Max Grades Min Effort: Helping Student Parents Balance Academics and Child Care

Nov. 7, 2013 - PRLog -- At the present time, there are quite a few university and college students who are also parents. For the most part, this is due to two distinct reasons. For one, young single parents cannot support their child or children on minimum wage incomes, so they enroll in post-secondary schooling in order to develop well-paying, and hopefully enjoyable careers. Secondly, older adults with children who have been laid off due to the recent economic recession have frequently returned to school in order to upgrade their skills. One thing most parents in both of these groups have in common is the fact that they have difficulty balancing home and school responsibilities. They either pay less attention to their kids in order to complete homework, or let their grades suffer while spending a lot of time with their kids. Both of these choices tend to result in dissatisfaction. However, "Max Grades Min Effort," a new study system developed by Jacky Truong, has the answers regarding how a parent's home and school life can be balanced.

While Truong was never a parent while going to school, he did graduate within the top 5 per cent of his civil engineering class at Australia's Griffith University. However, he was actually a fairly poor student before learning the study strategies he presents within "Max Grades Min Effort." The program's focus is on efficiency, as Truong shows students how they can achieve the maximum results possible while putting in the minimum amount of effort possible. Therefore, it is a great find for any student attempting to balance a busy schedule, as so many student parents do. "Max Grades Min Effort" consists of five e-book modules, with each focusing on a specific issue relating to studying. This reading material needn't scare anyone away—the modules are easy and fun to read, and bear little resemblance to a university or college textbook. The program also comes with Truong's Gantt Chart time management software, which will help students schedule their activities, and a 14-day Action Plan which will help each user through the first two weeks of their new routine.

Since time is of the essence for parents, whether they are single or not, student parents will appreciate the module which focuses on speed studying. Truong will teach students how to read textbooks, review their notes, and memorize material as quickly as possible. Using his strategies will give parents much more time to spend with their kids and/or partners on evenings and weekends. This will also allow them to get more sleep at night. By focusing on another of Truong's modules, "The Time-Management Secret," students will learn to control their schedules more effectively, so they don't feel like tons of assignments or tasks are popping up at the last minute. By learning to schedule specific times to complete tasks, and avoiding procrastination, student parents will ensure that a sick child or some other family crisis won't affect their academic performance a great deal.

Another process that Truong outlines which will help student parents is goal setting. When one has so many responsibilities at home and outside of it (the occasional parent even juggles a part-time job on top of school and child care), the time between the present and the end of a degree program can seem endless. However, goal setting can help with motivation during bleak periods, which one must fight through. Goals give all students concrete things to work toward, often in the short term. Within "Max Grades Min Effort," Truong identifies the type of goal all students should be focusing on, and provides a chart which will help them choose appropriate ones. He also makes suggestions as to how to hold oneself accountable (ie. to one's children) for the goals one sets. However, he acknowledges that people can't spend 100 per cent of their time working toward goals, and highlights when it is acceptable to take a break. If students follow his time management and speed studying instructions, some relaxation will be possible, even with kids around.

Instead of chugging seven cups of coffee each morning, or singing a child mathematical equations or Shakespeare quotations as a lullaby, student parents should try "Max Grades Min Effort" for the introductory price of $37. As well as allowing student parents to gain more control over their time, it will also coach them in developing the confident, motivated mental state conducive to being an excellent student and parent. Friends and family members should consider telling any tired student parents they know about this worthwhile product. The entire program is available for immediate download from http://www.maxgradesmineffort.com. On top of the introductory offer, users will also receive all future updates to the program for free.