some things kids need for college
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<< --- In AlwaysLearning@y..., PSoroosh@a... wrote:
have these traits naturally. If not, will they strive for
improvement in these areas on their own given support? >>
Those traits will develop naturally in the course of the children doing what
they love and from their taking advantage of natural opportunities in their
lives. They don't need to "strive for improvement," the same way they didn't
need to "strive to learn to speak English."
The best support a parent can give a child learning to speak English is to
speak happily of many things, to respond to his questions, to expose him to
other uses of language (poetry, songs, plays, word games), other accents,
funny rhymes...
The best support a teenager can get for developing as a whole person is to be
treated as a person with a life instead of a future-person in preparation for
a life which might begin (if he's ready) when he's 18.
Modelling language with proper grammar is a good way for parents to help kids
with grammar.
Modelling curiosity, joy in life, responsibility, punctuality and so forth is
the most support a child needs. (Well, that and his own alarm clock, and the
ways and means to pursue the curiosity and joys.)
Sandra
> MUCH more than needing a knowledge of any particular "subject" --they need
> curiosity, initiative, perserverence, time-management skills, and<<Pam, this information is very helpful. Do you think all children
> self-confidence. And other such things.
have these traits naturally. If not, will they strive for
improvement in these areas on their own given support? >>
Those traits will develop naturally in the course of the children doing what
they love and from their taking advantage of natural opportunities in their
lives. They don't need to "strive for improvement," the same way they didn't
need to "strive to learn to speak English."
The best support a parent can give a child learning to speak English is to
speak happily of many things, to respond to his questions, to expose him to
other uses of language (poetry, songs, plays, word games), other accents,
funny rhymes...
The best support a teenager can get for developing as a whole person is to be
treated as a person with a life instead of a future-person in preparation for
a life which might begin (if he's ready) when he's 18.
Modelling language with proper grammar is a good way for parents to help kids
with grammar.
Modelling curiosity, joy in life, responsibility, punctuality and so forth is
the most support a child needs. (Well, that and his own alarm clock, and the
ways and means to pursue the curiosity and joys.)
Sandra