How Online Course Helps My Child to Make Progress

It is hard to believe for many parents that online course have great potential to progress your child future.  Learning anything with the help of various learning programs provided by the online education system make your child able to learn extra skills and knowledge that cannot be gained in school.

Suppose your child school is closed in holidays and finding difficulty in completing his/her assignment, wide range of online education courses help them to solve their assignment with great ease and comfort.

Learning online make your child able to get chance of enhancing their ability and knowledge related to any particular subject with the help of worldwide professional tutor. The online tutors have great expertise in their respective field and make best efforts to deliver the excellent learning programs to their students.

Online education courses allow students to access or download videos, audios, assignment papers etc., that help your child to hear and view the step by step procedures to better understand their subject or complex topic.

Online course offers all support to your child related to his/her school/university studies, assignment on any subject, holiday's homework as well as make him/her prepared for regular test and exams from the comfort of a home. Any kind of information and help can be taken at any time as the dedicated tutors wait desperately to help the stressful students in their tasks.

Remember online tutors are always available to help your children in their studies and enhance confidence in them to perform much better in their studies. It is a best way to grab the opportunity of the gain the benefits of online course to make bright future.

Various online tutoring company provide the facility to interact with your tutor face-to-face using Skype or through video conferencing. The tutor works effectively on their students' strength and weaknesses. The regular tests or the tests designed specifically to know their level of knowledge, help students to make progress in overall course.

If a child is weak in math, English or science, a regular practice through online education courses for a specific subject enable him/her to excel in any subject. Take help of online learning and see great progress in your child studies.

Why Should You Choose to Study Online?

Why should you choose to study online? Surely the question here is; Why not study online? Imagine; learning just as much from the comfort of your own home as you would in a lecture theatre, (if not more,) and never having to leave the couch!!

Online study means that you are in charge of your education. Where you learn, what you learn and when you learn. Unfortunately for us, it does mean that those long lists of excuses are now useless. There is no reason why we wouldn’t choose to study on line. You can study at anytime- when it is convenient for you. And you can literally study anywhere! Whether that is from your kitchen table or, (if you have gone on holidays,) from the other side of the world. 

On line study is readily accessible- all you need is a computer and internet connection.Another great reason why you should choose online distance learning is the time and money that you could save. With online study, you will not have the worry of travelling back and forth to an education centre, and you also have the option of working whilst you study. If you are a mature student, there is no reason why you should have to quit your job to study. Online study allows you the opportunity to fit your studies in around your job.

Although with online study, the student is not necessarily on campus that does not mean that they will not have the full support of an institution. Most institutions who offer an online study facility have huge networks of support for their students to use and take advantage of. Online support networks often consist of hints and tips of how to be successful in your studies, as well as access to fellow students.

How to Be a Successful Online Tutor

With a quarter of parents having hired a traditional tutor for their children at some point, there is huge potential demand for online tutoring. Although what is going to set you apart online that a tutor cannot do face to face? Well for a start to be a successful tutor you have to be prepared to work at any time of the day or night, you will have to fully commit to provide the student the best education around. Children who sign up with e-tutors watch live broadcasts using video-conferencing or Skype, an on-line telephone/video service. The interactive technology allows students to hear and see their teacher, and to ask questions, while both use a “whiteboard”, like a shared blackboard. With most online tutors charging £15-£27, you are a cheaper option than the traditional tutor and parents are always attracted to cheaper prices, but they also want quality, this is where you come in. If you are teaching a subject you have not got much knowledge on then simply, cook it, plate it up and digest it as quickly as possible.

One of the keys to online tutoring is, not necessarily knowing the answers; but being able to find them quickly and easily. Being a good researcher is key! This will enable you to teach the students to find their own answers as you guide them through different articles. So, do not fret if you don't remember why World War I began - you are not expected to be Encyclopedia Britannica, but, if you can find an article on the reasons quickly, you are one step closer to being a good online tutor.

Becoming a popular online tutor (one requested by the students) takes time and good judgement. The time you spend watching your inbox to jump on open hours is consuming; but once you have a set schedule you are happy with, that time will pay off and you can focus solely on your permanent students. As far as good judgment, this can be a tricky line to walk. Students enjoy talking and getting a tutor' s background or insight into personal issues. A good online tutor can quickly and smoothly re-direct the student back to the work at hand. Tutors are educators, not peers. But, be sure that you do not make the student feel embarrassed or put down for asking questions.

Online Learning Tips

More and more students are leaving the classroom to learn their preferred subjects from the comfort of their own home. Learning online can be a patient or fast paced process, with the option to plough through a course or to simply take it as it comes, working at your own pace and working essentially when you want to fit around your other commitments. Since, online learning relies heavily upon internet and communication technology developing proper skills of communication and the technologies used to deliver online learning is essential. Given that the classes are held over a virtual setting, only proper interaction can help you fight the odds of not being in a traditional classroom. Furthermore, obtaining success through the flexible mode of online learning also relies upon effective time management skills that allow a better balance between studies and other commitments. In order to make learning online a true success the pupil has to be fully committed to the course. 

Although not as strict as a course at school, college or university, the pupil will have to engage with the tutor and the material in order to benefit from learning online. By regularly checking comments from your tutor and working on their feedback, it will ensure you are truly gaining something from the experience. You have to be serious about online education if you wish to succeed, although the slacker approach may appeal to some students, to reel in the advantages of an online education the student has to take the course seriously and it will lead to a path of success. Online study is challenging. It requires self-motivation and self-belief. Success also relies on your ability to know when you've done a good job. Don't forget to reward yourself when you achieve something. Whether it's a chocolate, cup of tea, cigarette or even a beer, at the end of each 4-hour study period or a weekend away at the end of each year completed, giving yourself rewards provides motivation, allowing you to feel like you have deserved the item. It also gives you time to reflect on your achievements. 

What parents don’t know about University education?

Being a parent is hard work, first off juggling family time and a career can be extremely difficult, next is ensuring your child gets the best education at their school. Parents traditionally encourage their children to be the best they can be to truly max out their potential. But how much do parents really know about what happens behind closed doors? Are students getting the full educational experience that they deserve? Nowadays with the University fees at ridiculous costs, are students really reeling in the benefits of such high fees? I think the clear answer is no.

Whereas in school your every need is catered for, at University it is a different story, ‘independent learning’ is encouraged, meaning fewer lectures and less interaction with parents. Luckily speaking from experience I enrolled onto University before the new fees, so I ‘only’ have to pay £3,000 a year, and for that fee I get one lecture every other week. My parents were outraged when I informed them of this. At school, despite the learning perhaps not being perfect, you still have over 5 lessons a day and the emphasis is getting the student to learn as much as they can. At university where you pay to learn, parents do not know how much students are not getting. Sometimes on my course it felt like I was not getting taught how to be a journalist but instead how to pass exams and write essays. Parents should be careful when viewing what university their child goes too, many Universities are taking the easy route and instead of teaching students, they are left to fend for themselves, definitely not worth the ridiculous £9,000 a year right? Parents want the best for their children but how can a student maximize their potential with one lecture a week.

Chinese Tiger Moms: The Cub’s Struggle to Leave the Den

Every weekend, after a busy week of being in school and finishing off the last odds and ends of my degree, I reenter the world of the tiger moms. As an English teacher, I have weekly contact with them, and I dread it, like taking a plunge into an ice-cold pool. It is not because I am afraid of their views on me, but rather that they want to know what my perspective is on their child’s progress. Hmm, what can I say that will appease the somewhat terrifying tiger mom but allow me to come away without the sense of guilt that accompanies lying. “Oh, he’s getting there” (he couldn’t say anything at all last week), or “Well, he’s behaving a lot better this week” (he pulled down his pants and peed on the floor last week (this actually happened!!)), and quite often “She’s opening up so much more now” (she’s actually just moody and has started saying nasty things about me). A little distortion of the truth goes a long way in appeasing the tiger moms’ voracious appetite for success which they pilfer off the backs of their over-worked, under-played children.

A child is a big investment in any society; in the UK it is at least 18 years of hard work and patience for parents, raising their children until they are ready to fly the nest. Generally, after 18 years, parents usually are ready to offload their offspring, sending them out into the world on their own. Following graduation, and sometimes prior to, young adults are expected to earn their own money to pay their way. I have been no exception, where I have the need to be even more self-reliant than my British counterparts, being on my own in a foreign country. I have discovered that in China, the situation is quite different. To generalize, a child in China is probably at least a 25-year investment for their parents. This investment is compounded by two factors: firstly, the need to give ones child a competitive edge in a country of over 1.3 billion people; secondly, the one child policy currently in force across China leading to huge pressure to raise the ‘perfect’ child. This process and investment can lead to parents to take a very close-handed approach to their child’s upbringing, in some extreme cases parents will even follow their children to university to ensure that their living needs are met whilst they concentrate on their studies.

This pressure from tiger parent on their offspring takes its toll on these poor cubs. Often I have walked into a classroom full of children screaming their heads off in ecstasy at the opportunity of being able to ‘have fun’ for but a few minutes in their very full days. I like to ensure that my classes are as fun as they are educational. This is probably not enough to make certain that they will grow up to be well-rounded adults, but I hope they at least get a break from the tedium of their stressful lives. There children who thrive off this pressure, but I cannot imagine that they will be great socialites. Parental mollycoddling may produce academic genii, but I believe that it comes at great social, emotional and practical cost to children. It is of great concern to me that there are adult males and females out there of my age who cannot or may not be willing to wash their clothes, and of course, this does not just include China.

So, what are the returns on parental investments in their children? Well, usually, for an 18-year investment, as is common in the UK, it guarantees parents their children’s love and when needed, support both emotionally and financially. It also usually allows their children to live their own lives, without much interference or intervention from parents. In China, where the 25-year plus investment package is usually the chosen option amongst those who can afford it, returns are usually higher, with male children expected to assume the role of caregiver and parent, supporting a top-heavy family hierarchy on a salary that might only be enough to support a comfortable lifestyle for themselves; female children are expected to find themselves good husbands and to be good wives, this while perhaps working a full-time job themselves. Parents in the UK are not without hopes of having grandchildren, and expect that their children will be responsible to them after leaving home, but perhaps there is more room for deviation, which is reflected in social attitudes to different lifestyles, sexuality and some children choosing not to have children themselves, whereas in China, grandchildren are included in the dividends from their investment. In China, the traditions of previous generations spanning thousands of years cannot be wiped from memory in a single generation, but perhaps it is time for a reality check; current social trends indicate that this way of life in a modern China under the one-child policy is unsustainable.

I am sure that tiger moms, tiger parents wish nothing but for their children to be successful and happy, but it is about time that an objective approach is taken to children’s futures. What is truly best for ones child? What can one manage for oneself without creating extra pressure for ones child? Is it fair to expect ones child to be a source of income and care in return for fulfilling ones duties as a parent? I talk from the position of one who has yet to experience the joys and hardships of parenthood, and my commentary above is a generalization of many complex and varied familial and social situations, but boy, I do worry very much about the cubs that run around in my classroom every weekend. Can they take the heat? 

Resources: Online Education Society
Author: David Janke