Tuesday, July 24, 2012
THE MATHEMATICS subject has been dubbed by our youngsters as a VERY DIFFICULT one. They have their own stories for such serious feeling. Let us try to look into the following scenarios.
In a household where an older child exclaims his hate towards the subject will definitely affect the perceptions of the younger ones especially if no adult would check these remarks. The young ones would already have this reserved feeling of hate towards the subject. If they reach school, this perception will definitely affect their attitude in learning Mathematics concepts. They would become judgmental thus, would not participate in activities given by the Math teacher. Soon enough, if the teacher does not check again, this attitude will be engraved until the child gets older.
In another scene, a guest speaker during a graduation day said before hundreds of students how he disliked Mathematics. He said he was embarrassed being unable to answer a question given by a teacher. Because of this, he started to dislike the subject forever. Imagine the number of students, who should be inspired by his words, coming out to be disoriented.
A professional leader kiddingly said to Mathematics teacher-audiences that he doesn’t even want to look at the plus or minus signs. The teachers were surely taken aback.
A child in the grade level would definitely pass even though he fails the Math subject because of averaging and mass promotion.
Looking into a brighter side of it, some have already suggested the promotion in the grade levels to be per subject. Unfortunately they were told by the K-12 trainers, “Your suggestions are well taken. We’ll bring it to the attention of the DepEd Central Office.” Another failure.
Things are really like that. They happen for valid reasons, I believe. But there is always something that parents can do especially those whose children have reached the K-12 program. I suggest the use of the CARD which stands for: Check the report card. The progress, the attendance, the character, the teacher’s comments exclusively for your child. This is a communication between parents and teachers. If we saw something wrong, we have to extend patience to correct it as early. Attend parent-teacher conferences. Here, you can have a follow-up on your child’s academic standing and character status. Restore your child’s confidence. Tutor him on his weak points. We tell them the importance of Math in their daily lives. Support him every time. This will protect your child from wrong perceptions and beliefs that can affect his lifetime achievements. Develop your child’s study habits. Know his class schedules and remind him of his to-dos. Make sure that he understands why he is going to school so that you can easily guide him in the attainment of his goals.
Let us again prove that the best education starts at home. The earlier we guide our children on their academic goals, proper mindsets on academic subjects, the earlier we help them battle future anxieties.
In a household where an older child exclaims his hate towards the subject will definitely affect the perceptions of the younger ones especially if no adult would check these remarks. The young ones would already have this reserved feeling of hate towards the subject. If they reach school, this perception will definitely affect their attitude in learning Mathematics concepts. They would become judgmental thus, would not participate in activities given by the Math teacher. Soon enough, if the teacher does not check again, this attitude will be engraved until the child gets older.
In another scene, a guest speaker during a graduation day said before hundreds of students how he disliked Mathematics. He said he was embarrassed being unable to answer a question given by a teacher. Because of this, he started to dislike the subject forever. Imagine the number of students, who should be inspired by his words, coming out to be disoriented.
A professional leader kiddingly said to Mathematics teacher-audiences that he doesn’t even want to look at the plus or minus signs. The teachers were surely taken aback.
A child in the grade level would definitely pass even though he fails the Math subject because of averaging and mass promotion.
Looking into a brighter side of it, some have already suggested the promotion in the grade levels to be per subject. Unfortunately they were told by the K-12 trainers, “Your suggestions are well taken. We’ll bring it to the attention of the DepEd Central Office.” Another failure.
Things are really like that. They happen for valid reasons, I believe. But there is always something that parents can do especially those whose children have reached the K-12 program. I suggest the use of the CARD which stands for: Check the report card. The progress, the attendance, the character, the teacher’s comments exclusively for your child. This is a communication between parents and teachers. If we saw something wrong, we have to extend patience to correct it as early. Attend parent-teacher conferences. Here, you can have a follow-up on your child’s academic standing and character status. Restore your child’s confidence. Tutor him on his weak points. We tell them the importance of Math in their daily lives. Support him every time. This will protect your child from wrong perceptions and beliefs that can affect his lifetime achievements. Develop your child’s study habits. Know his class schedules and remind him of his to-dos. Make sure that he understands why he is going to school so that you can easily guide him in the attainment of his goals.
Let us again prove that the best education starts at home. The earlier we guide our children on their academic goals, proper mindsets on academic subjects, the earlier we help them battle future anxieties.
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