Gone are the days where you passed your exams, got a job for life and retired at
60 or 65. Now, we all have to be continuous learners and most of us can expect to go on working until we are well into our 70s. In all likelihood, this will be the case for your children too. So, it is very important to teach your children how to become lifelong learners. Here are a few things you can teach them to help them to be ready for that and improve their ability to pass exams and secure good qualifications. Show them how to produce good-quality work Your children need to know how to produce work that is accurate and well written. If they write a paper that will go towards their grades encourage them to get it proofread. We are all, to some extent, blind to our mistakes. So, it is always a good idea to get someone else to read through what you have written. Usually, they will pick up errors that you have missed. For really important academic papers like dissertations, it is wise to have the proofreading done by a professional. Help them to develop good communication skills Passing exams is rarely all about learning a series of dry facts. Far from it, usually, you also have to communicate how you arrived at an answer or why you reached a certain conclusion. Teaching your children good reasoning skills and how to get things down on paper in a clear, concise way is essential. Help your children to explore memorisation techniques Being able to quickly absorb information is a very useful skill to have. It can really give you an edge and make learning almost effortless. Encourage your children to explore the different memorisation techniques that are outlined here. Importantly, the methods you will find there have all been tweaked to make them suitable for children to use. Encourage them to capture important thoughts and facts When inspiration strikes, for example, a storyline for an English paper or the solution to a maths problem it is important to be able to capture that thought. Getting your children into the habit of writing down their ideas and important thoughts will prove helpful for them. Encourage them to keep a diary. When they are old enough to have a phone, suggest that they use an app to keep a record of their ideas and things that are likely to come in handy later. Explain how to keep good research notes For certain projects, your children will have to carry out a lot of research. Teach them how to do this effectively. For example, how to take notes that are orderly enough for them to reference later when it is time to write up their essay or another type of academic paper. Help them to understand the need for a good work-life balance Your children also need to understand that they need to pace themselves. You do not want them to end up feeling that they must use every spare moment they have to study. They need to learn how to pace themselves and recognise when it is time to take a break. Doing this greatly reduces the chances of them burning out because they have pushed themselves too hard academically.
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