Daily Excerpt: 365 Teacher Secrets for Parents (McKinley & Trombly) - Secret #364: The Most Important Lessons

 

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So appropriate for a week of honoring teachers....

Excerpt from 365 Teacher Secrets for Parents (McKinley & Trombly) - 

#364

The Most Important Lessons

 

The key is taking responsibility and initiative, deciding what your life is about and prioritizing your life around the most important things.

~Stephen Covey

 

            In this book, we have talked about 363 ways that you can help enhance what your child learns in the classroom, but we also hope that you have learned that inside the school walls is definitely not the only place where learning takes place. Here are a few things we hope you see a little differently now:

●       that there are teachable moments everywhere when you know what to look for;

●       that often it is the questions that matter more than the answers;

●       that practicing can be fun;

●       that setting a good example is an easy (and possibly the most effective way) to get your points across;

●       that having a plan and being organized can solve so many problems and completely avoid many others;

●       that not everything works with every kid, but there will be something that works for yours;

●       that making what she learns relevant to her own life greatly increases the chances that she will understand and remember it;

●       that teaching something to someone else is the highest form of learning;

●       that good communication with your child’s teacher is not only helpful, but necessary;

●       that tests and grades are not the only measure of what your child knows;

●       that growth toward a goal is just as important as accomplishing a goal;

●       that praise (like true success) must be earned;

●       that your child needs you to guide her and set rules and follow through even when it is tough, even when it is very tough;

●       that only you and your family can figure out what is best for your child (Don’t worry about other families and other kids; just figure out what matters most to you and stick to it);

●       that giving your child more responsibilities feels better to them deep down than giving them more video game time;

●       that trying new things is worth the risk;

●       that kids need free time, down time—avoid overscheduling their lives;

●       that helping your child to become a good reader (not someone who sounds good reading out loud, but someone who understands and connects with what she reads) is probably the most important skill you can help your child develop; and

●       that spending time with your child is invaluable. Play. Sit. Cook. Clean. Read. Laugh. Walk. Drive. Explore. Invent. Just do it together!

 

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