<div dir="ltr"><div><div>for concentration I found interesting training <br><a href="http://www.brainboffin.com/about_dual_n_back.html">http://www.brainboffin.com/about_dual_n_back.html</a> <br></div><div>there are many online versions, but also opensource for desktop <a href="http://brainworkshop.sourceforge.net/">http://brainworkshop.sourceforge.net/</a><br>
<br></div><div>And also there could help chess, memory-game, sudoku and similar..<br></div><div><br><br></div>ps.: <a href="http://www.lumosity.com/">http://www.lumosity.com/</a> has many games for memory/concentration -- maybe there are also opensource/free clones <br>
<br><br></div>pps.: but the phone might be used for communication (which is important for youth)... and there might be social/philosophical issues for bad marks, imo, not just concentration... depending on previous marks...<br>
<div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Dec 26, 2013 at 7:21 PM, Ramu Iyer <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ramu.tizen@gmail.com" target="_blank">ramu.tizen@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>My teenage son, who is in middle school, currently prefers to be distracted from his studies and is always looking intently at his cell phone. It is not a smart phone. I have given him a phone since most kids carry one to school. Plus these days the kids want to send text messages to each other and have fun. </div>
<div><br></div><div>The current situation is that his grades have been trending towards E or F (not a good thing). </div><div><br></div><div>I want to steer my son away from iPhone and other non-educational distractions and help him improve his concentration. I am thinking that Ubuntu Education software might come to the recue. </div>
<div><br></div><div>* Is there any Ubuntu software application that helps improve a kid's concentration? </div><div><br></div><div>* I am looking for recommended Ubuntu software applications for middle school (6th thru 8th grade). </div>
<div><br></div><div>Thanks in advance.</div></div>
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