TRAINING & EDUCATION
Circling the Brain Drain It’s that time of year when we take a look at the budget and figure out what a vacation might cost. If you have youngsters at home for the summer, the price might be higher than you can even imagine. An article in The Washington Post states that by the end of summer vacation, the average student will lose about a month’s worth of learning from the previous school year. That means teachers must spend the first four to six weeks of the new school year going back over material students forgot over the summer break. Professionals call it ‘the summer slide’. This disturbing statistic was a wake-up call for two dads; Michael Apstein and John Able are the founders of Focus Education whose purpose has always been to help kids succeed. Now, using breakthrough educational science and the popularity of video games, they have created ifocus and
Jungle Rangers, the video game that bridges the summer learning shortfall. First, imagine the relief of guilt-free gaming; the more your child plays this game the more improvement you will see in his or her focus, attention and memory. Jungle Rangers is a ground breaking, state-ofthe-art, brain-training game system whose levels adapt to your child’s growth as he/she learns. Game activities require children to progressively improve their ability to pay attention for longer periods, increase the amount of information they can hold in their minds, and decrease impulsive responding. Tested by brain-imaging specialists and neuropsychologists, Jungle Rangers features loveable characters and activities that will intrigue your gamer while creating focus, attention and memory improvements that can last a lifetime. Find out more about this intriguing new instructional game system by visiting the website: www.focuseducation.com. DC
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