We ask a lot of our busy families as we ask our students to work hard at home as well as our Zoom lessons. We are so thankful for the efforts our families have put into their child’s English education! Not only now, but in the future, it will surely pay off! Hard work doesn’t betray!
However, we do have a lot of potential customers who ask us things such as “Am I supposed to teach my child English?” or “Do I have to teach them?”. What I always tell customers is that if you join in on the study, of course, it can be fun, helpful, and encourage your child’s love of learning however you are not their teacher, you are your child’s ally! You are in the fight together! If your child doesn’t understand something, let them do it wrong! It actually tells us, the virtual teachers, a lot more about the needs of your child, than if you tell them all the answers.
So let’s talk about the two things you can do to help your child succeed.
- Set a Schedule and Hold Them To It
While fun classes are fun they are often misconstrued for building motivation. But even fun things get old. We believe that motivation is habitual hard work. Not only is being able to feel yourself get better fun but it produces results! Think about exercise for example. Let’s say you run often for a couple of months and then stop for a month. How easy is it to start again? Although that first month is often the hardest, a consistent routine leads to less stress. Similar to a musical instrument, set a time to study English. Decide with your child or decided for your child, whatever suits your family. However, in my experience, if you leave it up to your child, many children don’t naturally have this skill, especially younger children. Building an English routine can also help children learn to set a schedule and stick to it for other daily routines as well.
2. Normalize “not understanding” and “just keep trying”
I often tell my students who say, “I don’t know” or “I don’t understand” in an effort to avoid trying to answer a question that “If you did know/understand, you wouldn’t need this lesson, right?” Not understanding is inevitable and normal. Giving your all until the end of the activity or lesson is the only thing your child is required to do. Wrong vocabulary choice? It’s fine! Wrong sentence structure? Who cares. Perfection is a myth and progress is happening now!
The Transposed Classroom
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