How To Help Your Teen Through High School

Pointers for Parents & Skills for Scholars

What you'll learn

To receive a personalised assessment explaining student's own motivation to Study. A psychometric test explains student's motivation levels.

One month of enjoyable work, online and offline, will equip each student with valuable techniques to improve academic results

Detailed analysis of each student's preferred learning style will be obtained through one or more psychometric assessments.

Habits will change as the student takes command of the learning process and grows in confidence as grades improve.

Requirements

Any youth or adult who wishes to complete high school successfully.

Parents who wish to understand their child's learning situation better

Description

This course helps parents to equip their high school students with skills, techniques and self-knowledge to improve school results and prepare for major external assessments, by adopting productive habits. Parents are invited to engage in the content to assist their teens. The explanatory videos and tools are designed for students who wish to understand their learning styles and adjust their study methods accordingly. Based on 30 years of teaching high school and university students, this course condenses the essential habits which school pupils should adopt, to approach learning and exams confidently. Parents, please note that Udemy policy requires that "those under 18 may use the services only if a parent or guardian opens their account, handles any enrollments, and manages their account usage. As such, any subject matter oriented towards young students must be clearly marketed to parents and guardians who will be supervising their learning."The  student should dedicateA few hours of online work watching the videosA few hours completing downloadable psychometric and other assessments Many hours of practical applicationA personal library of exam-preparation resourcesAt least two months to use the techniques before attending the online group mentoring session The parent shouldWatch the short videos and synchronize with their childMonitor their child's application of exercises and assessmentsDiscuss results with their childEmpathize with the challenges which the child may be experiencingThose who begin early will enjoy greater success ; those who panic before exams can still accomplish better results, but with diminished impact. The course culminates with an online group mentoring session in which scholars who have completed the course, discuss their progress and develop external supportive networks of practice. In addition to the internal support of family, external networks comprised of youth from all over the world, nourish productive habits over long periods. Parents are also encouraged to watch the videos and ensure that the child completes the psychometric assessments independently, to better understand their child's learning preferences. Use of online and digital resources are  encouraged ; simultaneously pencil and paper remain necessary tools to facilitate understanding, comprehension, reproduction of knowledge, as well as manual dexterity to facilitate thinking, write quickly and reproduce knowledge effectively.

Overview

Section 1: Setting Up for Success

Lecture 1 Introduction

Section 2: Your Motivation to Study

Lecture 2 Your Motivators

Section 3: Your Personal Style: How you Learn Best

Lecture 3 Description of Learning Styles

Section 4: Youth's Greatest Gift: Time

Lecture 4 Time Management is Life Management

Lecture 5 Time Management Solutions

Lecture 6 Setting Goals

Lecture 7 Prevent Procrastination

Lecture 8 Prioritize Main Tasks

Section 5: Enjoying your Brain Power: Study Techniques

Lecture 9 Full Brain Usage with Mind Maps

Section 6: Genius Gym: Memory Techniques

Lecture 10 Memory Systems

Lecture 11 Learning the Number Rhyme System

Lecture 12 Remember Ten items - Number Rhyme System

Lecture 13 Number Shape System

Section 7: Crush Exams with Power: Confidence with Style

Lecture 14 Exam Technique …. Not Just about Exams

Lecture 15 Bonus Lecture

For parents who intend to help their children through high school,For parents who wish to help their teenagers aged between 12 and 19 years young.