Like sports coaching, academic coaching can help people improve their knowledge, skills and attitude to develop to their potential. Kumon’s back-to-basics philosophy is attractive to parents who would like their kids to be more knowledgeable and self-dependent. By learning the standard Math algorithms, students reduce their dependency on the calculator while improving their grades and gaining confidence.
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Thursday, February 26, 2009
Saturday, September 29, 2007
Motivation is a Key to Success
More and more I realize that what I do is not really about the Math...much of it is about motivation and coaching. How do you build a student who is willing and eager to learn? How does one instill the idea of doing one's best? That phrase is overused so the one I like to use is living up to one's potential. I know that when I took History is high school I did not do very well -- my interest level was low. I got less and less enthusiastic with the less work that I put in. In hindsight, if I had put in a little more I would have gotten a lot more out.
It is not necessary or even desirable to do everything excellently, just to know that you put forth the effort makes a big positive difference!
More and more I realize that what I do is not really about the Math...much of it is about motivation and coaching. How do you build a student who is willing and eager to learn? How does one instill the idea of doing one's best? That phrase is overused so the one I like to use is living up to one's potential. I know that when I took History is high school I did not do very well -- my interest level was low. I got less and less enthusiastic with the less work that I put in. In hindsight, if I had put in a little more I would have gotten a lot more out.
It is not necessary or even desirable to do everything excellently, just to know that you put forth the effort makes a big positive difference!
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