Originally published July 17 2005
Microsoft releases program to help students and parents deal with homework
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
According to PC Magazine, a survey of parents from the U.S., the U.K., France and Germany found they felt under-qualified to help their kids with homework, so Microsoft has released Microsoft Student 2006, a program with online resources designed to help students with subjects such as English, Math and even foreign languages.
Homework can be stressful, and not just for students.
By the time their children reach middle and high school and are struggling with calculus and complex research papers, most parents have been out of school for many years and are not well equipped to provide assistance.
In response to a Microsoft survey that found that 71 percent of parents with 12- to 18-year-olds (in the U.S., U.K., France and Germany) feel unprepared to help their children with homework, comes the comprehensive Microsoft Student 2006 productivity software.
Microsoft Student 2006 The heart of the software, Learning Essentials for Students, incorporates with Office, and adding tutorials, toolbars and templates to Word, Excel and PowerPoint for reports, projects, presentations, and even foreign language assignments.
Math homework can cause the biggest headache and only a third of parents surveyed feel prepared to help with this subject.
Learning Essentials provides online math homework help, as well as graphing calculator software which allows students to create two- and three-dimensional graphs, in color.
Teens typically go the Web first for research, but can waste time sifting through loads of irrelevant information and unreliable sources.
Student provides links to trusted content from Encarta right alongside any search engine's results.
Additional features include book summaries with biographical information on authors and guidelines for works of literature, an interactive world atlas, and extensive multimedia, including music, artwork, and video.
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