Commenting on “China’s ‘wonder kids’ are literally too good to be true"
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/3093813/chinas-wonder-kids-are-literally-too-good-be-true
I doubt some students who score top marks at school are really top performers, or whether their achievement is the result of their tutors or parents.
Do students go for tuition or helped by their parents understand the subjects better than the rest of the students who do not? My suspicion is that some tutors or the parents are the ghost writers doing the work or projects.
I prefer to teach students the problem solving methods, and give them enough clues to find the reference or source information to solve them. I normally explain the necessary terminology and definition before I proceed with a new chapter or topic.
It is always important give examples whenever possible, and explain in voice rather than just written words. However, if the examples can be shown on a whiteboard as well, then the students are assured of using more senses to digest the explanation.
Additionally, I also ask students to paraphrase what they have learnt.
I prefer to teach my students how to fish than to give them the fish
Thank you for reading.
Do students go for tuition or helped by their parents understand the subjects better than the rest of the students who do not? My suspicion is that some tutors or the parents are the ghost writers doing the work or projects.
I prefer to teach students the problem solving methods, and give them enough clues to find the reference or source information to solve them. I normally explain the necessary terminology and definition before I proceed with a new chapter or topic.
It is always important give examples whenever possible, and explain in voice rather than just written words. However, if the examples can be shown on a whiteboard as well, then the students are assured of using more senses to digest the explanation.
Additionally, I also ask students to paraphrase what they have learnt.
I prefer to teach my students how to fish than to give them the fish
Thank you for reading.
