“She’s really got a talent for it. “ That’s a statement that you hear quite often. Especially when it comes to things like painting, playing the piano or singing. But what is talent really? Do people have a genetic predisposition for becoming a painter? Or a violinist? Or a welder? How come we emphasize talent more when it comes to...
It’s all about attitude. The way a teacher greets her students when they walk in the classroom. The way she responds to their questions. The way she interacts with them both in a learning and social setting. When a student says that it isn’t possible to observe this exact moment, arguing that since the light has to travel to the...
If there was a map, everyone would find it. If there were detailed step-by-step instructions, everyone could do it. If it was easy, everyone would do it. But what if there is no map? No detailed step-by-step instructions. And it’s going to be difficult. Would you still do it? Would you still put in the hard work not knowing what...
Humans want to learn new things. We are curious and innovative by nature. We thrive when we learn new things. Today’s school system, regrettably, is killing that curiosity and replacing it with force-fed facts that are completely useless. When are we going to start the difficult, but necessary, work of changing our schools? Why do we teach so differently in...
In our efforts to leave no child behind in school we are sacrificing the fast learners. The ones that get it the first time and have completed all exercises given before class is over. They run the risk of becoming bored since they are not challenged enough. That, in turn, might cause them to talk in class and disturb the kids...
Everyone can homeschool their kids. In fact, you’re already doing it. Every weekday afternoon and evening. Every weekend. Every school holiday. Every hour that your kid isn’t in regular school, they are being homeschooled. You need to act on this. Discuss important things at the dinner table. Talk to them about things that matter. Challenge them to think for themselves...
Today is Lucia. A Swedish tradition that’s celebrated all over the country and also among exile Swedes in other parts of the world. Lucia and her maids and star singers walk in procession and sing traditional hymns. In schools and kindergarten, Lucia is also accompanied by Santas and kids dressed up as gingerbread. Almost every little town has their Lucia...
Math. The one subject with the most stigma. The one subject that can elicit powerful emotions. Either you’re for or against. Either you love math or you hate it. Enjoying math and being good at it, is considered nerdy. The cool kids, on the other hand, gladly claim to be no good at math and they happily declare that it’s...
That spark in her eyes when she’s onto something. That determination when she has a project she’s working on. Nothing can stop her. She’s ready to take on the world. Let her. Encourage her. Don’t stand in her way saying that this is not for girls. We have to stop treating half the world’s population as second class citizens. We...
Kids find all kinds of tricks to do as little as possible in school. If you walk slowly between classrooms you can miss a minute more of the next class. If you’re supposed to finish 10 math problems during a lesson, you make sure that you don’t finish them sooner. Because if you finish them sooner, the teacher might give...
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