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Help your son to reach his potential
June 2013
Belmore Boys HS
Xue Feng Zhang
Community Information Officer
South West Sydney Region
Department of Education and Communities
Ten tips to help boys succeed at school*
1. Good relationships are vital
2. Get involved in your son's homework
3. Ensure your son goes to school every day
4. Ensure your son is learning using a variety of styles
5. Keep an eye on technology use
6. Recognise the good things in boys' lives
7. Help boys experience success often
8. Help boys experience even more success
9. Help your son value school
10. Be courageous about failure
Quoted from: School from A to Z (2012). Ten tips to help boys succeed at school .
From: http://www.schoolatoz.nsw.edu.au/homework-and-study/homeworktips/10-tips-to-help-boys-succeed-at-school
Characteristics of a good relationship
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Giving respect
Showing patience
Having a sense of humour
Actively listening to them
Knowing who they are, who their friends are,
and what they like and dislike
• Seeing things from their perspective
Assignments using different learning styles
A. Group projects
B. Speeches
C. Written stories/essays/reports
D. Technology-based research, or building wikis
or blogs
Accordingly
A. Your son needs to have friends who can study together.
B. Talk with your son about the topic he is going to talk about as
his speech.
C. Check whether your son gets on well with the time schedule
D. Provide your son with necessary IT facilities, e.g., a computer
and a link with the Net.
Ways boys can achieve 'mini-successes' in their
assignments
• Break the question into key parts
• Really understand each part
• Search for the information on the internet
• Visit the library for some good books
• Sort the information into major themes
Don’t forget: success in sports and other areas of skills will
help to boost up their self-esteem and confidence in doing
school subjects well.
Development of potentials into achievements
The achievement levels may vary depending on
various factors
Potential
Health, temperament, selfesteem, attitude, habit,
interests, motivation,
Very high
High
Average
Very high
High
Development process
Interactions between all factors
Below average
Low
Achievements
Average
Below average
Chances:
In - & After-school
success
Mentor for
learning
Special events
Adapted from Gagne (2010)
by Xue Feng Zhang, 2013
Wider environments:
family and community
support
People around
School facilities
Curriculum
Low