Jim Sarris has been a math/Spanish/ESL teacher for 15 years. He's the author of Memory Skills Made Easy, a book/DVD that teaches your child memory strategies they don't learn in school. For his free report titled, "Why Your Child Can't Remember What They Study", visit his website at Improve your child's memory
3 Reasons Why Schools Don't Teach Memory Skills Little Johnny's a first grader who comes home with vocabulary words to study. He has a quiz tomorrow. He tells mom and mom goes over the words with him for a couple of minutes. Once he gets them all right, she gives him a high five.The next day comes, Johnny sits down for the quiz and remembers half of what he had studied. He brings the quiz home and mom says, "Darn, you knew them so well last...... Similar Editorial : Teach Me by Jennifer LB Leese. | Source : Distance Learning Online Education
Five Ways You Can Help Your Child Succeed In School It's unfortunate that school holds such a revered place in society. I don't say that because I feel education is unnecessary. On the contrary, I'm a teacher (15 years) and I believe in the power of education to transform lives and benefit society.I'm referring to the fact that parents and kids look at school performance as the ultimate gauge of self worth. Get good grades, get into a good college,...... Similar Editorial : The Courage To Succeed by Patrick Curl. | Source : Distance Learning Online Education
3 Ways To Help Your Child Manage Test Taking I used to have a student who wrote down a lot of information as soon as he got a test. At first, I thought that was a great idea. Until I saw his grades. It was obvious that writing down notes on his test were not helping him.Another student used to take a deep breath at the beginning of a test, and then race through the test with her feet and legs shaking like leafs on a tree.Her grades were not...... Similar Editorial : The Marriage Test by Johnette Duff. | Source : Kids Educational Games
Your Children's Inner Dialogue Kids are born winners. They feel they can do it all. In kindergarten, everyone raises their hand, everyone tries a new activity, and everyone wants to try again when they can't do something the first time.Yet, as time goes by, they begin to lose this fearlessness and they start to doubt themselves.They doubt their ability to give the right answer, they doubt their ability to perform and they doubt...... Similar Editorial : Childrens Discipline by Ruben Francia. | Source : Kids Educational Games
Three Truths About Test Taking Your Child Needs To Know When students review with a teacher or sit through a class the day before the test, they treat it like any other day.For the kids that fool around, they'll do that. For the kids that space out, they'll do that. And for the kids that pay attention, they'll do that.What no one seems to pick up on are the subtle tips teachers give to students that highlight important parts of the material. Important...... Similar Editorial : SAT Test Day by Kyan Kandace. | Source : Kids Educational Games
