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3 Real-Life Skills to Teach Your Children While Learning Remotely

by RachelSwirl September 23, 2020

Across the globe, many children have a different definition of what school means this year. Terms like eLearning and virtual learning have become the norm, and some parents have even chosen to keep their kids home in an effort to keep them safe from the COVID-19 pandemic. People have homeschooled for years for many reasons, but the top one is a concern about the school environment. Now, the main concern is about health. If your children are learning virtually this year, or you’ve decided to homeschool them, you have a unique opportunity to not only keep them on track with …

Could Higher Education Be an Option for You Now?

by RachelSwirl May 19, 2020

When we think of university, we tend to think of students who have just left school, moving out of home for the first time and taking their first big steps into the world of independent living. We don’t often consider it an option for ourselves. But the truth is, the majority of universities do accept mature students (that’s any student commencing studies over the age of 21) and many older students do thrive in their studies. When it comes down to it, there’s no age that’s deemed “too old” to get started with studies and there are all sorts of …

Pandemic Pixel Fun From Vizulize

by RachelSwirl March 28, 2020

Like the rest of the UK, we are currently in lockdown and having been isolated for almost a fortnight now, cabin fever is beginning to set in. The kids have kept themselves busy with homeschooling activities, baking, painting, drawing, board games, movies and of course their beloved technology, which for once I’m quite thankful for. In order to battle the boredom, I’ve been sure to keep a bank of resources set aside for those moments when the kids don’t quite know what to do with themselves, one of which is a ten-minute test both upon your eyes and your knowledge …

What Are The Hallmarks Of Great Education?

by RachelSwirl March 10, 2020

While education deals with very concrete facts, figures, dates, concepts, thoughts and ideas, it’s also important to note that not everyone learns in the same way, nor do they always arrive at the same place at the same time. This means that education is a much broader topic than we might expect itself, and that gives us room for a healthy and interesting discussion. For instance, many people have managed to do very well in the academic system, while others may struggle in school, leave, then ply their hand at a craft they were born to partake in. Education is …

Helping Your Kids With Their Education

by RachelSwirl January 30, 2020

If you want to make sure that your child has the best possible start in life, you need to look at their education primarily. Education is one thing that massively affects the kinds of chances you are going to have later on in life, and by ensuring that it is done as well as possible you will be giving your child much more of a life to be getting on with. Of course, the school does much of the work, but if you want to you can help your children with their education too. In fact, in many cases, this …