Learned-something-new-today - A Place To Put Cool Finds

Octopus Headphone Hanger // M3is3D

PREORDER - Kawaii Cow Plushies by MoistGang

As a diverse species with variants rivalling that of aquatic life, mermaids are naturally accepting of all features. 12ft tall mermom with 8 arms and 3 sets of teeth: Say bye-bye to the tiny mermaid with two lovely tails…! :) Baby mermaid: [waves goodbye] Scuba diver:

someone recommend me some good fantasy books that aren’t centred on a war, please, my crops are dying

SLAVIC RESOURCES

The Anthropological Masterlist is HERE.

The Slavic people, or Slavs, are a European people. They are native to central and eastern Europe, including Siberia.

ALBANIA ─ “The Albanians are a Balkan people. They are native to the Balkan Peninsula and share Albanian culture.” ─ Albanian Folklore ─ Albanian History ─ Albanian Language

BELARUS ─ “The Belarusians, or Byelorussians, are an East Slavic people. They are native to Belarus.” ─ Belarusian Information ─ Belarusian Poetry ─ Belarusian Dictionary

BULGARIA ─ “The Bulgarian people are a South Slavic people. They are native to Bulgaria.” ─ Bulgarian Clothing (in Bulgarian) ─ Bulgarian History ─ Bulgarian Language

*ILLYRIA ─ “The Illyrians were an Indo-European people that lived from 1000 B.C.E. to 500 C.E. They lived in the historical area of Illyria.” ─ Illyrians to the Greeks ─ Illyrian Language

MACEDONIA ─ “The Macedonian people are a South Slavic people. They are native to Macedonia.” ─ North Macedonia Information ─ Macedonian History ─ Macedonian Dictionary (in Macedonian)

POLAND ─ “The Polish, or Pole, people are a West Slavic people that share the Polish culture. They are native to Poland.” ─ Polish Art ─ Polish History ─ Polish Dictionary

RUSSIA ─ “The Russian people are an East Slavic people that share the Russian culture. They are native to Russia.” ─ Russian Culture (in Russian) ─ Russian Folktales ─ Ancient Russia

SERBIA ─ “The Serbian, or Serbs, people are a South Slavic people. They are native to the Balkans.” ─ Serbian History ─ Serbo-Croatian Dictionary

SLOVENIA ─ “The Slovene, or Slovenian, people are a South Slavic people that share the Slovenian culture. They are native to Slovenia.” ─ Coastal Galleries in Slovenia (in Slovene) ─ Slovene Dictionary (in Slovene)

UKRAINE ─ “The Ukrainians are an East Slavic people. They are native to Ukraine.” ─ Ukrainian Information ─ Ukrainian History ─ Ukrainian Language

WENDISH ─ “The Wends were a Slavic people. They lived near Germanic settlements.” ─ Wendish Information ─ Wendish Information

YUKAGHIR ─ “The Yukaghir, or Yukagir, people are a Slavic people. They are native to the basin of the Kolyma River in Far East Russia.” ─ Yukaghir Information ─ Yukaghir Culture

back to basics

mostly free resources to help you learn the basics that i've gathered for myself so far that i think are cool

everyday

gcfglobal - about the internet, online safety and for kids, life skills like applying for jobs, career planning, resume writing, online learning, today's skills like 3d printing, photoshop, smartphone basics, microsoft office apps, and mac friendly. they have core skills like reading, math, science, language learning - some topics are sparse so hopefully they keep adding things on. great site to start off on learning.

handsonbanking - learn about finances. after highschool, credit, banking, investing, money management, debt, goal setting, loans, cars, small businesses, military, insurance, retirement, etc.

bbc - learning for all ages. primary to adult. arts, history, science, math, reading, english, french, all the way to functional and vocational skills for adults as well, great site!

education.ket - workplace essential skills

general education

mathsgenie - GCSE revision, grade 1-9, math stages 1-14, provides more resources! completely free.

khan academy - pre-k to college, life skills, test prep (sats, mcat, etc), get ready courses, AP, partner courses like NASA, etc. so much more!

aleks - k-12 + higher ed learning program. adapts to each student.

biology4kids - learn biology

cosmos4kids - learn astronomy basics

chem4kids - learn chemistry

physics4kids - learn physics

numbernut - math basics (arithmetic, fractions and decimals, roots and exponents, prealgebra)

education.ket - primary to adult. includes highschool equivalent test prep, the core skills. they have a free resource library and they sell workbooks. they have one on work-life essentials (high demand career sectors + soft skills)

youtube channels

the organic chemistry tutor

khanacademy

crashcourse

tabletclassmath

2minmaths

kevinmathscience

professor leonard

greenemath

mathantics

3blue1brown

literacy

readworks - reading comprehension, build background knowledge, grow your vocabulary, strengthen strategic reading

chompchomp - grammar knowledge

tutors

not the "free resource" part of this post but sometimes we forget we can be tutored especially as an adult. just because we don't have formal education does not mean we can't get 1:1 teaching! please do you research and don't be afraid to try out different tutors. and remember you're not dumb just because someone's teaching style doesn't match up with your learning style.

cambridge coaching - medical school, mba and business, law school, graduate, college academics, high school and college process, middle school and high school admissions

preply - language tutoring. affordable!

revolutionprep - math, science, english, history, computer science (ap, html/css, java, python c++), foreign languages (german, korean, french, italian, spanish, japanese, chinese, esl)

varsity tutors - k-5 subjects, ap, test prep, languages, math, science & engineering, coding, homeschool, college essays, essay editing, etc

chegg - biology, business, engineering/computer science, math, homework help, textbook support, rent and buying books

learn to be - k-12 subjects

for languages

lingq - app. created by steve kaufmann, a polygot (fluent in 20+ languages) an amazing language learning platform that compiles content in 20+ languages like podcasts, graded readers, story times, vlogs, radio, books, the feature to put in your own books! immersion, comprehensible input.

flexiclasses - option to study abroad, resources to learn, mandarin, cantonese, japanese, vietnamese, korean, italian, russian, taiwanese hokkien, shanghainese.

fluentin3months - bootcamp, consultation available, languages: spanish, french, korean, german, chinese, japanese, russian, italian.

fluenz - spanish immersion both online and in person - intensive.

pimsleur - not tutoring** online learning using apps and their method. up to 50 languages, free trial available.

incase time has passed since i last posted this, check on the original post (not the reblogs) to see if i updated link or added new resources. i think i want to add laguage resources at some point too but until then, happy learning!!

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