Creating Geniuses with Geniebook?

We were introduced to Geniebook a couple of months back because an ex-colleague of my wife happened to be with the company and had shared with us the many advantages of using this online self-learning platform. Truth be told, I was really impressed with their selling points, and I still am.

Many tuition centres would have taken their curriculum online by now because e-Learning is the way to go for our future generation. But what differentiates Geniebook software from the rest of the pack, would have to be the A.I. that generates worksheets based on the students' weaknesses from past work. It starts with a Strengths Analysis that kiddo will do first; from there, it will detect kiddo's strengths and weaknesses. For subsequent questions, the system will then prioritise those relevant questions for students to practise.

Geniebook motivates e-Learning by rewarding "Bubbles" to students based on their scores in the worksheets they had embarked on. In turn, the Bubbles can then be used to exchange for real gifts such as slime and snacks etc.

The kid get bubbles for every completed worksheet.

Whilst students (or parents) would be able to select the topics that they wish to be tested on, and more Bubbles would be awarded for scoring in topics they are weak on, thus encouraging them to work harder on grasping new concepts and to get better.

Parents are also kept in the know whenever the kiddos log into Geniebook and generate worksheets to do. Once the worksheets are marked, parents would also be able to view the results via the Geniebook Parent app and see for themselves how their kiddos fare.

Track the progress of each child and each subject.

The analytics is quite amazing.

Parents can view all the mistakes and also the solution as well.

There are also LIVE Online Lessons weekly with their teachers. With the current COVID situation, these lessons and the assessment sheets will be great for those who are staying indoors and keeping kids occupied.

My Personal Take

This app would be godsent for parents who wish to keep a close tab on the progress of their children. Parents can create study plans and generate worksheets for their children and then monitor their activities remotely via the parent app.

I have no doubt that if I had exercised my diligence in ensuring that the kiddos do their practices, that they would definitely see a great improvement in their English, Maths and Science. Practice makes perfect and by constantly practising on the weak topics, it is only a matter of time the grades improve.
    

Cons

However, the best tools in the world will still depend on the user welding it, and my children are not the most disciplined ones (neither are their parents). All great things come with consistent practice! In fact, we often receive follow up calls from Geniebook asking if they could be of assistance because they had not been practising! That is how dedicated their team is.

The company charges on an annual basis for 1 to 3 subjects and users can generate 300 worksheets per subject. The cost of getting all 3 subjects would be $4,947 in total, or about $5.40 per worksheet. Can appear to be a little steep to me, but then again you are not paying for the worksheets only, but the accompanying support and they can even sit in 'live' classes.

If you want to find out more, check out here and get a Complimentary Strengths Analysis http://bit.ly/39gQVLA.

Dyson Supersonic Blew Me Away

My wife, had never ever requested for any gifts for her birthday or our anniversaries. In fact she hates surprises and I learnt my lesson many years back when I organized a surprise birthday party in cahoots with her colleagues and it ended up annoying her to the max. She cannot be bothered these days, and would always say "just give me money will do".

The girls were really excited to find out what mom's gift was!

However for Valentines Day this year, she received something really practical from Dyson indeed. I believe everyone would have heard about the Dyson Supersonic hairdryer and how it it looked by now right? I myself have heard of many wonderful reviews but to experience it for ourselves, beats reading any other 3rd party reviews. I vouch that I can feel the difference, just by holding the hairdryer in my hands and feeling the .

Steffi holding on to the Dyson Supersonic

We are already used to the noisy conventional big-headed hairdryer, just like how we were used to our old corded vacuum cleaner along with vacuum bag before we started using Dyson V8. Having to dry her own hair, as well as my daughters’ hair after their bathes, can take quite a long time, tiring her wrists. Not to mention that she will have to personally dry for the girls because the hairdryer can get really hot!

This is how the set looked like! Comes with 4 attachments too!

Now that the wife (and the whole family) had tried our new gadget for a while now, I can safely proclaim that Dyson Supersonic hairdryer, is really in a class of its own! Just like their vacuum and purifying fans, once you try them, you would not want to go back to your old appliances. So let me share with what I love or found out about the hairdryer!

Light but Powerful

I honestly do not care if the Dyson V9 digital motor is big or small, but the fact that it is small and yet powerful, allowed it to be positioned in the handle, making handling the dryer a breeze. No need to “balance” the heavy head of the conventional dryers and no more strain on the wrists even after drying all 5 kiddos!

It is indeed powerful. Starri was in awe.

Gentle on Hair

I do not know about you but I had personally “burnt” my own hair before due to extreme heat lor, and I could still remember the smell! This will never happen with Dyson, because of the glass bead thermistor that measures the temperature a whopping 20 times a second, with the microprocessor making sure it does not overheat based on the data it receives. In short, with its 3 airflow settings + cold air and 4 heat settings, it is safe even for the kiddos to use!

The Attachments

Well truth be told, we never really used them (except the gentle flow) because just the dryer itself was really good enough for all of us. Because you know lah, we are not that stylo milo lor. But I did try them on to find out what difference they made, and the gentle flow really diffused the heat and airflow, making it an even more comfortable experience for the kiddos.

The different attachments that come with the set.

I think if my wife had permed hair, she would probably find the Diffuser great as it is supposed to dry without frizzing up the hair, while the Styling Concentrator would be helpful if I had long fringe like before and needed to style just that part. Oh yeah, the attachments really stayed cool to the touch when in use, just like Dyson claimed!

In Conclusion?

Well if you ask me, there is really nothing that I would complain about Dyson Supersonic. Erm.. but I was hoping that all the attachments would be able to fit into the beautiful case that came with it lah! You can easily get yours online at https://www.dyson.com.sg/products/hair-care/dyson-supersonic-hair-dryer/shop-all too. It comes with a set of complimentary brush kit along with the case that you can personalize at Dyson Demo Store - Owner Center Capitol as well!

A personalized case in pink for my lady.

A couple of hundreds for the Supersonic may be small change to many, but can be a little extravagant, especially when one compares it to the $20 hairdryer that one can easily find. But having experienced it ourselves, I feel that it is definitely worth the price you pay. You only need to try it for yourself!