Joe Pagano

Teaching Your First and Second Graders to Be Superstar Learners



Posted: Thursday, April 28, 2011

by Joe Pagano
Math by Joe

Nothing should be more important to you as parents than that of being excellent stewards and promoters of your children's education. Your children having been given such a coveted advantage, a fine education will pay handsome dividends in the years to come. Yet how do you foster a love of learning into your at times unmotivated first or second grader, especially given the plethora of outside distractions?

When it comes down to a choice between academic pursuits or a romp in the realm of that latest Nintendo DSgame, your early preteens might find the temptations simply overwhelming. The current availability of electronic media and entertainment games and amusements has ushered in a new paradigm in parenting. This notwithstanding, parents need to instill a love of learning in their naturally inquisitive and curious first and second graders. The love of learning starts early. If children are not infused with this love for education at a young age, the consequences often times are irreversible.

So how do you foster a love for learning in your children? The first step is simple: love learning yourself. Show your children that you are a scavenger for knowledge. Read regularly, not only with your children, but read for yourself. And do not try the excuse that you have no time. With the advent of the smart phones and tablet computers and other such devices, there is simply no alibi for not learning new things on a regular basis. You can read from your smart phone, while waiting on line, while commuting from work, or while riding the bus or train.

The second requires active discourse between you and your kids: discuss relevant topics with them. Ask them for their opinions on things and see how they reply. Ask them how they would solve certain problems. Ask them how they would run a company like Apple Computer, for example. Say to them, "If you were Steve Jobs, what would your next innovative product be;" or "If you could travel to any country in the world, where would you go and why?" You might be very surprised at the answers.

Turning your first or second grader into a learning superstar really is not difficult. Pulling this feat off only requires some conscientious effort on your part. If you heed the advice of just the above two suggestions, you will be light years ahead in achieving the enviable status of having a superstar first or second grader, who, later turns out to be a superstar in just about every endeavor tried. Do not delay. Put these suggestions into practice immediately and watch the spectacular results.
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