Posters and Print-Outs Don't Produce Skills
06/24/24 • 10 min
Ep. 104 -
Rant warning!
I see various educational posters stuck up on classroom walls and study skills handouts folded in the back of students’ exercise books.
But they're almost NEVER being explicitly and intentionally taught the concepts, or trained in the skills and strategies printed on them.
In my opinion, this can actually be more detrimental than not having them at all.
Because students now think that they DO know and understand them and can effectively use or action them, when actually they are simply 'familiar' with them (rather than skilled IN them).
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Ep. 104 -
Rant warning!
I see various educational posters stuck up on classroom walls and study skills handouts folded in the back of students’ exercise books.
But they're almost NEVER being explicitly and intentionally taught the concepts, or trained in the skills and strategies printed on them.
In my opinion, this can actually be more detrimental than not having them at all.
Because students now think that they DO know and understand them and can effectively use or action them, when actually they are simply 'familiar' with them (rather than skilled IN them).
FEATURED ON THE SHOW:
- Episode 72: Why A-Grade Exemplars Aren't All That
- Follow Rock Solid Study on Facebook
- Follow Rock Solid Study on Instagram
- Get your teen behind the scenes of assessment with me in the 10 Week Grade Transformation Program
- Get the Free Parent Guide: 3 Huge Mistakes (Even Smart!) Students Make in Exams and Assignments - and how to fix them immediately so your teen confidently achieves their best ever grades.
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What impresses your teen's teachers and gets gold stars and glowing comments in Y7 and 8 is NOT the same as what gets top grades and great results in Senior assessments.
What's considered 'awesome' changes from 'going over and above' to 'being clear and concise'.
This means that what your teen puts time and effort into, also needs to change as your teen moves up through the year groups.
Tune in to discover:
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- the ways your teen can evolve their focus, effort and energy spent on different aspects of their study,
and
- ensure it's effective, efficient and rewarded at EVERY stage.
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Assignments, assessments and projects - what are they really about and wanting from your teen?
Because I can tell you now, their DT design assignment is not really about the item they’re designing.
And that historical artefact project is not really about the historical artefacts.
And the elements that I see a lot of students getting caught up in and spending a lot of time and effort deliberating on, aren’t the critical or important elements.
So what ARE these extended or creative tasks actually about, and how can understanding this change the way you support your hardworking teen?
Listen in to find out!
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Parents of Hardworking Teens - Posters and Print-Outs Don't Produce Skills
Transcript
You’re listening to The Parents of Hardworking Teens Podcast, episode 104: A rant from me about the various posters and handouts I see stuck in the back of students’ exercise books.
Hey VIP’s! I hope you and your teen’s are having a great week so far.
Now, warning, this episode is going to be a bit of a rant. I’ve been thinking about this for quite a while, and as I’m recording a few podcasts here in one go, so I don’t miss a week while I’m moving house, setting up the i
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