Success Methods
3 Methods of Success
Stategy
Implementing the Right Strategy
Most students fail when it comes to doing well in Maths, not because they aren’t capable but because they are simply given the wrong strategy to succeed!
Which is kind of frustrating because a sports team that prepares for their next competitive fixture with the wrong strategy isn’t going to succeed.
So how do you know your child has the wrong strategy to help them pass their Maths exams?
Simple… Do any of this sound familiar?
- Not reading questions carefully. Students can sometimes have the knowledge of how to solve a task but fail to appreciate what the question is asking them to solve.
- Finding, Algebra, Percentages, Fractions and Decimals confusing. Lack of grounding that produces mastery in working with, Algebra, Percentages, Fractions and Decimals (notwithstanding the prior knowledge, needed to before solving the topics mentioned i.e., Multiplication and Division).
- Misconceptions. Knowing a little but not the correctly and fully understanding a concept. There are varied misconceptions that students often are not aware of, these need to be identified and corrected; for example, in Algebra, b+b=2b and not b squared.
Unfortunately, until a student benefits from a change of approach to learning Mathematics, these problems will continue to exist and as a result it’s why so many students fail to achieve their Maths GCSE and FS exam results, which means that they miss out on the opportunity to go and qualify in their chosen field,
That’s why I started to change my approach and strategy as a teacher and developed my Maths Mastery methods and once I started working with my students this way the results have been incredible.
Unfortunately, until a student benefits from a change of approach to learning Mathematics, these problems will continue to exist and as a result it’s why so many students fail to achieve their Maths GCSE and FS exam results, which means that they miss out on the opportunity to go and qualify in their chosen field,
That’s why I started to change my approach and strategy as a teacher and developed my Maths Mastery methods and once I started working with my students this way the results have been incredible.
Here’s what your child needs to focus on:
- Prior learning interview that allows the student and tutor to get to know the student and their already achieved courses, progression, aspirations and learning styles.
- Then sit an Initial assessment the purpose of this is to inform me and the student of strengths, gaps and organise a reasonable length needed to achieve the individual student’s goal.
- Finally, the student will learn to master identified topics through the Maths Masterly approach to learning, as proven strategy to success in passing Maths exams and retaining Maths skills for life.
These 3 things are fundamental in helping your child to pass his/her Maths exam.
Building Successful Habits
What’s the difference between students who achieve, pass their exams and go on to qualify and accepted in their chosen career vs the students who miss out and must to settle for mediocre jobs?
It’s their willingness to work that extra bit harder or study that little more even when they don’t want to because they understand its importance – They are ‘wired’ differently.
Just like the top professional athletes on the planet they train harder than all the other athletes.
Which leaves the question? How can my child develop better habits?
Students don’t develop these winning habits at school because many students have been conditioned to see school as boring or difficult, which means there is a negative association to wanting to continue learning outside of school – You don’t do more of something you don’t enjoy!
Want to see how this could help your child?
Habits
Building Succesful Habits
But if most students know that the more, they study and invest into their education the better results they will get – Why don’t they do it?
Simple – It’s not important enough and therefore additional study doesn’t become a habit.
Take this for an example – Why do we brush our teeth multiple times daily?
Is it because we enjoy brushing our teeth? No, it’s because we realise how important it is and there are consequences for not doing it.
So, we develop a habit and a routine to brush our teeth that happens whether we feel like it or not.
The key to help students pass their exams is to re-wire their current study habits so that they naturally do all the things they know they should be doing and everything becomes easier.
If it’s easier, they start to enjoy it more because they’re naturally more focused and become good.
Here’s how you can help your child do this
- Invest in your child’s education outside of school so that there is accountability to help them develop better habits and a better routine that enhances their learning.
- Goal setting to build a mindset for success by aligning your child with the importance of education and the benefits.
- Learning needs to be fun so that your child doesn’t see doing additional study as ‘boring’.
Environment
The Winning Environment
This is the most important part of all…
It’s what makes the ‘learning trifecta’ function… It’s what helps your child build the successful habits that ensure they consistently follow the right strategy consistently enough to succeed.
If you want your child to succeed in GSCE or FS Maths exams and go on to qualify in their chosen courses/ universities or on apprenticeship;
where they learn and who they learn with matters!
Have you ever been worried that there’s other students at school that may be a bad influence on your child and stop them from reaching their potential?
This is all too common – Because their environment (who they are associated with) dictates their habits, and we already know how important building the right habits are!
At school students don’t have a choice – They have to go whether they like it or not.
Which means there are some students who want to be there and learn and others who don’t.
Imagine this… If you were to climb to the top of Mount Everest by yourself or with a group of unmotivated people would you be likely to make it to the top?
Or would you be better off with a leader and other people who were highly motivated and wanted to get to the top of the mountain?
Students need to be around other students who want to achieve the top results and grades.
So that they feel motivated to do better, study harder, and develop the belief that they are capable of achieving their Maths exams.
This is the most important part of all…
- Help your child understand the importance of winning environments and being around like minded students.
- Access education outside of school for your child so that they can upgrade their environment.
- Find small group focussed learning with students who also want to achieve success in their Maths exams.
