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Why Teaching Additional Skills Is A Necessity For Students

Shahram Warsi
Shahram Warsi Jun 19 2018 - 3 min read
Why Teaching Additional Skills Is A Necessity For Students
Education Is No More Just About Learning From The Books.

The education system is transforming with time changing the way for students as well as for the teachers. With the various trends and innovations happening in the education industry, education people are coping up with the changes, providing hundreds of opportunities for the students to learn additional skills.

Playing Well With Others

The most successful companies know how to hire the best people and get them to work towards a common goal. That’s one reason teachers love classroom projects — teaching the value of teamwork. As they toil together, kids learn self-control (how not to melt down when classmates decide to take a different tack), diplomacy (how to urge on a slacker without name-calling), empathy (how to take a teammate’s feelings into account), and time-management (how to finish in the time frame).

Counting On

The technique revolves around the student’s capacity to say number names. When a child has reached a stage where they know how to count, teachers ask the students questions like, “what number is one more than…” It helps the students to collect ideas of counting and addition in a fun manner which is a very powerful method. The technique gets the students ready for using number squares and providing the correct answer with immense confidence in their mind. It helps the child to see addition and counting as fundamentally related, making them familiar with various challenges.

Thinking in 3-D

The ability to visualize objects — and the way they fit into space — is what experts call spatial awareness. We use the skill every day when we merge our cars onto highways, for instance, or find our way around a new store.

Spatial awareness is second only to basic math as the building block for STEM learning because it teaches kids how to manipulate shapes in their head. Boosting it pays off for all sorts of professionals, including architects, surgeons, and fashion designers.

Worksheets

Teachers are taking the saying seriously that practice makes things perfect. They are innovating with the style of practice, building confidence among the children. By utilizing simple worksheets, aimed towards students ability and attention span, teachers are able to significantly improve the addition skill both orally and on paper. Free internet sites offering worksheets are working in favor for the innovators towards making additional skills more convenient. Ensuring that the worksheets are aimed at the right level, being neither too difficult nor too easy is a major challenge as it contributes to the student’s interest.

Applauding the students on being successful is the most basic things to boost their confidence towards carrying forward the additional skills. Not appearing frustrated with their mistakes and adding up worksheets certainly boosts student’s ability.

 

 

 

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