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Is homework necessary?
Posted on 2011-08-20 10:02:41, by vidhya manohar in Education → Tutoring
Every afternoon a maenad’s dance is
required to get my nephew to do his homework. I am very sure I am not alone and
there are many others who are sailing in the same boat.
It is an arduous task to get 98
percentage of the children to do their homework. From the time of yore, it is
seen as a burden and the purpose never understood.
Work done at leisure to revise what’s
taught during the day is homework. But isn’t it done for the sake of it?
In most cases how is it done? Over
the phone, copied from guides or classmates, by parents or tuition teachers or
not done at all.
What’s the reason behind this? Over
burdening the children with homework which cannot be accomplished within the
time frame. In some cases the home work does not cover ... Read More
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How much did you score?
Posted on 2011-08-20 09:59:52, by vidhya manohar in Education → Tutoring
How much did you score?
Amit wakes up at 4.a.m. Packs his
breakfast, snacks and lunch and is out of the house at 4.30 am. He has to go
for maths tuitions at 5a.m, chemistry at 6.am, 7.30 to the best school which is
ten miles away. He is back by 4.30 p.m but is not free. He has physics tuitions
at 5.pm and biology at 6.00 pm. Apart from this he has homework to do,
assignments to complete, prepare for tests. He goes to bed at 12.00 pm. This is
Amit’s routine.
There are millions of Amit’s in
India. It is pathetic to see a sleepy two and a half year old being cramped
into a school bus to reach the PLAY SCHOOL at 7 in the morning. Here there are
schools where we have parents standing overnight at the ... Read More
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Effective ways of producing clones
Posted on 2011-08-20 09:58:30, by vidhya manohar in Education → Tutoring
Effective ways of producing clones
Who wants a child to score more marks
and why? There is a race to try and prove that their offspring is stronger and
better than someone else’s. This obsession has led to the current examination
system and this has retarded our educational system phenomenally.
Children are victims in this
educational system. There is no scope of being unique or being themselves.
Conspirators to this are manifold, parents, teachers, school, society,
government and the entire system as a whole. Here the child is the protagonist
but he has no say in this. It will reflect on him as he grows up. He will have
a conflict in decision making, conflict in facing a challenge, conflict in
leadership and you name it and he has a conflict.
Here an individual is slotted into a
role whereas it should be ... Read More
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Chinese Learning Steps and Tips - Sing Chinese Songs and Learn Chinese Writing and Grammar
Posted on 2011-08-12 02:45:31, by chineselearner in Education → Languages
In the previous post, we share the first
two Chinese learning steps and tips about Chinese pronunciation, Chinese
vocabulary and sentences. And in this article, we will share the other two
steps and tips about to study
mandarin language by sing Chinese songs and learn Chinese writing and
grammar.
First: Sing Chinese songs.
Borrow cassette tapes from the local
library, review and listen to the tapes frequently until you're able to speak
the words and sentences all by yourself. At the same time, you can combine your
listening practice with the online
Chinese pinyin teacher. Review older vocabulary every so often to
refresh your memory.
Second: Write Chinese Understand Chinese
writing strokes and rules
Only way to learn Chinese characters is to
memorize them, you can practice writing a character on paper until you remember
it. Start from easy ones, which also include all the strokes. ... Read More
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Chinese Learning Steps and Tips - Chinese Pronunciation and Chinese Vocabulary and Sentences
Posted on 2011-08-12 02:44:59, by chineselearner in Education → Languages
I’d like to share some mandarin
language learning experience and skills with you who want to learn it
as your second language and have no idea about where to start or you have
already start to learn but make no progress.
On the one side, you should know that
learning a language need a hard and long process and on the other side, knowing
the tips and techniques of learning a new language can make all the difference
on how effective and successful you can achieve.
Based on teaching mandarin
language for years and the experience of my students, here are some of
the learning Chinese language tips and techniques on becoming successful in
mastering the Chinese language.
I hope these tips can make your learning
fun and enjoyable by using one or combine the tips together.
First: Start from learning the Chinese
pronunciation including ... Read More
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Using the Computer to Learn to Read Chinese
Posted on 2011-08-11 05:01:19, by chineselearner in Education → Languages
Thanks to the tools on the internet, it
becomes much easier to study
mandarin language than before. The learning tools on the internet
include online translation tool and learning resources and various online
classes. Make use of the tools, your learning will become more efficient and
fun. Without text books and real teacher, you can learn from the online class
and online tutors.
If you use the latest Internet Explorer or
Netscape Navigator you don't have to install any special program to learn Chinese
pinyin and Chinese characters because both of these browsers natively
support Chinese characters.
If you use older versions of these
programs, you should consider upgrading your browser version. You can also
download and install Chinese Font characters or download Microsoft's free
language packs and input methods for Simplified and Traditional Chinese. It is
useful, especially, for dealers who want to learn ... Read More
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Learn to Write Chinese Online
Posted on 2011-08-11 05:00:55, by chineselearner in Education → Languages
As to speak, Chinese writing is the most
difficult part while learning mandarin
language. With the development of china, you choose to learn Chinese,
and you are ought to learn to write Chinese if you want to master Chinese. Some
resources online can help you learning writing Chinese. Before learning from
internet, you should know some basis of Chinese characters.
Lack of an alphabet makes the Chinese
character system appear a bit disorganized to the beginner level learner, there
is a method to the madness. A good understanding of Chinese radicals, or any of
the 214 ideographic elements used to form, categorize, and sometimes to
identify Chinese characters, will help greatly. Learn Chinese online with mandarin
Chinese course taught by professional teachers.
In addition to radicals, stroke order of
the character you are learning is also important to memorize. Proper stroke
order leads to ... Read More
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Tips for Learning Speaking Chinese
Posted on 2011-08-10 00:00:46, by chineselearner in Education → Languages
Learning Chinese
Pinyin should always be the first step of learning the Chinese
language. Pinyin uses the English alphabet to teach the pronunciation and
learning of Chinese characters. To distinguish the different tones and learn to
speak mandarin Chinese, pay close attention by reading the Pinyin letters, initials,
finals and any possible combinations.
The objective of this step in learning to
read Chinese is for you to be able to read any Chinese character with marked in
Chinese
Pinyin. This will also help to learn to write the Chinese characters.
Be careful to learn the correct pronunciation of Chinese from the start; don't
build bad habits when it comes to learning the Chinese language.
Learn the basic grammar of the Chinese
language, but try not to worry and be constrained by the rules. After all, the
Chinese language is spoken as a way to ... Read More
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Why Learn Speaking Chinese
Posted on 2011-08-10 00:00:13, by chineselearner in Education → Languages
Chinese is one of the four critical
languages of America.
Learning to speak the mandarin
language is of significant importance to the United States in order to improve
economic advantages and opportunities.
Learning to speak Chinese not only
satisfies an innate desire to learn a foreign language but it can also be a
great asset to career advancement. There are increasing opportunities for
government and business careers as well as for scientific, scholarly and
cultural exchanges to study
mandarin language characters and to learn to read Chinese.
Chinese communities have played important
roles in local communities of all countries around the world. Learning to write
Chinese and speak the mandarin
language is tantamount to being able to communicate with and better
understand these community members which are a benefit in a multicultural
society such as America.
To study
mandarin language is the key to explore and appreciate the ... Read More
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Make Chinese Learning Simple - Learn Chinese Pronunciation Tips
Posted on 2011-08-08 22:43:48, by chineselearner in Education → Languages
How to learn Chinese pronunciation
Many foreigners struggle to learn Chinese
and the biggest problem people have with the language is pronunciation. Unlike
English, Chinese is a tonal language with four Chinese
tones and in order to speak Chinese properly you will need total
control over your voice.
Speaking Chinese for the first time can
also make anyone feel self conscious because it’s so different. However you
need to set your fears aside; then you can improve your Chinese speaking
ability.
Learn Chinese
pinyin
Pinyin will make learning Chinese much
easier because you will be able to sound out certain words in your head to
pronounce them. Chinese
Pinyin is a way of writing Chinese words using Roman letters.
There are lots of websites which will help
you to learn online
Chinese pinyin. You also need to learn how to pronounce each letter as
this will be different to ... Read More
