Your learning experience can be enhanced if you consciously make a decision to doing so.  Doing something that we do not enjoy but are expected to do will eventually feel like a burden.

This can lead to just being physically present without understanding why we are doing it. If this same practice is applied to children, it can deter them from the activity or subject in the future and may have a negative impact on their learning experience. This is because they relate the activity or subject with something unpleasant, undesirable or plainly boring.

How many children do we know that say they don’t like Maths because it is difficult? Perhaps this may be linked to a negative learning experience in the past?

I felt very much this way when I was a child. At the age of 11, I had my mind set that Maths was very difficult because I could not understand how certain numbers used in abstract setting produced answers that seemed to be correct.

Changing My Learning Experience

No matter how difficult things seemed, I never gave up. I chose A-level Maths to prove to myself that it is not a subject to be afraid of. I suppose the universe supported my belief and landed me a teacher who showed extreme passion for Maths. My learning experience was completely different as a result. The love and passion that was inspired by my teacher led me to enjoy A-levels Maths. To my surprise, it prompted me to take Maths at degree level.

The seed planted during my A-levels Maths by teacher led me to excel and achieve a 1st Class Honours Degree in Maths. At the age of 11, as someone who barely passed Maths exams in Year 6, I would have never thought I would pursue Maths as a Major in the future.

I was lucky to have a teacher who taught me, challenged me, guided me and proved me that I can achieve anything I want and I haven’t looked back since then. Today, I no longer consider Maths to be difficult.

 

Fun Factor

Children’ brains aren’t logically wired to understand the sequential order of solving a problem. A systematic, logical, fun and an engaging approach can help them learn to connect the dots.

Learning is a lifelong process, it continues when you finish your A-levels, your degree and your PHD. If learning is defined as fun to our students, their approach to learning will be completely different. It is best we label learning as fun for children to get them excited to learn with a positive attitude. A child’s education will thrive if they are in the right environment and enjoy their learning experience.

 

Learn consciously

Learning should be a conscious experience to help children connect or associate their learning to the real world. For example, to articulate the topic well to a KS2 student to solve a Maths percentage problem would be to bring him into the “pretend reality” of the problem, not just some percentage question that needs to solved.

This can be demonstrated with props or realities that are more real to the student for example integrating the students’ interests/hobbies into the maths problem. This approach not only excites the student but also helps concentration and better understanding both in their interest and the maths world.

What a great way to develop their love for the subject and help enrich their general knowledge and improve their learning experience at the same time?

Wouldn’t it be nice to see our children conscious and alert about their surroundings? Wouldn’t it be great to see when they have clarity about why they are being taught what they are being taught at school by their teachers or at home by their parents?

by Fouziah A, private tutor, London

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