Homework is an essential part of school work and deserves the same concentration as lessons in the classroom
Richard Gerver, Head Teacher, Government Educational Adviser and best selling author of ‘Creating Tomorrow’s Schools Today’
It makes common sense that better homework time management produces better homework. If you sit down and concentrate for a set period of time you are more likely to get your homework done quicker and complete it more thoroughly. Parents wonder at children’s ability to multi-task but the limited concentration span of young people is becoming an increasing concern for educationalists.
We all trust our children to do the sensible thing; we talk to them and warn of the dangers of the net…about chat rooms, predators, bad sites, bullying, violent games but you can never tell when an innocent can stumble across something inappropriate or be approached by seemingly nice friend on a social networking site?
Parents set The Learning Bubble’s interruption free periods for homework and study. No distractions from incoming instant messages, games, Facebook, etc.; just a quiet space for productive work.
The Learning Bubble (TLB) comes with over 200 educational web site links, chosen by primary school teachers and regularly updated online to be in tune with the current curriculum. These site links, plus a number of free learning games, are what makes TLB so special and popular with educationalists.
Set the amount of time your child can use the computer each day to suit your needs and not theirs. Avoid under-the-bedclothes instant messaging or social networking at 1am in the morning!
Each child in the family has computer access through their own password protected log-in. You can adjust each profile based on individual age, taste and interests to enable greater or lesser access to the web.
Takes just a few minutes to install and set up. The Learning Bubble is well and truly child’s play!
Parents can choose which web sites their child can access and an in-built activity log enables them to check what activity has taken place during both learning and open access time periods.