How Kids Learn

Helping Your Child to Think Creatively

girl with ideaby C.J. Simister, Future-Smart     In her final of three articles, education expert C. J. Simister reveals another of the sixteen ‘future-smart™’ skills that, she argues, will determine how successful a child will be in achieving their potential and dealing with that exciting, but unpredictable ‘life beyond school’.   ...read more »

Emotional Intelligence for Happy Kids

Autumn Kidsby Margaret Sgouros, Ifkids     A student’s well-being, ie, how happy and successful a child is at school is dependant on more than IQ. A happy child usually outperforms a miserable child. Children who are extremely bright academically often do not achieve as well as they should and parents wonder why?

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Teaching Your Kids to Take the Right Risks

Boy on Ropesby C.J. Simister, Future-Smart    In this, the second of three short articles, education expert C. J. Simister describes a selection of fun, family-friendly ways in which parents can help their children to develop a positive and healthy attitude to risk-taking.  While success at school is obviously very helpful, she argues that a total reliance on this may mean we are missing part of the picture. 

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Helping Your Kids to Think Independently

Boy with Ideaby C.J. Simister, Future-Smart     Last month on YourKidsEd, education expert C. J. Simister described some of the magic ingredients that can make all the difference to a child’s future – things like persistence, initiative, resilience, an innovative spirit and the ability to sort sense from nonsense .

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Success in Maths Adds to Social Status

August 2010     Students’ attitudes to mathematics can determine their success or failure, and ultimately their social status as adults, according to emeritus professor of the philosophy of mathematics education at Exeter University in the United Kingdom Paul Ernest.  ...read more »

Low Expectations Lead to Under-Performance in Maths

August 2010     Low expectations are contributing to the under-performance of Australian students in school mathematics according to the chief executive of the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER), Professor Geoff Masters.  ...read more »

Homework Wars: What Can Parents Do?

August 2010     Children are more likely to do their homework if they see it as an investment, not a chore, according to new research at the University of Michigan.  ...read more »

Family Chats Can Help Kids Learn

July 2010     Taking the time to talk to your children about current events like the Gulf Oil spill -- and using mathematical terms to do so -- can help students develop better reasoning and math skills and perform better in school, according to a study by a University at Buffalo professor.

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Young Children Are Skilled Negotiators

June 2010     Young children are skilled negotiators when it comes to relationships and the content of play, reveals a thesis from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.  Researchers examined what children negotiate over, how they negotiate and the strategies they use.  ...read more »

Good Grades? Friends are Important

June 2010     Enrichment classes, after-school activities, tutoring, not to mention the gentle prodding of parents — all may count in giving a child that extra academic edge. But parents still puzzle over what the right mix is to make their children excel in school.  ...read more »

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