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Work more! Study harder! Live less???? No. No No. Finland have the least amount of outside work and homework than any other student in the world. - Finnish students are getting everything they need to get done in school without the added pressures that come with excelling at a subject. Without having to worry about grades and busy-work they are able to focus on the true task at hand – learning and growing as a human being. Why Finland’s education system is dominating the world stage. Internationally despite calls for education reform and a continual lackluster performance, not a lot is being done or changing within the educational system. What often happens is that students will learn to cram just to pass a test and teachers will be teaching with the sole purpose of students passing a test. Learning has been thrown out of the equation. All children throughout Finland are graded on an individualized basis and grading system set by their teacher. In Finland all the teachers are

- The first level in how to teach phonics involves showing your student how to recognise the sounds of the alphabet letters. - Many children from the age of 4 can effortlessly learn the names of the letters of the alphabet by singing the Alphabet Song. It is important that they do learn the letter names but focus your time at this stage on teaching them the  sounds the letters make, which is a new and greater challenge.  - It's important that you teach your child at their pace, not yours. You might find 5-10 minutes is a long enough period to spend at a time. Or they might be prepared to work for 30 minutes. It all depends on their attention span. - Why phonic system does not go with the order ABCD...? It is because children will not need to read letters like  q nearly as frequently as  a  and  m . So it makes sense to learn the sounds  a  and  m before  q . Click to read full article from source:

Kids today are in a devastating emotional state! Most come to school emotionally unavailable for learning. There are many factors in our modern lifestyle that contribute to this.” In her practice, my friend Victoria Prooday, OT is seeing something so widespread and alarming that I asked if I could share her thoughts. Due to the overwhelming interest and conversation on this topic, I am re-sharing her post. I encourage every parent who cares about the future of his/her children to read it. I know that many would choose not to hear what she says in the article, but your children needs you to hear this message. Victoria writes: I am an occupational therapist with years of experience working with children, parents, and teachers. I completely agree with this teacher’s message that our children are getting worse and worse in many aspects. I hear the same consistent message from every teacher I meet. Clearly, throughout my time as an Occupational Therapist, I have seen and continue to s