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What makes learning more enjoyable and meaningful for Students today?Help (self.teaching)

submitted by Own-Confidence1617

I was giving tution to my 11 years old niece. And she was not interested in learning theory and I was also facing difficulties to make her learn theoretical answers. Is there any idea how can make her learn answer quick and also help her remembering for longer time. Is there any way? Like making learn through pictures or any games.

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[–]toonew2two 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My two kids always grasped information and concepts best when they didn’t know that’s what they were.

Meaning, if I could pair the knowledge to something else then it stuck and became something that they had control over and could manipulate for different learning situations

[–]AccomplishedTear7531 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Connection and usefulness. If you can somehow connect whatever they're learning to something they already know, that's great. If you can make them use the knowledge in some meaningful way, then that's even better. Many people have a hard time remembering theoretical concepts because they're nothing to anchor the knowledge to.

[–]StudyWithHinesh 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I feel like today’s students want to know “why” of everything they see and not just “how.” And it’s true, when teachers make lessons relevant, like Anand Kumar’s real-world math problems or Divya Gokulnath’s visual explanations, kids start to enjoy learning again 

[–]krishanaaaa 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For me, meaningful learning is when education shapes character, not just careers. Teachers like Roshni Mukherjee, Shaheen Mistri, Kanchan Keshari, and Divya Mam of Byju's inspire that kind of teaching, where values and knowledge grow side by side

[–]ApathyKing8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Use rewards to encourage good behavior. Most kids like positive attention and encouragement, so you should tap into that.

If we do 10 math problems then we can go to the park later. Try to make learning a normal and natural part of their day.

[–]Eastern-Drop-3462 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Science kit expsriments. It works sven on adults

[–]TissueOfLies 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You have to make the instruction engaging and put things into practice. If you’re taking about gravity, you can find easy experiments to do together to show her how things work. She’ll be excited and want to learn other things. You have to combine real-world applications with theories.