The Secret to Teaching Children to Think

One of the biggest challenges for teachers is encouraging children to think. All that is done is to teach the children in the classrooms and to complete the lessons satisfactorily by writing down the answer to what is actually taught. This disgusting method does not teach thinking.

The saddest thing missing in today's schools is to teach the basics by rote. For example, basic arithmetic needs to be learned by rote and then given tools for the child to think. This may sound boring, but every kid prides himself on knowing the syllabus by heart. Every child is also excited to be able to voice the words they see on the pages of the book because they have learned the main syllables of the language.

A new teaching method, introduced in the sixties, sought to eliminate the need to memorize the foundation. But it was also hoped that children would learn to memorize. Children who were successful in the education system learned key concepts more at home, and as a result, school came very easily to them. Those who did not get their basics outside of school had no hope of learning in school, and thus fell behind children who had the chance to get a lot of pocket money from home.

The idea was that people didn't need to learn syllables to understand the meaning of words. Along with the fact that it is not necessary for a person to learn syllables in order to learn the meaning of a word, what was evident was that without learning syllables, spelling standards fell. Learning syllables gives confidence in pronouncing words, reading and using learned words.

Marva Collins is a famous educator who has perfected students who are considered impossible to train; she helped kids progress five grades in one year. He believes it is necessary for a teacher to read what a student is taught and to discuss each new word and teach its pronunciation, usage and spelling before the children can read the lesson themselves. His approach is basically common sense.

Marva Collins often says, 'During my thirty years of teaching, I have met several learning-disabled students. However, I have known a student who has been the victim of many, many teaching disabilities.

One of the first things that struck me when I read Marva Collins was that, during Ronald Reagan's US presidency, he encouraged more advanced students to tell what they had learned to those who had not yet understood the lesson.

When someone learns something, he has to tell others what he has learned, understanding what is being said suddenly becomes a bigger thing, because the student has now become the teacher. This in turn strengthens the learning experience and provides a form of self-discipline for the student who is now a teacher.

If all teachers took Marva Collins' approach, no child would need to be encouraged to think. It would be like lightning starting a forest fire.

Understanding the learning process is not that difficult. Even adults can be transformed by the renewal of their minds, they will look at life with a more open mind and see how to deal with the many difficulties that plague them; Even those who prevent them from getting the treasure that life has for them.