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Generations of the "Laggards"
Often friends tell me: "Well, of course, you graduated from the mehmat, it’s easy for you." But mathematics can easily be given to everyone if it is presented correctly.
Let's talk about our education, more precisely, about how it turns out that a child loses faith in his abilities. It is interesting to trace how this happens in the school format.
The mechanism is very simple. At first he became ill, missed a topic, or simply slept in a lesson, did not understand the essence. Explaining a topic to 30 teens in 45 minutes is hard, try it yourself! One did not sleep, the other chatted, the third was on the phone. Unfortunately, children do not perceive school as a place where it is interesting to receive knowledge. In such an atmosphere, some children do not absorb the material, begin to lag behind, lose confidence in themselves, and then poor grades lead to a decrease in self-esteem.
On the one hand, everyone scolds the school, and, indeed, it’s like a chessboard, where there are clear rules to follow, uncomfortable desks and chairs, a teacher at the blackboard, tight frames in which the teenager is not just crowded, but sometimes unbearable. On the other hand, go to the classroom and sit there for about 20 minutes, listen and try to understand the topic.
What's wrong:
- gaps in knowledge, lagging on topics;
- Incorrect feed format
- a large number of students in the classroom, as a result - the teacher can not devote time to each child;
- the system puts pressure on teachers, the assessment system does not allow the child to put knowledge rather than assessment at the forefront;
- there is no feeling of a team that together seeks to acquire new knowledge.
I would like to gradually change something in all educational processes. Everyone can contribute to these changes!
Imagine a perfect world
Now imagine for a second, if the school had such a subject in which children would search for answers to the question "Who am I?" They answered questions: how to understand their abilities and capabilities, desires and preferences, their strengths and weaknesses, how to find a source of inspiration. A subject on which students would be taught to make choices.
This is easy if you properly organize the educational process and structure the material.
Imagine for a second a world where everyone from childhood learns to understand and accept their Self, their true needs and motives, learns and reveals their talents. And all this without leaving school? And then, at the exit from it, it becomes a wonderful and, most importantly, a happy specialist, the best in the industry. Why? Yes, because from childhood I realized that he is doing best. Perfect world? You think this is impossible?
How does the belief in one’s abilities begin: with the first assessment, or with the first praise? How does disbelief begin: from the first two or from the first criticism, from the first words of the teacher that the child "does not pull" the subject and does not want to learn? Since the parents do not understand that the assessment does not reflect the child’s real knowledge (and abilities)? Who shapes the child’s opinion of themselves - school, teachers, parents, peers?
You can scold the school, or you can just delve into what begins and how the process of losing a child’s faith in their abilities begins. To try to change something at least - in small steps, on one topic, giving understanding and inspiring confidence in the child that he is the most intelligent and most talented.
The team is everything
At school, the child is perceived as part of a system that is not always loyal to teachers. The system puts pressure on teachers; they, in turn, put pressure on students. In such an atmosphere, in principle, it is difficult to get inspired to study.
The primary task of the teacher at school is to work out the program and give an assessment, although the first place you need to put the student on an understanding of the topic
In the modern educational space there are many methods in which children learn to believe in themselves, in their abilities and capabilities: the method of Maria Montessori, L.V. Zankova, Waldorf system, Eidetiki system, Howard system.
Interestingly, the latter focuses on the study of the nature of the child. This technique has been known for a quarter of a century, but it is used mainly for learning English. Marks in this system are not set, student knowledge is evaluated using a multi-point system. While the child is not 100% aware of the material, they will not proceed to the next stage of training.
The approaches can be different, for example, the approach to training at Lancman School courses, which for many years have been preparing teenagers for the exam and the exam, as well as career guidance and tutoring in all subjects, is based on the ease of presentation and understanding of the topic.
They move on to the next topic only after complete assimilation of the previous one. It is easy to instill faith in one’s own strength in a child, having only restored gaps in his knowledge and taught to understand the material.
How exactly does this technique work:
- Each student solves tasks at his own pace.
- Children sit at a round table together, feeling like part of a team whose goal is not to learn the subject, but to understand it.
- The emphasis is on the ease of presentation - any topic can be stated so that absolutely every student will understand it. Many things seem difficult for a child because they are served incorrectly.
- In a small group, working is much more effective than one on one with the teacher, this is due to the peculiarity of perceiving oneself in the group. As part of a small group, it is comfortable and interesting to learn something new. One on one with the teacher, the child feels like at school, in the role model “teacher - student”, does not feel like part of an enthusiastic team.
The quartet turned out to be a genius
Belief in yourself begins with an understanding of your Self, your capabilities and abilities. You may ask how to help your child with this. First of all, it is necessary to restore knowledge gaps. Often, the student does not like the subject and thinks that he is incapable of it simply because the topic was not explained to him on time. He was bewildered, and then another topic began to snow like a snowball, everything became even more incomprehensible, he waved his hand and stopped studying. As a result, such a student lost faith in his abilities.
An eleventh grader came to us who did not know how to solve linear equations and simply did not know such elementary things that pass in the fifth grade. And all that was needed was to explain to him what he did not understand. As a result, the two-man turned out to be an almost brilliant child. When he restored the knowledge gap, he was surprised that it was so simple. It turned out that he has excellent abilities for all subjects in which he was given deuces at school.
Each of us (teachers, parents, tutors) should have a goal: to transform the education system, in which not the child’s real knowledge is more important, but his final assessment. Transform in such a way that children believe in their abilities. And not just believed, but chose a favorite pastime and entered the desired university.
How to believe in yourself
- Recover knowledge gaps.
- To learn to understand the material, relying on the simplicity of its presentation.
- To enroll a child in courses where they are taught to understand the material and are able to captivate and interest.
- To form a child’s self-learning skill.
Then, studying at school, passing the exam, and further choosing a teenager’s profession will be based on a deep understanding of one’s true abilities and purpose in life. What could be more beautiful than a happy, accomplished person?
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