In this modern day and age, education has become almost an obsession with our governments. Targets, exam success, value added, raising standards etc is all we ever hear. In the UK schools where GCSE results are below the accepted norm are to be closed down. More and more pressure is being put on the schools , the parents and inevitably on the pupils themselves. In my experience as a teacher many school children are totally stressed out by this competitive approach. However most of them have no option but to get caught up in it.
So what can we do to help our children?? Many parents are of the misguided opinion that education is purely an "in school" activity and they take no part in their children's education at home. The other extreme of this of course are the parents who push their children to do more and more work so that they achieve, achieve, achieve. These are often the children who are the most stressed out as they have their parents ambitions to live up to as well as their own.
The parents who take the middle road are more likely to have successful well balanced children, who understand the importance of a good education and good results without the undue pressure. These parents are the most likely to help their children in a positive and supportive way ensuring they get extra help, either from themselves or from an outside agency.
In this modern world where both parents are working, it is often the case that they struggle to find the time to help their children, but they are probably financially more able to pay for private tuition. The problem arises then of having to fetch and carry their children to wherever the tuition takes place.
Imagine being able to get the help your child needs at the push of a button in your own living room, for a fraction of the normal cost of tuition!! This is what Magnum IQ can offer you. By utilizing innovative internet video and audio technology they have created a real 1 on 1 tutoring scenario online. The student and their tutor will share an interactive digital whiteboard and can work together on the problem in real time.
Even though the tuition isn't physically sitting face to face, a live one on one environment is experienced. This makes personal tutoring offered by MIQ highly effective and best of all convenient
Tuesday, 24 June 2008
Tuesday, 17 June 2008
Live Interactive Webucation
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Do you want to learn a new language? Get LIVE tutoring with Magnum IQ!
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Do you want to learn about investing? Get LIVE tutoring and improve your investment portfolio!
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MIQ can offer all of the above and a lot more. All of this in the comfort of your own home.
Monday, 16 June 2008
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Sunday, 15 June 2008
Fathers more involved in their children's lives and their education
PARENTING
Focused fathers
Dads make time to step out of the office and into kids' lives
By Aliana Ramos - aramos@thesunnews.com
No longer is the image of father someone whose primary job is to earn the bacon.
Now fathers are also uncles, brothers, grandfathers, stay-at-home dads, single dads or busy married men who change diapers, tend to children and pick them up after school.
"Thirty percent would rather have more time with family than promotion. They are sensing time is not endless. And, I think in some cases, their lack of relationship with their father is coming to play," said parenting expert Jim Rogers of Still Learning, Inc., a Surfside Beach-based national program with workshops, seminars and private conferences on a number of topics including parent and family life/management skills.
"We see more stay-at-home dads, and they're proud of it. It used to be the males take pride in saying 'I have a new job,' 'I have a new car.' Their sense of self was based on their accomplishments. Now, I'm hearing men bragging to others about their kids," he said.
Socastee resident and divorced father of three Brian Bailey, 43, can relate.
Bailey used to be a pastry chef for a major hotel chain. He worked late hours during the week, holidays and weekends.
"I think it's a large reason why my family now is not together. It's hard to be there for your family when, well, you're never really there," he said.
Now, he works for a landscaping company trimming and cutting trees.
"I have better hours. I have my weekends free to spend time with my kids," said Bailey, who sees his two youngest children every weekend. His oldest daughter, 21, lives in Charleston, W.Va.
"I think if you love someone, that's what you do. When you have kids, they are part of your lives forever,"said Bailey about making sure he has a relationship with his children.
Busy working dad Gary Blake, 40, of Myrtle Beach spends about 70 hours a week running his contracting business.
"It's hard to spend a lot of time with your kids when you work a lot of hours. It's tough not being there a lot. But I work hard to give them the other things they need," said Blake, who has a son and a daughter.
But owning his own business gives Blake the flexibility to take a few hours off to coach his son's all-star baseball team. During training, the team does two sessions a day, one in the morning and one at night. He also helps his daughter, who plays volleyball, train.
"The hardest thing is trying to make sure they can be all that they can be."
Myrtle Beach resident Ryan Keefe, 24, also understands the importance of spending time with his son, Caden Keefe, 2.
Toting two fishing poles, Keefe talks about fatherhood as Caden runs circles around him.
"As soon as I get off work, I pick him up at day care and we spend time together. We do outdoor activities like go to the beach or play sports. I read to him every night," said Keefe.
"I wouldn't say it's easy. But there are no negatives with him. It's just the love that he gives back and watching him grow up, which is too fast," Keefe said.
Dionne Rice, 40, of the Choppee section of Georgetown County describes himself as a "housemale."
He is a single, stay-at-home dad whose days are filled with cooking, doing laundry, running to doctor's appointments and checking homework for his four sons ranging in age from 5 to 15. He and his ex-wife are also working on a custody agreement for weekend privileges and visits to see his 3-year-old daughter.
His 11-year-old son Brandon has type-1 diabetes, and Rice travels to Florence or Charleston about once a month to take him to the doctor.
Rice checks in daily with the school nurse to make sure his son's insulin levels are healthy and buys sugar-free foods for the whole family. He also has a 13-year-old son with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
He is able to manage it all with the help of the Father-to-Father project in Georgetown County. He gets counseling services for his sons and for himself. The agency has also assisted him with developing a monthly budget. He buys in bulk and pays important bills first, while putting all extra money aside in a savings account.
"It's hard, but all you need is structure," Rice said.
Mass media, personal experience, education and advances in parenting education have helped to shift the male perspective on fatherhood, Rogers said. Fathers are starting to understand the vital role they play in their children's lives.
Ed Martin, 71, a former steelworker, once worked about 60 hours a week while helping his wife raise five children.
His wife was responsible for cooking, laundry, feeding the kids and helping with homework, while Martin focused on attending all the children's sporting events.
"Things are definitely turning around again. About 10 years ago fathers did less. From what I see now, they are doing more and paying more attention," Martin said.
"My father was too busy to come to my games, and I made up my mind that no matter what, I would be there for my kids and grandchildren. And so far, I have," said Martin.
Children who live absent their biological fathers are, on average, at least two times more likely to be poor, to use drugs, to experience educational, health, emotional and behavioral problems, to be victims of child abuse, and to engage in criminal behavior than their peers who live with their married, biological or adoptive parents, according to the National Fatherhood Initiative.
But it's not just an attitude change that's happening, sometimes it's also who is taking care of children that's changing.
Parents now have to juggle their time even more. Whether they are single parents or two busy working parents, it is impossible for them to be all things to their children and external help is welcomed by all. Magnum IQ offers parents the help they need to ensure that their children have sufficient help at home with their school work. Interactive onine sessions and use of a interactive whiteboard for Homework Help takes the pressure of busy parents who are struggling to manage to cope with the numerous calls on their time.
Magnum IQ is a cost effective way to provide the extra 1-1 tuition each child needs and can be tailored to their specific areas of interest or difficulty.
For parents who want to be more hands on with homework help, but who maybe don't have the knowledge or expertise to help their children, they can be involved in the sessions with Magnum IQ and become a real help and support to their children
Focused fathers
Dads make time to step out of the office and into kids' lives
By Aliana Ramos - aramos@thesunnews.com
No longer is the image of father someone whose primary job is to earn the bacon.
Now fathers are also uncles, brothers, grandfathers, stay-at-home dads, single dads or busy married men who change diapers, tend to children and pick them up after school.
"Thirty percent would rather have more time with family than promotion. They are sensing time is not endless. And, I think in some cases, their lack of relationship with their father is coming to play," said parenting expert Jim Rogers of Still Learning, Inc., a Surfside Beach-based national program with workshops, seminars and private conferences on a number of topics including parent and family life/management skills.
"We see more stay-at-home dads, and they're proud of it. It used to be the males take pride in saying 'I have a new job,' 'I have a new car.' Their sense of self was based on their accomplishments. Now, I'm hearing men bragging to others about their kids," he said.
Socastee resident and divorced father of three Brian Bailey, 43, can relate.
Bailey used to be a pastry chef for a major hotel chain. He worked late hours during the week, holidays and weekends.
"I think it's a large reason why my family now is not together. It's hard to be there for your family when, well, you're never really there," he said.
Now, he works for a landscaping company trimming and cutting trees.
"I have better hours. I have my weekends free to spend time with my kids," said Bailey, who sees his two youngest children every weekend. His oldest daughter, 21, lives in Charleston, W.Va.
"I think if you love someone, that's what you do. When you have kids, they are part of your lives forever,"said Bailey about making sure he has a relationship with his children.
Busy working dad Gary Blake, 40, of Myrtle Beach spends about 70 hours a week running his contracting business.
"It's hard to spend a lot of time with your kids when you work a lot of hours. It's tough not being there a lot. But I work hard to give them the other things they need," said Blake, who has a son and a daughter.
But owning his own business gives Blake the flexibility to take a few hours off to coach his son's all-star baseball team. During training, the team does two sessions a day, one in the morning and one at night. He also helps his daughter, who plays volleyball, train.
"The hardest thing is trying to make sure they can be all that they can be."
Myrtle Beach resident Ryan Keefe, 24, also understands the importance of spending time with his son, Caden Keefe, 2.
Toting two fishing poles, Keefe talks about fatherhood as Caden runs circles around him.
"As soon as I get off work, I pick him up at day care and we spend time together. We do outdoor activities like go to the beach or play sports. I read to him every night," said Keefe.
"I wouldn't say it's easy. But there are no negatives with him. It's just the love that he gives back and watching him grow up, which is too fast," Keefe said.
Dionne Rice, 40, of the Choppee section of Georgetown County describes himself as a "housemale."
He is a single, stay-at-home dad whose days are filled with cooking, doing laundry, running to doctor's appointments and checking homework for his four sons ranging in age from 5 to 15. He and his ex-wife are also working on a custody agreement for weekend privileges and visits to see his 3-year-old daughter.
His 11-year-old son Brandon has type-1 diabetes, and Rice travels to Florence or Charleston about once a month to take him to the doctor.
Rice checks in daily with the school nurse to make sure his son's insulin levels are healthy and buys sugar-free foods for the whole family. He also has a 13-year-old son with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
He is able to manage it all with the help of the Father-to-Father project in Georgetown County. He gets counseling services for his sons and for himself. The agency has also assisted him with developing a monthly budget. He buys in bulk and pays important bills first, while putting all extra money aside in a savings account.
"It's hard, but all you need is structure," Rice said.
Mass media, personal experience, education and advances in parenting education have helped to shift the male perspective on fatherhood, Rogers said. Fathers are starting to understand the vital role they play in their children's lives.
Ed Martin, 71, a former steelworker, once worked about 60 hours a week while helping his wife raise five children.
His wife was responsible for cooking, laundry, feeding the kids and helping with homework, while Martin focused on attending all the children's sporting events.
"Things are definitely turning around again. About 10 years ago fathers did less. From what I see now, they are doing more and paying more attention," Martin said.
"My father was too busy to come to my games, and I made up my mind that no matter what, I would be there for my kids and grandchildren. And so far, I have," said Martin.
Children who live absent their biological fathers are, on average, at least two times more likely to be poor, to use drugs, to experience educational, health, emotional and behavioral problems, to be victims of child abuse, and to engage in criminal behavior than their peers who live with their married, biological or adoptive parents, according to the National Fatherhood Initiative.
But it's not just an attitude change that's happening, sometimes it's also who is taking care of children that's changing.
Parents now have to juggle their time even more. Whether they are single parents or two busy working parents, it is impossible for them to be all things to their children and external help is welcomed by all. Magnum IQ offers parents the help they need to ensure that their children have sufficient help at home with their school work. Interactive onine sessions and use of a interactive whiteboard for Homework Help takes the pressure of busy parents who are struggling to manage to cope with the numerous calls on their time.
Magnum IQ is a cost effective way to provide the extra 1-1 tuition each child needs and can be tailored to their specific areas of interest or difficulty.
For parents who want to be more hands on with homework help, but who maybe don't have the knowledge or expertise to help their children, they can be involved in the sessions with Magnum IQ and become a real help and support to their children
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