Solutions
for a better Education
Parents
need to follow at these Twelve Commandments for GUARANTEED
EDUCATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS.
(Or at least five of these)
1.
Early Start
Parents need to take an active interest, and start training
the children to be studious from young. From the time they
start to talk, they can be taught to read.
2.
Praise
Praise, Encourage and Instill Confidence in the child
at every opportunity. Do all you can to raise their self esteem,
and self belief.
3.
Books
Are there enough books in the home? How often are books
bought? Books are not expensive. They can be bought new, or
from 25p from local charity shops.
Does the child go to the local library. A once weekly visit
would be good. And make the child responbsible for remembering
to return books borrowed.
4.
Educational Activity at Home
Parents can encourage children to do the following: (make
them do this).
(MINIMUM - TWO HOURS PER DAY)
Emphasis - MAKE CHILDREN DO THIS. If the child will not
listen to you, find someone whom they will listen to, and
let them spend as much time with that person as possible.
Break that cycle.
Read
Books, Newspapers, Magazines
Study
Research
Set targets
Develop Creative Skills
Develop Intelligence
Develop Memory Retention techniques
Teach another child
Debate an Issue
Develop Business Ideas
5.
Extra Schooling
There might be local supplementary schools, which can assist
students, after school, saturdays and during the holidays.
These can help motivate children. Encourage
the child to stay for after school clubs, where extra tuition
is given. Dashing home to watch TV, or hang on the street
corners with other children is not helpful.
6.
Tutors
If you can afford, hire private tutors.
7.
Set a good example
What does the youth see you do? Are you working? Do they
see you read, study? Do they see you smoke, swear, have a
good time-charlie, cuss? Are you never there? Do you perhaps
not listen when they talk to you? Is your conversation always
a shouting match.
8. Move
If the worried parents of neighbourhoods where gangs and drugs
are rife, could only move house, or send their child to a
family who live far from these types of environment. (Note
precedent set by - The Fresh Prince, TV Series)
9.
Quality
Time
- Parents
need to spend quality time talking individually with
one child. Talk, Listen, Analyse, Understand, Talk.
- Institute
a family talk time, and address touchy topics with
ease as a friend would address them. These little talks
and conversations could either help guide children, or better
help the parent to understand their children.
- Parents
should also make time to do at least one activity with children
that does not involve work or study.
10.
Friends
Get to know your childen's friends. Ensure they are a good
influence, else steer them away. The right companions who
have a good work ethic, are ambitious and competitive will
influence the child positively.
11.
Culture & History
Cultural education, Knowledge of History and Current World
Affairs are an essential part of a rounded education. Encourage
children to watch the News, Documentaries, Visit Museums,
Art Galleries, Theatres, as well as the more common pasttimes
of the cinema, bowling and restaurants.
12.
Tackle Rebellion Early
Watch
out for rebellion, and nip it in the bud early. Where necessary
consider a change of strategy.
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