When your chose a master’s or doctoral road, you choose a team to accompany you. Sometimes there are difficulties with your team.
Word Building with Chunks
Try another word game. Create 9-letter words from 3-letter chunks.
You and Your Doctoral or Thesis Writing Team: Part 3
Research writing is tough. You choose an advisory team to help you, but sometimes there is too much help or too little. Both are problematic.
One Similarity for
Another language brain teaser. Find the similarity.
You and Your Doctoral or Thesis Writing Team: Part 2
Writing a thesis or dissertation includes you and an academic editor. But a functional advisory committee is also essential.
You and Your Doctoral or Thesis Writing Team: Part 1
Writing a thesis or dissertation involves a team of people. Understand each person’s role and save much frustration.
The Forest for the Trees
Brain teasers or word games keep the mind young. A few for the taking, starting with trees.
From a Course to a Degree
Studying often start with a course done out of interest or for work. As the interest grows, a desire to more advanced studying grows.
Online Courses and Fields
One can learn the basics of almost any course or program online. Find the online school that meets your criteria and start studying.
With Which Online Universities Should One Start One’s Research?
Useful to have a few online university names to start one’s research about what suits your needs: DeVry, Kaplan, University of Phoenix, Capella, AIU Online
Some More Thoughts about Online Accreditation
Traditional universities had to gain accreditation and maintain accreditation. So do online universities. Go check if unsure.
Saved by the Bell
Some sayings are weird. Saved by the bell is literally about living and dying. Glad people thought to use bells to save lives.
The Self-Discipline of Online Studying
Studying can be difficult. Going to class makes it a bit easier. There is interaction. But online classes is all about you being self-disciplined.
Holding a Wake
Drinking alcohol from lead cups could be fatal. Hence the custom of holding to wake to be sure the person is dead.
Online education = Distance Learning
Distance learning used to mean having work posted to you. Today it means use the internet and instant communication.
The Upper Crust
Still sayings that relate to food. Tough life even when eating only bread.
What About an Online Academic Editing Service?
Do not expect face-to-face contact with an online editing service. Instead know what you want and be sure to look for those qualities.
Pewter Plates and Lead Poisening
Eating of poisenous plates does tend to poisen food. Here is the story about pewter plates.
Some Pointers for Finding a Good Online University
Finding a good online school that matches your needs starts with making sure the school is real and not a fake diploma mill. Some pointers to evaluate a school.
Bring Home the Bacon
Feeding a family directly from the land was not easy. An occasional piece of pork was a great treat.
Communicating in Online Classrooms
Onground and online classrooms differ. Not seeing a face can take some getting used to. Know what is available online and learn to use it effectively.
Peas hot, Peas cold, Peas old
Reusing a stew and part of its contents over and over, was a way of life. Hence the saying about peas hot, peas cold, peas old.
Criteria for Choosing that Online School?
accredited school, not-for-profit school, for-profit-school, tenure, be published. Language Online
Beware the Thresh Hold
So what’s a thresh hold. Read all about olden days living conditions to understand.
Why Study Online?
Studying further happens all the time. Time, suitability, and cost determines where one can ultimately study. And often that means online studying.
It’s Raining Cats and Dogs
Good to understand saying and see the humor in those saying. How about it is raining cats and dogs.
Who Chooses an Online Editor?
Once the decision has been made to use an editor, the next decision is whether to use online editor or not. You will never meet and will that work for you.
Babies and Bath Water
Understanding the origin of customs and sayings enriches our lives. Here’s one about babies and bath water.
A Final Thought About Commas
Using commas generally is about being logical. Don’t leave them out when needed; don’t add them when not needed. Learn to know what a basic sentence unit is.
Series Comma Exercises
An exercise about when to add a series commas. Lists of words and phrases are easy. List of clauses can be more difficult to see.