who understands the characteristics of a teenage learner, effective teaching methods and the resources to put those methods into
practice, is a teacher who will motivate and challenge a teenage class to learn with interest.
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HANDLING DAMAGED HAIR
Is your hair somewhat damaged or totally trashed? And, what can you do when it‘s true that you can’t mend split ends? Here’s the latest on hair that’s hurting, along the lines of prevent, correct and protect.
WHAT CAUSES HAIR DAMAGE?
one of the leading causes of hair damage is tight hairstyles and tight ponytails . But really, chemicals contribute more.
Most common causes of hair damage are:
1. Relaxing, Straightening and Texturizing/Perming
Only re touch your roots, and correct dryness with leave-in conditioner's and avoid salt water .
Once hair has been chemically straightened (or texturized to either create or loosen curl), use moisturising products daily, deep-condition weekly and dial down the heat when styling.
2. Bleaching and Colouring
Repeated applications are what usually create trouble,the protective cuticle gets opened with every application to allow the product into the cortex. The hair has no ability to close the cuticle back down on its own or repair itself.”
Moisturizers, keratin protein and amino acids will help—if they penetrate to the cortex, they seal the cuticle.
To avoid damage when home-coloring, apply the colour to the new growth only.
Color Flash: Never use bleach-based lighteners on relaxed hair—it will break!
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3)Over heat-styling leads to dry, brittle hair with split ends. Or worse, a burned off cuticle. Pls take regular breaks from heat styling—get creative!
In the End: Damaged ends split When a woman doesn’t want to cut off more than half an inch, the tip must b as full as d middle hair.
Get a Shampoo and towel blot your hair. Then mix one part protein conditioner, 1 part All-Nutrient Pure Oil or extra virgin olive oil and 1 part moisturizing conditioner. Apply to your hair as a mask and cover with a plastic bag, then a towel. This uses natural heat from the scalp to encourage penetration, rinse after 20 mins.
NATURAL Treartments for itchy scalp
Itchy scalp is so annoying. Having to scratch your head constantly could be so embarrassing especially in public. Itchy scalp range from dandruff, to product buildup, to scalp infection, to an adverse reaction to a hair product.
However, there are some natural treatments that can relieve u of it:
Moisturize your scalp with oils e.g tea tree oil
Wash your scalp regularly &
Massage ur scalp often.
Thursday, February 19, 2015
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Teaching Children with Autism 2
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Step 6: Manage Behavioral Challenges
For students with autism, problem behaviors may be triggered for a variety of reasons. Such behaviors may include temper tantrums, running about the room, loud vocalizations, self-injurious activities, or other disruptive or distracting behaviors.
Because children with autism
often have difficulties communicating in socially acceptable ways, they may act out when they are confused or fearful about something.
Your first challenge is to decipher the cause, or function, of a particular behavior. Look for patterns in these behaviors such as when they do, or do not, consistently occur. Communicating with families and other team members, and observing the behavior in the context in which it occurs, will be an essential part of learning the function of a specific behavior.
It’s important to use consistent, positive behavioral reinforcement techniques to promote pro-social behaviors for children with autism. This process involves
providing reasonable alternatives to undesirable behaviors.
Teachers may choose to ignore other negative behaviors or give predetermined consequences. The key is to be consistent with how you react to the behaviors over time, and to use as many positive strategies as possible to promote more desirable behaviors.
As you follow these steps and learn more about children with autism, you will become a mentor to other educators when they face similar challenges for the first time. Your curiosity will fuel your education about autism, and your communication skills will help you create a meaningful alliance with parents.
Most of all, you will be able to effectively collaborate with a team that will support a child with autism throughout the
course of the school year. Your patience, kindness, and professionalism will make a difference in the lives of all
your students.
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11 Myths of Autism
People with autism don’t want friends. If someone in your class has autism, she probably struggles with social skills, which may make it difficult to interact with peers.
1. She might seem shy or unfriendly, but that’s just because she is unable communicate her desire for relationships the same way you do.
2. People with autism can’t feel or express any emotion— happy or sad. Autism doesn’t make an individual unable to feel the emotions you feel, it just makes the person communicate emotions (and perceive your expressions) in different ways.
3. People with autism can’t understand the emotions of others. Autism often affects an individual’s ability to understand unspoken interpersonal communication, so someone with autism might not detect sadness based solely on one’s body language or sarcasm in one’s tone of voice.
But, when emotions are communicated more directly, people with autism are much more likely to feel empathy and compassion for others.
4. People with autism are intellectually disabled. Often times, autism brings with it just as many exceptional abilities as limitations. Many people with autism have normal to high IQs and some may excel at math, music or another pursuit.
5. People with autism are just like Dustin Hoffman’s character in Rain Man. Autism is a spectrum disorder, meaning its characteristics vary significantly from
person to person. Knowing one person with autism means just that—knowing one person with autism.
His or her capabilities and limitations are no indication of the capabilities and limitations of another person with autism.
6. People who display qualities that may be typical of a person with autism are just odd and will grow out of it. Autism stems from biological conditions that affect brain development and, for many individuals, is a life long condition.
7. People with autism will have autism forever. Recent research has shown that children with autism can make enough improvement after intensive early intervention to “test out” of the autism diagnosis. This is more evidence for the importance of addressing autism when the first signs appear.
8. Autism is just a brain disorder. Research has shown that many people with autism also have gastro- intestinal disorders, food sensitivities, and many allergies.
9. Autism is caused by bad parenting. In the 1950s, a theory called the “refrigerator mother hypothesis” arose suggesting that autism was caused by mothers who lacked emotional warmth. This has long been disproved.
10. The prevalence of autism has been steadily increasing for the last 40 years. The rate of autism has increased by 600% in the last 20 years. In 1975, an estimated 1 in 1,500 had autism. In 2009, an estimated 1 in 110 had an autism spectrum disorder.
11. Therapies for people with autism are covered by insurance. Most insurance companies exclude autism from the coverage plan and only half of the 50 states currently require coverage for treatments of autism
spectrum disorders.
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Wednesday, February 18, 2015
OAU starts Online Distance Learning
The Obafemi Awolowo University’s Centre for Distance Learning (OAUCDL) has matriculated its pioneer set of students for the Online Distance Learning Programme. A statement from the centre indicated that the event was held at the Oduduwa Hall of the OAU Main Campus.
The programme is accredited by the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) and allows students to receive their lectures online using a customised study tablet (Vigitab).
The Vice Chancellor of Obafemi Awolowo University, Professor Bamitale Omole, told the matriculating students that: “You have the singular honour of being the first set of students in our eLearning programme, the first of its type in Nigeria.
“Your distant learning mode of admission does not in any way imply inferiority in status, compared to our conventional students, either in terms of lecture delivery or the certificates you will receive. Our university guards jealously the integrity of its degrees and diplomas
whether obtained in the conventional or distance learning mode.
Hence your various curricula have gone
through the usual high standards of excellence of the University Senate for which Obafemi Awolowo University
is well known.” The Centre for Distance Learning Director, Professor Bode Asubiojo, said: “This development is the first of its kind in Nigeria and we are pleased with it. We have replicated the classroom experience on a tablet device for students. Students can receive lectures, submit assignments, participate in forums, take quizzes, and even rewind their lecturers, all from the comfort of their homes, offices or wherever they may be in Nigeria or abroad.”
The eLearning solution is powered by a Learning Management System (VigiLearn) that allows students to receive lectures, submit assignments, relate with peers, participate in group discussions and get graded without being physically within the four walls of a lecture room.
“Our primary charge at the centre is to provide quality education to the teeming Nigerian youths who possess the prerequisite qualifications for entry to Nigerian universities but are denied admission owing to inadequate facilities on campus and the working class who are desirous of pursuing undergraduate and post graduate programmes whilst still retaining their jobs,”
Professor Asubiojo said. Courses on offer for the Online Distance Learning Programme are B.Sc. Accounting and Bachelor of Nursing Science. The Centre plans to include more courses in the future.
For more info visit: www.oaucdl.edu.ng
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