What exactly is motivation? One could say that motivating means, among other things, making something relevant to a student's life so that he or she wants to learn it.

Sending our child to school or to classes does not ensure learning. It only creates a condition where you hope learning will take place. Recent research has shown parents as very active participants in children's success stories. Teenagers who do academically very well have at least one thing in common - their parents have been involved in their education - not by teaching them but by benchmarking their progress. By asking them pertinent questions at appropriate times. By knowing what they need to know.

The SmartStudy Programme offers us parents a chance to do just that: Share our child's academic burden. But how?
Sometimes our children, especially those in the higher classes, do not welcome our intrusion into their emotional and social lives. But if, while they are studying on the Internet, we read up part of the Introduction for them, we give them some hints on the Take a Test section, compare their long answer with the model answer given by the experts… they will love us and they will be motivated to study harder. They will feel they have an active partner in their tough moments. And will see our involvement, not as intrusion, but contribution.

But how do we get actively involved in our children's studies if we are not comfortable with the subject?
Even if we do not understand the subject deeply, the interactive tests enable us to keep track, of the progress of our child. So, unlike when our child studies on his own and we have no real way of telling how much progress is being made by the child, here we will be able to keep track of the child's progress in a significant way without knowing the details of the subject.

The question bank contains questions that are tagged across parameters such as memory, knowledge, and applications, and across three levels of difficulty. Thus we can tell whether our child is weak in terms of concepts or in terms of memory and at what level of difficulty. All this without us knowing a word about the subject!

But how does the SmartStudy Programme compare with a good textbook or a good tutor?
In general, parents go by word-of-mouth. We have no reliable means by which we can decide about what to use for our child in terms of textbooks and tutors. This offering brings to you the best of both worlds. It is the best textbook in the market coupled with a very wise and useful teacher who asks the right questions at the right time, does clear emphasising for the important concepts and definitions, makes the child think when he is being tested, tells the child the areas where he is weak and so on. (This has been made possible through the interactive tools such as the feedback, emails and chats with experts.)

We can say this with conviction because the material bears the stamp of authority and validation of the Board of Editors. Something that no other textbook or offering will have.

How do we know that the SmartStudy Programme brings quality education for our child?
As a parent, one needs to know that your child is being exposed to the right material both in terms of content and in terms of academic suitability for the examinations. The SmartStudy Programme has been prepared under the watchful eye of highly experienced academics who understand the needs of the student because not only are they highly knowledgeable and experienced (in fact they are some of the finest brains as scientists and teachers), they too are parents who have the same concerns that you have as parents.

The SmartStudy Programme brings quality education. Let us use it to help turn the potential of our children into measurable high-level performance. It offers us parents concrete ways to check on the syllabus covered and to be covered. The weaknesses and strengths of our children and ways and means of truly guiding, helping, caring and sharing in their crucial academic years.

Still want to know why your wards should go for SmartStudy? Check out
• The eGurucool Way of Learning – our methodology
• Our Board of Editors
• What our satisfied users have to say

Convinced that your wards need SmartStudy? Check out our sample courses.