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In this issue: -> Sponsor of the Week -> �IQ Tests� of the Week -> Brain Improvement Products and Services -> ARTICLE: End Homework Battles � written by Katie Basson -> ARTICLE: The Top 10 Ways to Get Unstuck When You Need to Write � written by Mershon Bell -> BOOK REVIEW: The Moscow Puzzles: 359 Mathematical Recreations � By Boris A. Kordemsky -> High IQ Societies -> How to subscribe and unsubscribe to this newsletter Current Subscribers � 43,951 subscribers Removal instructions are listed at the end of the newsletter. 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Visit http://www.selfgrowth.com/products/einstein2.html ----------------------------------------------------------- *** �IQ TESTS� of the WEEK *** ----------------------------------------------------------- ** THINK-OUTSIDE-THE-BOX PUZZLES ** Can you tell what word or phrase each riddle stands for? 1. VISION VISION 2. TRASTUCKFFIC 3. LE G 4. LISTS LISTS 5. YGOLOHCYSP Find the solution at http://www.selfimprovementnewsletters.com/puzzle269.html ** PATTERN AND WORD PLAY BRAIN TEASER ** Nicole figured out how to change the word �grass� to the word �green� in six moves by changing only one letter at a time. Each time you change a letter, you get an English five-letter word. You are given the word for Move 3. What are the words for Moves 1, 2, 4, and 5? 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Increase your brain capacity up to 400%, and achieve any goal you desire. This landmark program is based on the Nobel Prize-winning research. Visit http://www.selfgrowth.com/products/colin1.html HOW TO ADD A DESCRIPTION OF YOUR WEBSITE HERE If you want to share information about your website in our newsletter, please go to the following webpage and fill out the form. Visit our website at http://www.selfgrowth.com/form-ad-brain-newsletter.html ----------------------------------------------------------- ** ARTICLE: End Homework Battles � written by Katie Basson ** ----------------------------------------------------------- Ask parents what their biggest school year challenge is, and you�ll likely hear that it is the difficulty they face in getting their kids to do homework. With so many other attractive ways for kids to spend their time, getting them to buckle down and complete that extra bit of schoolwork can be like pulling teeth. As with any chore, though, there are strategies you can use to get it done and make it more fun. 1. Make Time for Homework Fitness gurus have known this for years: you are more likely to stick to an exercise regimen if you do it at the same time everyday and make it an inviolable part of your schedule. The same goes for homework. Don�t leave it up in the air as to when homework will be completed. This only ensures that it won�t get completed until you have an extended argument with your child about it�usually one hour after bedtime. Instead, sit down with your child and review your family schedule for the upcoming semester. Decide where homework will fit in your daily schedule and make it non-negotiable. It is always helpful to anchor homework time to some other regular activity. Good choices are: directly after school or right before or after dinner. (Scheduling homework in the hour before bedtime is usually not a good practice since your child may be too sleepy to do a good job.) It is also important to dedicate a set amount of time for homework. This will discourage students from rushing through homework so that they can watch the latest Disney video. What is a reasonable amount of time to spend on homework? That varies with age. Check with your child�s teacher. It is generally accepted, though, that First and Second graders should spend about a half hour on homework each night while Third and Fourth graders might need to spend as much as an hour per night. 2. Don�t Accept No for an Answer A common refrain from students is �I finished my homework in school� or �The teacher didn�t assign us any homework today.� It should not matter that they don�t have a specific assignment. Homework is an extension of the learning that occurred that day in school, and what they learned that day can be extended in any number of ways. Students can read silently during their allotted homework time, they can look up information in an encyclopedia to enhance what they are learning in Science or Social Studies, or they can look at flashcards, practice math facts, and test their spelling. This is how to teach your child to be a self-directed learner. You will be giving them a gift to get them in the habit of doing this now. When they are in high school, having this extra study habit will bring them academic success. 3. Establish a Partnership with Teachers Early in the school year make an effort to get to know your child�s teacher. Make an appointment to talk with the teacher in the first few weeks of school, so that you can express your desire to be a good partner in your child�s education. She will appreciate it, and you will be one step closer to a smooth school year. Find out what her homework policy is so that you know what to expect. It is also helpful to know how high her standards are, so that you can ensure that your child�s homework is acceptable. 4. Provide the Right Environment Most people�s advice on homework is to set up a desk in your child�s room and make sure that they have a quiet and distraction-free work environment. This sounds very reasonable, but few people seem to be able to follow this advice. I know many students who instead do their homework on the living room floor, at the kitchen counter, or at the dining room table. It seems that some people work best when they aren�t isolated from household activity. If that is the case with your child, then provide a small traveling office for him so that he has all of the necessary items at hand and won�t waste time running around the house looking for a sharp pencil. With all the supplies nearby, and distractions limited to the general background noise of family living, your student ought to be able to concentrate on homework. 5. Set a Good Example �Do as I say not as I do� is no longer considered appropriate parental advice. In order to instill the proper values in our children, we must model them. If we expect our children to be conscientious, hard-working students, then that is what they must see in us. Make an effort to show your child your work ethic by reading trade magazines and business books while they do their homework. Take out a pencil and write notes as you read. Investigate ideas fully. If you read something interesting in the newspaper, look up information about it on the Internet. Always be eager to learn something new. Sign up for an adult education class, teach yourself to knit, or write that novel you�ve always dreamed of. The more that you can show your child that learning is a lifelong adventure that requires their involvement, the more likely it is that homework will cease being a chore and start being an integral part of a life well-lived. If you take the time to set up these parameters around homework, you�ll find that you waste less energy arguing over homework and making up for lost assignments. You�ll have more time and energy for other pursuits, and so will your child. What�s more, you�ll discover that the benefits of hassle free homework add up to more than just scheduling efficiency, they equal a better education. About the Author: Katie Basson is a parent, teacher, and creator of The BITs Kit Better Behavior Kit for Kids�. Katie teaches seminars on behavior modification techniques, and assists parents through challenging behavioral and educational issues. She serves on the Board of Directors of the YWCA and is an educational advisor to Zoesis, Inc., a children�s software company. Katie�s expert advice has been sought for articles in The Boston Globe and Parents Magazine. Sign up for her biweekly Parenting Solutions newsletter at www.bitskit.com. Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/ ----------------------------------------------------------- ** ARTICLE: The Top 10 Ways to Get Unstuck When You Need to Write � written by Mershon Bell ** ----------------------------------------------------------- 1. Think of writing as a traffic light. Start writing on green. Whiz along, writing whatever pops into your mind. Don't worry about grammar or flow at this stage. Just get the words on paper. Next, think yellow. Slow down and check for flow. Does your article make sense? Now it is time to stop on red. Check every word for accuracy. Make sure your punctuation and spelling are correct. This is the time to scrutinize. 2. Go for a walk. Writing is a creative exercise. It takes time. As you walk, your mind will consider what you want to write about. When you return, you'll be ready to put words on paper. 3. Talk about your idea. If you're having trouble getting your idea on paper, talk about it instead. Verbalize to yourself, a non-judgmental friend or colleague. When you do this, the ideas will gel and you'll be able to put them on paper. 4. Write something...anything. Start by writing your name over and over. The act of writing will unlock the writing center of your brain and you'll be on your way. 5. Remember how good it feels to get it done. The process may be grueling but it feels so good when you have created something you can be proud of. Don't forget how fulfilling the process is. To remind yourself of this, read something you've written in the past. 6. Put it on the calendar. Schedule writing time on your calendar just as you would any other appointment. This will keep you from procrastinating. 7. Tell yourself it is only for 10 minutes. We often see ourselves spending long hours facing a blank computer screen. Instead, give yourself permission to write for only 10 minutes. If you are on a roll, continue. If not, quit until another day. At least you started. 8. Reward yourself. Give yourself something wonderful when you finish your writing project. This could be a massage, a good book, a bubble bath. Just keep your promise! 9. Admit it. Sometimes admitting that you're stuck and that this just isn't a good day to write will help you get past it. If we dig our heels in, the block could last much longer. Just for today, move on to something else and come back to writing another time. 10. Just tough it out. Sometimes you don't feel like writing, you don't want to write, you can't think of anything creative to say but you have a deadline looming ahead of you. Sometimes you just have to take yourself by the scruff of the neck and say, DO IT. After all, you're a professional! About the Author: This piece was originally submitted by Mershon Bell, Certified Personal/Professional Coach, who can be reached at [EMAIL PROTECTED], or visited on the Web at http://www.mershonbell.com/. Mershon Bell leads teleclasses and facilitates newsletter coaching groups. She has 15 years of business writing experience as the owner of her own marketing/communications business. ----------------------------------------------------------- ** BOOK REVIEW: The Moscow Puzzles: 359 Mathematical Recreations � By Boris A. Kordemsky ** ----------------------------------------------------------- This book has been a classic in the former Soviet Union since it was first published in 1956, and it remains just as entertaining today. A master at making math fun for his high school students, Boris Kordemsky loaded this clever collection with a wide variety of math and logic related games and puzzles dealing with magic squares, tricky weights and measures, properties of numbers, mathematical tricks, and more. Number and math game fans are bound to find several new amusements here. Even many of the well-known classics from generations past take on new life with the fresh twists Kordemsky provides. The list price for this book is $11.95. To purchase it for $8.96 at a 25% discount from Amazon.com, go directly to http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0486270785/selfimprovemeonlA/ ----------------------------------------------------------- ** HIGH IQ SOCIETIES ** ----------------------------------------------------------- American Mensa, Ltd. 1229 Corporate Dr. West Arlington, TX 76006 1-800-66-MENSA Open to individuals who have scored in the top 2% on a standardized intelligence test. Founded in 1945 by R.Berrill and L.Ware. Name of Journal: Mensa Bulletin. Visit them on the web at http://www.mensa.org International Society for Philosophical Enquiry c/o Harry Callahan P.O. Box 34304 Omaha, NE 68134 Open to individuals who score in the 99.9th percentile on a standardized adult intelligence test. Founded in 1974 by Chris Harding. Name of Journal: Telicom. Visit them on the web at http://www.crosswinds.net/~ispe/ Intertel P.O. Box 150580 Lakewood, CO 80215 (303) 797-7210 Open to individuals who have an IQ at or above the 99th percentile on an accepted test. Founded in 1967 by Ralph Haines. Name of Journal: Integra. Visit them on the web at http://pw1.netcom.com/~snoflo/intertel1.html Mega Society c/o Rick Rosner 5139 Balboa Blvd #303 Encino, CA 91316-3430 Open to individuals with an IQ in the 99.9999th percentile. Founded in 1982 by Ronald K Hoeflin. Name of Journal: Noesis. Visit them on the web at http://www.ultrahiq.net/MegaSociety/ One-In-A-Thousand P.O. Box 539 New York, NY 10101 (Ronald K. Hoeflin, Founder) Open to persons with measured IQs in the top 10% of the population. Name of Journal: Oath. Visit them on the web at http://www.eskimo.com/~miyaguch/oath.html Prometheus Society c/o Robert Dick 13 Speer Street Somerville, NJ 08876 Open to individuals exceeding the 99.997th percentile of general intelligence. Founded in 1982 by Ronald K Hoeflin. Name of Journal: Gift of Fire. Visit them on the web at http://www.prometheussociety.org/ Triple Nine Society P.O. Box 29 Dover, MA 02030-0029 Open to those individuals who score in the top 99.9th percentile on a standardized intelligence test. Visit them on the web at http://www.triplenine.org Sinistral SIG 200 Emmett Ave. Derby, CT 06418 (203) 735-1759 Open to left-handed people whose IQs are in the top 2% of the population and who are eligible to be members of Mensa. The International High Five Society 3546 Devon Hill Road Toledo, OH 43606-1102 (419) 474-3809 Fax: (419) 474-1009 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] High Five is open to anyone testing above the 95th percentile on a standardized test of intelligence. The International High IQ Society The International High IQ Society was founded in April 2000 to enable the bright people from around the world to come together on the Internet. 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