Many
families struggle with motivating their children to work hard at their
education and in fact, for some families, the difficulty with completing
homework can result
in conflict and even nightly battles. The unpleasant cycle of nagging
by parents and anxiety for kids usually leads to nothing but resentment
and poor performance. Sadly, the United States is currently ranked 17th
in math, 21st in science and 17th in reading.
But
now a new education app, released on Tuesday, February 23, is seeking
to help students get excited about their education and provide parents
with a tool to help keep
their kids motivated. Gradestar is a digital behavior chart and
reward-based tool designed to help students succeed by earning rewards
for working on their education. Parents can challenge kids to complete
various tasks like homework, studying, volunteering,
cleaning their room - anything that requires an extra push. In
exchange, kids receive Gradestars, a form of virtual currency that they
can then use to purchase goods and services they want, from local and
national businesses.
And
while the idea of working hard to get into college and get a good job
8-10 years down the road may be hard for students to relate to,
Gradestar allows them to enjoy
the results of their efforts, in a meaningful way, right now! With the
use of sound psychological principles and by employing “gamification”
(making a game out of something), students remain engaged which helps
them to develop and practice positive habits
building on their success for the long term.
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