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Writing skills are imperative to success, even in today’s world where informal writing is accepted on a personal level. Professionally, our children’s written words will forever show their ability to communicate and demonstrate their level of education.
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The term “mnemonic device” is just a fancy way of saying, “trick to help you remember.” While understanding is always better than memorizing, there are times when you’ll need a few tricks to help the brain remember. Usually these times involve long lists, dates, or examples.
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Managing homework is definitely something that many
teachers struggle with.
Effective homework strategies teach responsibility and self-discipline while instilling confidence and motivation.
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Most good students aren't born good learners. Individual personality plays a big part in a child's willingness to learn.
Here is one strategy to motivate your child to learn.
Here is one strategy to motivate your child to learn.
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Most good students aren't born good learners. Individual personality plays a big part in a child's willingness to learn.
Here is one strategy to motivate your child to learn.
Here is one strategy to motivate your child to learn.
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Not learning to tolerate failure leaves kids vulnerable to anxiety. It leads to meltdowns when the inevitable failure does occur. It can make kids give up trying—or trying new things.
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Sharp memory skills aren’t something that people are born with,
these skills develop and improve the more they are used.
Like any other skill, practice makes perfect.
these skills develop and improve the more they are used.
Like any other skill, practice makes perfect.
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It can be painful to hear, but most kids are lazy because they have no area of competence, and therefore no confidence. And it can become a cycle:
They’re scared of failure, so they don’t try.
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But when a child has a skill, he grows in confidence in himself.
This confidence is infectious and will spread to other areas of his life.
It will give him the courage to try hard in other areas where he is weak. .
Perhaps a child’s skills in baseball or science class compel him to try harder in math,
and if he doesn’t do as well there,
he still is confident because he knows he excels in the other areas. .
He feeds off that strength, and it gives him the intestinal fortitude — the guts — to give other life experiences his best shot.
They’re scared of failure, so they don’t try.
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But when a child has a skill, he grows in confidence in himself.
This confidence is infectious and will spread to other areas of his life.
It will give him the courage to try hard in other areas where he is weak. .
Perhaps a child’s skills in baseball or science class compel him to try harder in math,
and if he doesn’t do as well there,
he still is confident because he knows he excels in the other areas. .
He feeds off that strength, and it gives him the intestinal fortitude — the guts — to give other life experiences his best shot.
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