Ssen friday november 30
Transcript of Ssen friday november 30
PARENTS AS TEACHERS
By Dolly Cedeno
It is not what you do for your children, but what you have
taught them to do for themselves, that will make them
successful human beings.
By Ann Landers
EVENTS DURING MY STUDENT YEARS
IMMIGATED TO CANADA AT 13
EXPERIENCE AS A NEW STUDENT
PARENT’S SEPARATION
LIVING IN A YOUTH SHELTER
FINDING A NEW HOME
GRADUATION
FROM A STUDENT’S POINT OF VIEW
RESPONSIBILITY
RIGHT VS WRONG
SELF PRIDE
LOVE
FROM A PARENT’S POINT OF VIEW
EXPECTING
FIRST SKILL READING
SECOND SKILL MATH
NEVER USE SCHOOL WORK AS A PUNISHMENT
BEST WAY TO LEARN SOMETHING IS BY TEACHING IT
TIPS ON TEENAGERS (12-16) Remember what it was like Make time for your child Listen! Don’t ignore the uncomfortable topics Negotiate responsibilities and privileges Be a role model for the values you believe in Choose your battles Welcome their friends into your home Keep in touch with other parents Show them they are loved Set limits Foster INDEPENDENCE
MATHEMATICS
IMPORTANCE OF MATH IN EVERYDAY LIFE
STUDENT
•Managing your marks
•Managing your spending
ADULT
•Managing your financing
•Managing your life
PROFESSIONAL
•Managing your career
•Advancing in your career
LEARNING STYLES:
VISUAL
AUDITORY
TACTILE
• SEEING
• HEARING
• MOVING• DOING• TOUCHING
TEACHING METHODS:
Visual
•Visualize information as a picture to aid memorization
Auditory
•Use music to aid memorization
Tactile
•Listen to relaxing music to aid memorization
CAREERS•Arc
hitect, interior designer, mechanic, engineer
Visual
•Journalist, writer, teacher, lawyer, politician, translator
Auditory
•Athletes, dancer, actor, firefighter, police
Tactile
Understanding Math
Explain math concepts and facts in simpler terms
Make logical connections
Recognize the connections
You can see past the clutter of information
Solving Math Problems
Not solved on the first attempt
Need to build a sequence of problems that lead to the problem of interest
Do not neglect to check the answer
MATH TIPS
Always strive for understanding as opposed to memorization
If you need to go back, do it! Do not postponed clarifying a point because everything
new will build on it Take one page at a time Read the section covered in class before your next class Always check your answers for plausibility Find a class mate to form a team to teach the material
to one another
RECAP
BASES OF MY LIFE SUCCESS
• Responsibility• Right Vs Wrong• Self Pride• LOVE
AS A PARENT
• Know your child
• Support your child
• School is a gift to them
• Let your child teach you
MATHEMATICS
• Importance of math
• Learning styles• Understanding
Math concepts• Solving Math
Problems
It is not what you do for your children, but what you have
taught them to do for themselves, that will make them
successful human beings.
By Ann Landers
THANK YOU!
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