1 Raising Great Students by Christine Langlois Raising Great Kids, a Canadian Living book meant to help parents ferry their child through the years from six to 12, includes several sections on what parents need to know when it comes to helping their child in school. Here we have highlights from the book, adapted by Christine Langlois , the editor of Raising Great Kids.
Parents are crucial to their children's academic success.
So no discussion about how best to educate children can be complete without discussing what it is that parents need to know to do the best possible job of supporting their kids. Mothers and fathers need to understand what is happening in their child's head, in their child's classroom and in their child's relationships with teachers. Parents need to know how their child learns Most parents are aware of the new brain research proving children's brains go through massive development in the first years of life. While parents don't necessarily need to know how neurons work, they do need to understand that the more ways a child learns information, the more pathways will be created in his brain to help him retrieve what he has learned. Caitlin is learning about trees.