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How to Balance Work and Play for Your Child During Covid-19

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With the start of the school year, many school systems have made the switch over to online learning and many parents are now homeschooling their children. For many parents, having their children get an online education from home is new territory. While online tutoring may come with several new challenges, one of the biggest obstacles is finding a balance between work and play for your child. This helpful guide will help you navigate this unique school year for your child and help you to promote a healthy balance of work and play. Put a Focus on Learning The school environment is very education focused. Schools are mainly compromised of individual classrooms and students are expected to get their work done. There are often multiple authority figures that will check in with a child throughout the day to ensure that they are completing their work and learning. The home life is more centered around relaxing and playing. Switching your child's mindset during Covid-19 may be a challenge

How can Tutors Make Math More Interesting in a Virtual Setting?

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Mathematics is considered among the most feared subjects ever. Finding the value of 'x' can turn into a burden rather an intriguing errand for most kids. However, there is no doubting the importance of math in our daily lives.   Ever since the start of the pandemic, parents and teachers have been facing a lot of challenges when it comes to educating their kids/students. Virtual learning pods and online math courses are the order of the day, but ensuring that kids are focused during their virtual lessons can be a daunting task. However, there are a few things you can do to make math more interesting in a virtual setting. 1. Provide regular feedback With distance learning, it is crucial to engage in constant communication so that the student feels as involved as possible. Teaching them concepts with a view to completing their curriculum will not help the student. It is important to ask them questions during their online math course and find out if they have understood a c

How to Prepare Your Child for the Upcoming School Year

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The COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a major impact on schools and educational institutions, so much so that most parents in the US remain uncertain regarding what school will be like for their kids this fall. Schools have been closed and classes have been moved online in an effort to contain the spread of the disease, and students across the country are trying to adapt to ‘the new normal’ as online education takes the driver’s seat in these unprecedented times. Kids who are starting out in a new school and those who transition from kindergarten to 1 st grade have to adjust to a new life, but kids who move to the next grade in the same school also have adjustments to cope with, be it in the form of new teachers or advanced academic demands. If you have a school kid and are unclear as to how he/she will stay on top of their studies this fall, we’ve penned down some tips just for you! 1. Create a plan and communicate it with your kid It is important to converse with your kid a