Active learning support
Once again our schools are under attack. Not a sudden and visible external force, but an assiduous disruption from a minority of mal-adjusted children who create mayhem as a consequence of their attendance at school. The growth in the larger secondary schools instigated as a logical means of controlling operating costs have created a highly disruptive subculture. If the aim of a disenfranchised child is to create mayhem then where better to archive the objective than in the larger school.
Unfortunately the control of these children absorbs valuable teaching capacity stolen from the balance of the class. A teachers time is invaluable and finite.The pressures on the teacher to achieve targets are already high and the consequence of lost time spent dealing with any disruptive activity is lost to the class forever.
The solution is complex but an immediate remedy lies with parents taking an active role in improving the performance of their child. Children retain the greatest proportion of learning through practice. The majority of time at school is consumed in the essential passive aspects of learning. Often precious little time is left in class to complete the practical function.
Children spend 15% of their time in school, parents therefore have the greater option to engage in the practice function. The majority of modern educational resources used in school are ideal for home use. The integral element of fun engages children and parents in the process that has a significant impact on progress in school.
So if your child is falling behind, in a class with an unruly element, or subject to a number of staff changes or teacher absence, the solution lies in your hands with help at home.
Click on the image below to enlarge and see children’s learning retention.
