MAJOR TUTORING

There's this book entitled The Elements of Style that was written by William Strunk Jr., which contains 95 pages of helpful tips to improve your writing. Mr. Strunk just happened to teach a very famous writer by the name of E. B. White, author of Charlotte's Web. I have the fourth edition of the book, which has both their names on it. Historically, E.B. White was hired to do revisions to the book. The proper use of " 's " is a topic discussed in Chapter I. Many people while writing mistakenly use "it's" for "its". The first term is actually a contraction, a shortened form of a group of words, in this case meaning "it is". The word "its" is a possessive. With nouns or pronouns, words like its, ours, mine or Steven's  indicate ownership or possession. There can be some confusion though when writers use contractions as well as nouns to show possession.  In many cases both require the use of  an " 's"

This problem requires you to solve for x. The key is to not let the fractions scare you.                                           -6(x+1) = 5(x +4)                                                5              2      Step 1: Multiply both sides of the equation by 10. The reason you do this is to eliminate the denominators on both sides. 10 is a least common denominator, that is 2 x 5 =10. This results in the following:                                           10 x -6(x+1) = 10 x 5(x +4)   or                                                  5                       2                                             2 x -6(x+1) = 5 x 5(x+4) or  -12(x+1) = 25(x+4)      Step 2: Next distribute both sides of the equation. This results in:                                                 -12x-12 = 25x + 100      Step 3: Combine both terms with the variable.  Add + 12 x to both sides. This results in:                                             +12x -12x -12 = -12 = 25x +12x

I'm always looking for new ways to help students learn. As a result, I plan to periodically write a post that provides some helpful information about certain subjects that I tutor. One day it might be an example of a solved algebra problem. Another day I might share some common mistakes students make when writing a story. My plan is to make it an interesting and fun experience. My hope is that these posts will benefit students in their studies, become a resource for students, or at least be fun to read. I plan to start this process next week. So stay tuned to this blog and happy learning! Sincerely, Ken

Hi. My name is Ken Major. Since retiring from the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection back in 2013, I have been doing some environmental engineering work, substitute teaching in several area school systems, and tutoring students privately and for the Towns of Coventry and Vernon. I have decided to formalize my services by starting Major Tutoring. I have over 32 years of environmental engineering experience, mainly dealing with water discharge permitting and enforcement matters. My educational background, a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering from UCONN, as well as my professional experience as an engineer, has allowed me to successfully tutor a wide range of subjects, including but not limited to, math, science, social studies, and English.  I tutor students from Grades 1 through 12 and college students. My approach to tutoring centers around getting to know each student, determining what each student needs help with, building up their confidence, and trying