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[quote=Anonymous]My kids are very good students, they do well in school, need very little help in their schoolwork and maintain their straight A's. Their teachers are always praising them and they also score in 95+ %ile in all kinds of standardized tests as well. So, you would think that I would be fairly hands off.  However, I am not that.  I am very involved in some way or the other.  I mainly teach them - goal setting, organization and time management skills, research, presentation skills and communication skills.  They can work hard but my job is to teach them how to work smart as well.

I feel that the school years is the best chance to teach these kids all the skills that they will need in a professional workplace.  Most people think that their child needs help in content only, but I think that is usually an easier fix.  A tutor or online resource can take care of that.  I feel that most of the times the students need help in - how to study, what to study  and how to present their work (from organizing content, researching, annotation to presentation - verbal, written, electronic media etc.  to dressing for the job and follow through).

I feel the schools do not do a very good job of teaching the kids these skills.

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