education
Big Boosts for
Struggling Students
‘
Work smarter not harder’ is a
phrase that’s sometimes greeted
with shock by the nose-to-the-
grindstone kids of Hong Kong.
However, there are only so many hours
in the day. Once students have packed
those hours to bursting with studying
and they’re still not keeping up, it’s time
to add in some different techniques.
For a kid who’s falling behind, it’s
important to figure out the root of the
problem and take some time to tackle it
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head on. That way, the effort your child
expends on their studies in future will
be that much more effective.
Take a look at the types of problems
that typically cause students to fall
behind, and find out the ways to
overcome them. most kids can handle at a certain
age. But your child might be young
in the year, or perhaps they haven’t
quite developed a skill as quickly as
everybody else. A child might be ahead
in languages but a slow-starter in
maths. How should you handle this?
Developmental Variation Stay positive
Young kids like to categorise things
in a very black-and-white way so as
to make sense of the world. If they
This is a common problem in the
first few years of primary school. A
curriculum is based around what