Your Own Education Fix
Business → Marketing & Advertising
- Author Mark Maiewski
- Published November 4, 2010
- Word count 578
With the mid-term elections in about a month, the political candidates are
becoming loud and vocal. Among the "I will increase jobs", the "I will
decrease taxes" and the "I will fix the economy" messages, we hear
about education. Most of the messages are "We need to fix education" but
very few messages have a plan to achieve this goal.
Every family wants their children to have access to a great education. This
access may not always be available. But each family can improve their
child's education just be doing a few very easy and inexpensive things.
First, read to your child. Read a lot, read consistently. It doesn't matter
what you read. I have read biographies to my 4 year old. She just liked the
sound of my voice and the closeness. Later she liked the content. Read the
newspaper, read children's books, or read US News and World Report or Time.
Remember at first the attention span won't be very long, but the draw will
be you. After a while the draw will be the story. And if money is a concern
(for most of us the money IS a concern) you can get these items free from the
local library.
Second, encourage your child to read. I like to start non-readers with
picture books and ask the child to make up a story for the picture. As the
child learns letters and sounds, read in tandem; let the child read a few
words (the, a, he, she) and you read the others. Soon the child will read
more and more words. When the student is reading well, then help them find
interesting books and other literature. You must continue letting your
student see you read as the example.
Third, if the toy requires electricity or batteries, limit its use. Even
video games and TV count here. Children have these amazing minds and
imaginations. Don't allow something artificial to limit your child's
imagination. If the car doesn't make a noise, your child will make up many
different noises for it. If the doll doesn't speak or cry, the child will
make up all sorts of sounds for the doll. Let your child explore their
imagination, this is the beginning of education.
Fourth, if you find great summer enrichment opportunities, don't be turned
off by the cost. Call the organization and see if they offer scholarships or
grants for children to attend. Most organizations don't promote this help
very loudly, you have to ask. You can also find easy and inexpensive science
experiments to conduct at home. Do you know what happens when you drop Mentos
in soda?
Fifth, discuss current events with your child; ask your child what he or she
thinks about different things. How would your child fix the broken oil well?
How would your child fix the economy? What kind of car would not pollute the
environment? How can you save more money? You may think your child doesn't
understand, but children see more than you realize. And some of their ideas
may actually help. The conversations help spark the connection between cause
and effect as well as teaching that each child is part of a bigger picture.
Our government may not be able or willing to truly fix the education system.
But you don't have to let your children suffer through the slow change
cycle. A small effort on your part will give your children a huge boost in
their ability to learn.
Mark Maiewski has spent the last 10 years showing students how to
successfully get admitted to college and keeping parents out of deep debt by developing a workable plan to get it paid. For three amazing free gifts on how to get started successfully in the college planning process, go to Mark's website at http://www.collegeplanningvirginia.com.
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