Two from JoVE:
One of the bad things about school and its relentless sequential model is that kids are asked as soon as they become teens to make decisions about what they want to do when they grow up and then told that the course choices they make in the next few years are going to be crucial in reaching that goal. This puts a whole lot of pressure on teens at a time in their life when, quite frankly, they don’t need it.
Also, Quoting the Cheshire Cat
(also about career choices and planning, and also perspective on life after forty)
Math Success from Eide Neuro-Learning blog
Some key differences between Asian and non-Asian math learning:
- –emphasis on conceptual thinking
- –family motivation and study habits
- – knowing the math facts.
Hi Willa,
Great Blog!
After living and working with many South Koreans I can say that the familial motivation for study can be a huge burden to bear. Alot of our friends felt an immense, near suicude, weight on them to perform.
Just my two cents….
Kristie in chilly Winnipeg