Kids Love Listening to Stories
Recently, I had the honour to be involved in a school project that prepares Primary Six Students for their upcoming Primary Six Leaving Examination (PSLE). This exam will decide which schools they will be posted to in the next phase of their education journey.
These group of students are bright kids but not equipped with the right mindset and strategies to take on Mathematics at this moment. They are a real social lot, most are very outspoken be it time of learning or training … tsktsk…. I had to pause for almost a minute before all realize that the classroom turned real quiet…
Well that day, I was training them some of the basic skills needed for upcoming challenging questions. I predicted that some of them will find the questions too easy and might just simply “shut off” their attention. This is definitely something which must be managed.
I told them a story about 2 brothers who are both keen in joining the top matial art school in town. these 2 brothers are of totally contrasting mindsets….
the story behind this story is to highlight to them about the importance of mastering of the basic skills as these are the foundation we build to move forward.
When I told the story, the initially noisy class turned real quiet, everyone’s eyes were on me so attentive, so keen to find out more…… it was amazing…. how everyone gives me their attention for 5 minutes to complete reading…
No wonder the old folks like to tell tales and stories to the young ones….
I’ve always love reading those short inspirational stories, stories that have morals… so i decided to put all the collection in my blog ….
Amaztory = “Amazing Story”
Amazing Story Teaches Meaningful Lessons
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