Holiday books for children: for or against?
A few weeks away from the summer holidays, Cours Ado, which gives private lessons at home, opens the debate by asking this question: "For or against holiday books?". Should we let the child breathe during the months of July and August or must we keep it under pressure by having it work on these manuals? Is there a program that is more conducive to the student's fulfillment during his summer vacation? So Course Teen or Holiday Book?
Holiday books ... a reassuring tool for parents
For Isabelle Dumas, a former mathematics teacher and founder of Cours Ado, holidays help to grow, to have fun, to discover. They allow you to take a step back on what has been learned. For the familyHoliday books are a reassuring tool.
Parents are frightened by the idea that their children forget the lessons learned during the school year. Therefore, the workbooks are like a relay to theschool. The opinion of the children is different. This holiday book is often perceived as a daily chore that can become stressful and unfair.
In certain families, this appointment with the book of holidays can even become a tool of blackmail during the execution of a series of exercises. Parental interventions such as: "You will go out to play when you have finished this lesson" are regular ...
Rest and sun to relax!
According to Isabelle Dumas, the child must rest, enjoy the sun, organize his personal space to free his head and get back in shape in September to succeed the school year. In addition, it is better to target the student's shortcomings and to clarify the shadows encountered by the school child.
"The notebooks do not say where are the deficiencies". If a real problem arises, it is a question of answering it with a personalized program. "We note that with the few courses that our students take, precisely on one or two subjects, they quickly earn 2 points in the first assignment on the table " the expert notes. "But if there is no problem, then I advise children to enjoy their holidays !" concludes Isabelle Dumas.
Teen Course Tips
To maximize knowledge during the holidays, Cours Ado, which is the first home-based private tutoring course to focus on the pursuit of academic excellence, advises:
- 2 hours of classes 2 times a week for a targeted refresher and earn points at the start of the school year.
- 3 times 2 hours of lessons in a subject, during the week before the return to take the lead and earn points on its average. For more information, click here
Holiday books ... a reassuring tool for parents
For Isabelle Dumas, a former mathematics teacher and founder of Cours Ado, holidays help to grow, to have fun, to discover. They allow you to take a step back on what has been learned. For the familyHoliday books are a reassuring tool.
Parents are frightened by the idea that their children forget the lessons learned during the school year. Therefore, the workbooks are like a relay to theschool. The opinion of the children is different. This holiday book is often perceived as a daily chore that can become stressful and unfair.
In certain families, this appointment with the book of holidays can even become a tool of blackmail during the execution of a series of exercises. Parental interventions such as: "You will go out to play when you have finished this lesson" are regular ...
Rest and sun to relax!
According to Isabelle Dumas, the child must rest, enjoy the sun, organize his personal space to free his head and get back in shape in September to succeed the school year. In addition, it is better to target the student's shortcomings and to clarify the shadows encountered by the school child.
"The notebooks do not say where are the deficiencies". If a real problem arises, it is a question of answering it with a personalized program. "We note that with the few courses that our students take, precisely on one or two subjects, they quickly earn 2 points in the first assignment on the table " the expert notes. "But if there is no problem, then I advise children to enjoy their holidays !" concludes Isabelle Dumas.
Teen Course Tips
To maximize knowledge during the holidays, Cours Ado, which is the first home-based private tutoring course to focus on the pursuit of academic excellence, advises:
- 2 hours of classes 2 times a week for a targeted refresher and earn points at the start of the school year.
- 3 times 2 hours of lessons in a subject, during the week before the return to take the lead and earn points on its average. For more information, click here
