How to improve children’s learning efficiency

Children\’s usual learning efficiency has a very direct and important impact on test scores. So what does high learning efficiency mean? Is it because the child memorizes books and writes homework quickly? In fact, compared with the speed of memorizing or writing homework, there is a more important point in improving learning efficiency, which is the planning of learning. Especially after middle school and high school, learning planning is the main factor affecting learning efficiency. Therefore, if you want to improve children\’s learning efficiency, it is very important for parents to teach their children how to plan their own learning. Only by focusing on the key points can we be efficient. The so-called improvement of efficiency, in the lower grades of primary school, is mainly about solving children\’s procrastination problems, such as procrastination in writing homework, procrastination in eating, slowness in getting up, etc. After middle school and high school, the more important thing is to solve the problem of children\’s learning planning, that is, children must have their own learning goals and be able to prioritize. Because in the lower grades of primary school, the learning content is relatively simple and less, and children can still complete all their homework. Improving efficiency is mainly a matter of speed. But it\’s different after entering middle and high school. After middle school and high school, it doesn’t make much sense to pursue speed again, because you can’t finish your homework. Moreover, the higher the grade, the less time children have at their own disposal. What is efficient learning in middle and high schools? It’s about whether you can grasp the key points. For example, there are six homework assignments today. Which one among them is the most important to me? If you can complete the most important one or two items, it is actually considered efficient. Because there are so many subjects, there will definitely be subjects that are relatively difficult and require key breakthroughs. Some people may think that all homework must be completed, but after entering middle school and high school, firstly, it is impossible to complete all homework, and secondly, even if it is completed, it does not mean much. And at different stages, even each semester, each month, and each week, our focus may be different, so we must have our own learning rhythm. If you can grasp the key points, even if you only do one thing a day, then this efficiency will be high for you. How to Study Benedict Carey: How to Improve Learning Efficiency Download PDF version Reflection on habits to widen the gap After entering middle school and high school, the ability to prioritize and arrange your own learning is very critical. But this ability is not only developed in junior high school, it must be established in elementary school. So how to cultivate this ability? In fact, it is very simple, just reflect more on yourself, what you have done, how you need to adjust, and what your own rhythm is. Whether children have the ability and habit of self-reflection is the core reason for the gap between children after middle school and high school. Children who know how to self-reflect and adjust themselves will have greater stamina. And children who are arranged and pushed around will have more difficulty as time passes. A child who doesn\’t know the key points and doesn\’t know how to arrange his own study will definitely not be able to learn well after high school. Because after high school, more than half of it is self-study. Therefore, in primary school, parents must start cultivating their children’s reflective habits. How to cultivate children\’s reflective abilities and habits? What parents have to do is actually very simple. Just ask their children four questions every day, which are our four golden questions: What is it? Why? HowWhat to do? How does it feel? For example, when children come home from school, parents can ask their children: \”What did you do in school today? What happened that made you happy or unhappy? Do you think you did a good job? Is there anything that can be improved? How can you adjust next time?\” Ask questions It\’s simple, but the key is that some kids don\’t answer. If the child doesn\’t answer, it may be because he really doesn\’t know how to answer, such as asking him how he feels. It\’s easier to solve if you don\’t know how to answer. What\’s difficult is that the child doesn\’t want to tell his parents. The parent-child relationship lies in trusting parents to guide their children to reflect, especially older children. He will answer all the questions you ask, but he just doesn\’t want to say anything. Why is this so? Because children do not trust their parents. In such a situation, the first thing parents must do is to repair the parent-child relationship. The core of repairing the parent-child relationship is the word \”trust\”. Many parents feel that they have a very good relationship with their children, and they often talk and laugh. Except for their children\’s poor grades, there are no other problems. But this is not a real good parent-child relationship. A truly good relationship must be based on trust. What is trust? Even children dare to tell their parents if they have any problems. If a child\’s grades are not good, it means there is something wrong, but if he doesn\’t say it, it means the child doesn\’t trust his parents that much. When a child does something bad, his parents would beat him, scold him, or nag him if he knew it before. But now he dares to tell his parents, which shows that mutual trust between parents and children has been established. So what do parents do? What parents have to do is to accept and trust their children unconditionally. No matter how well the child does, parents accept the result and believe that he can do better. Parents should be patient, give their children opportunities to try and make mistakes, and then guide their children to reflect and adjust, constantly encourage their children to do well, and give them confidence. Once a child has confidence, trial and error, reflection, and adjustment, he will definitely get better and better. What does high learning efficiency mean? Being efficient is not just about children being able to answer questions quickly. Especially after middle school and high school, whether children have their own learning plan is the main factor that affects learning efficiency. Behind the learning plan is the child\’s ability and habit of self-reflection. After middle school and high school, reflection is the core reason why children widen the gap. Therefore, parents must let their children learn to reflect on themselves as early as possible.