Thomas Edison has been quoted as saying success is 10% inspiration and 90% perspiration. This has been proven to be correct over and over again. It is not uncommon to find a student or an adult with a high IQ and potential for learning to be surpassed by someone who seemingly has less ability but puts forth a lot of effort into her work, and therefore is successful. Encourage your child to work hard and to always try her best.
The key word here is "encourage". Parents should be their child's best coach. Find something your child has done well and give her appropriate praise. Point out your child's successes, small as they may be. Be positive in your encouragement. Praise goes a lot further than yelling and finding fault.
Remember, it is not always the hare that wins the race!
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Introduction
As an elementary teacher for 23 years, I have seen over and over again the relationship between a child's success in school and that child's parents' involvement with that child at home. Bright children whose parents are not involved in their academics seem to struggle to reach their full potential while lower ability students whose parents are involved in their academics can surpass their more gifted peers.
Research has consistently shown that the family is among the most important influences in predicting a child's academic performance. The U.S. Department of Education has stated, "The family is critical to success in school." Noted educator Lucy Calkins has found, "No one is more important or more powerful in a child's life than that child's parents." Other research about the family has shown that children whose parents are involved in their education have better grades, a more positive attitude toward school, and more appropriate school behavior.
Often I have parents ask me how they can help their child at home. They simply aren't sure what to do. It is my hope that this blog will be a useful tool for helping parent better know how to help their children to be more successful in school.
With each new post, strategies will be given for helping your children be more successful in school. These will not come all at once, but over a period of days and weeks.
Research has consistently shown that the family is among the most important influences in predicting a child's academic performance. The U.S. Department of Education has stated, "The family is critical to success in school." Noted educator Lucy Calkins has found, "No one is more important or more powerful in a child's life than that child's parents." Other research about the family has shown that children whose parents are involved in their education have better grades, a more positive attitude toward school, and more appropriate school behavior.
Often I have parents ask me how they can help their child at home. They simply aren't sure what to do. It is my hope that this blog will be a useful tool for helping parent better know how to help their children to be more successful in school.
With each new post, strategies will be given for helping your children be more successful in school. These will not come all at once, but over a period of days and weeks.
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