by Larry Alexander | Tutor With Larry | tutorwithlarry.com Out of nowhere, life took Mom — Doris Thomas — from me while I was still in my forties. She held six kids together with steady warmth. Basketball mattered too, especially the Chicago Bulls on winter nights. Gatherings swirled around us, loud and full, mostly becauseContinue reading “Create a Legacy With a Life Video”
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Can You Teach Math Using Rap Music?
by Larry Alexander | Tutor With Larry | tutorwithlarry.com Malaika Costello-Dougherty is a writer for Edutopia. In this informative 2009 article, she describes how Daniel Joseph Duey and Alex Kajitani use hip-hop beats to teach math to their middle school students. Then see what you think of two YouTube videos: One is a 2011 video on Math Rap by Mathodman, and the otherContinue reading “Can You Teach Math Using Rap Music?”
How to Write a Great Story or Anything Else
How to Write a Great Story — or Anything Else: A Complete Guide by Larry Alexander | Tutor With Larry | tutorwithlarry.com I struggled with writing in high school. I thought good writers were born that way — that they sat down, and beautiful sentences just poured out of them. Then I met a teacherContinue reading “How to Write a Great Story or Anything Else”
Harnessing the Power of Hip-Hop in Education: An Exploration
by Larry Alexander | Tutor With Larry | tutorwithlarry.com Imagine driving down the street when a car pulls up alongside you, blaring a hip-hop track filled with potent lyrics, pulsating beats, and raw energy. The music reverberates through your body. Then just as quickly as it arrived, the car disappears, and the world returns toContinue reading “Harnessing the Power of Hip-Hop in Education: An Exploration”
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