Parents' misconceptions about their children's learning

“Scientific research has shown that most students, including graduate students, do not know how to study well. Many times, students spend a lot of time studying but do not achieve good results. They are tired, lack sleep and study ineffectively. Therefore, learning how to study is the most important skill in life,” said Mr. Kevin.

Misconceptions of Learning

Many parents always want their children to be obedient and successful in their studies.

But according to Dr. Kevin, children have to struggle and make mistakes in order to learn. When children do not have too much difficulty learning and do not make mistakes, they do not learn much.

It is a habit of people to write down suggestions of what others are saying or underline lines they like while reading.

“After school or before a test, students will open the notebooks they have taken notes in, the books they have marked and read.

I think we should not do that. The more effective way is to close the book before going to school and sit down to remember what we have learned and written down. At that time, our brain is active. It is often very difficult because one day later we will forget the knowledge we have learned.

But the moment you try to remember like that, you are exercising your brain and your memory is trained better," shared a lecturer at Teachers College, Columbia University.

Mr. Kevin Mattingly is sharing about misconceptions about learning.

Effective learning strategies

To have an effective learning strategy, Mr. Kevin pointed out 7 methods: practice remembering what you learn, study a little every day, manage time, think about your thoughts, learn to ask good questions, participate in class discussions and meet with teachers.

With the method of learning how to ask good questions, Mr. Kevin gives an example of students doing homework. In such a case, good questions should be asked in mind such as: “What is the knowledge related to today’s lesson?”, “Why do I have to do this?”, “Is this environment suitable?”, after finishing the lesson, think about what you have done.

The academic director of Riverdale High School said that schools in the US all apply the round table discussion method. This method is not easy for many students because when students sit like this, teachers mostly require students to have questions and contribute opinions. It is very difficult for international students to adapt to this learning environment. Students should prepare some questions related to the discussion topic in advance and raise their hands first because if they ask first, no one will ask.

In addition, he also shared that lecturers love to talk with students, but the general mentality of students, especially international students, is to be shy to meet teachers. According to this doctor, students should eliminate the feeling of bothering teachers because teachers love to meet students who are eager to learn.

Dr. Kevin Mattingly, Education, concludes that when young people want to succeed in the academic field, hard work is not enough, but they must work hard effectively. The secret to completing any work is "effectiveness". The effectiveness behind your efforts is what is important. Work performance depends largely on the effectiveness of efforts, not on any special ability.