Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Strength to Success

There is good news for parents:

“All children are SMART and it is our job as parents and teachers to bring out the strengths of our children.”

Gone are the days when our dreams for our children are limited by their school performance.

“Intelligence” is no longer limited to the top 10% of every class. Intelligence has been redefined by Harvard-based cognitive psychologist, Dr. Howard Gardner. His theory of Multiple Intelligences has demonstrated that there are many forms of intelligence not measured by standard IQ tests. He defines intelligences as the ability to solve problems and fashion products that have cultural value.

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Success Attitude Builder: Create a SMART goal with your child


It is never too early or too late to help children make SMART goals for themselves. This will help them be pro-active, self-motivated and accountable for their goals.

Discuss goals that your own child wants to set for himself. It can be as simple as doing homework every day and gaining more friends.

Then help them set SMART goals:

S - Specific.
State what you are going to do and be as specific as possible. Example, “I   will do my math drills every day” is a better goal than “I will get a high grade in math.”

Sunday, July 18, 2010

Some Tips for Fun Learning!

Parents usually complain to teachers that their child or children doesn't want to go to school anymore. Kids always make excuses just for them not to attend school. Maybe parents will ask their child, "What's the problem? You don't like your teacher? How about your classmates? Are you having a hard time with your lessons?" But as we all know, they will answer yes or sort of to those questions. Then we'll assumed.

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Things You Need to Know Before Teaching Your Child Mathematics




Every act of life involves mathematics. Our cosmos is not a meaningless phenomenon: it is a mathematical wonder! So how come, for most children, mathematics has become a meaningless and unpleasant chore? Why do parents and teachers find it such a struggle to engage children and make them understand topic?
This article provides 5 important points that will greatly influence your child’s performance in Math. Once you, as parent, fully understand and experience a paradigm shift in your perception of Math yourself, you can be sure your child will follow suit!

Translate Math into a form your child can understand