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Help your son to reach his potential June 2013 Belmore Boys HS

Help your son to reach his potential June 2013 Belmore Boys HS. Xue Feng Zhang Community Information Officer South West Sydney Region Department of Education and Communities. Ten tips to help boys succeed at school*. 1. Good relationships are vital 2. Get involved in your son's homework

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Help your son to reach his potential June 2013 Belmore Boys HS

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  1. Help your son to reach his potentialJune 2013Belmore Boys HS XueFeng Zhang Community Information Officer South West Sydney Region Department of Education and Communities

  2. Ten tips to help boys succeed at school* 1. Good relationships are vital 2. Get involved in your son's homework 3. Ensure your son goes to school every day 4. Ensure your son is learning using a variety of styles 5. Keep an eye on technology use 6. Recognise the good things in boys' lives 7. Help boys experience success often 8. Help boys experience even more success 9. Help your son value school 10. Be courageous about failure Quoted from: School from A to Z (2012). Ten tips to help boys succeed at school . From: http://www.schoolatoz.nsw.edu.au/homework-and-study/homework-tips/10-tips-to-help-boys-succeed-at-school

  3. Characteristics of a good relationship • Giving respect • Showing patience • Having a sense of humour • Actively listening to them • Knowing who they are, who their friends are, and what they like and dislike • Seeing things from their perspective

  4. Assignments using different learning styles • Group projects • Speeches • Written stories/essays/reports • Technology-based research, or building wikis or blogs Accordingly Your son needs to have friends who can study together. Talk with your son about the topic he is going to talk about as his speech. Check whether your son gets on well with the time schedule Provide your son with necessary IT facilities, e.g., a computer and a link with the Net.

  5. Ways boys can achieve 'mini-successes' in their assignments • Break the question into key parts • Really understand each part • Search for the information on the internet • Visit the library for some good books • Sort the information into major themes Don’t forget: success in sports and other areas of skills will help to boost up their self-esteem and confidence in doing school subjects well.

  6. Development of potentials into achievementsThe achievement levels may vary depending on various factors Health, temperament, self-esteem, attitude, habit, interests, motivation, Development process Interactions between all factors Chances: In - & After-school success Mentor for learning Special events Wider environments: family and community support People around School facilities Curriculum Adapted from Gagne (2010) by XueFeng Zhang, 2013

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