However, after a period of persistence, his grades did not improve. On the contrary, he often stays up late and lacks sleep, which leads to depression, poor state and even weariness of learning.
Later, the professor summed up his experience: his mistake was to equate time with learning effect. And the professor told him, "It is better to work wholeheartedly for an hour than to sit inefficiently for a day."
So, do all Harvard students study until 4: 30 in the morning?
Yes, but very few.
Xueba is really diligent, but Xueba's good grades don't depend on 4: 30 in the morning. More important than diligence is "concentration".
A study once found that the top 5% of Harvard's "top scholars" have a kind of ability-super concentration.
Not only that, American research institutions also surveyed 430 children. Time span is the whole process from kindergarten to university graduation. It is found that "concentration" plays a decisive role in children's academic performance.
It can be seen that the gap between Puwa and Xueba lies in concentration.
Nowadays, concentration is efficient competitiveness.
Why?
Because now everyone lives in the digital age covered by TV, mobile phone and tablet, and children are no exception. In this era, countless media are grabbing your attention.
When children get used to watching short videos of 15 seconds, they will lose interest in a two-hour nature documentary. Because, children will feel too slow, and one shot will be broadcast for that long. Moreover, melodious music makes people sleepy. They have long been used to those cool and exciting shots.
In addition, sometimes children do things very seriously, for example, children are putting building blocks, and parents suddenly feed their mouths and stutter. External interference often invisibly destroys children's concentration.
Montessori, a famous early education expert, once said, "Never disturb children unless you are invited."
But fortunately, concentration can be cultivated, and 3-6 years old is the key period to cultivate children's concentration. During this period, children's brains develop rapidly, and their attention will gradually improve with age.
3-6-year-old children's learning style is mainly games, and children learn imperceptibly in games to avoid being bored and excluded. Therefore, we recommend four simple and interesting games to parents, so that children can cultivate their concentration while playing.
Shulte Square 1
Shulte Square is internationally recognized as a very effective concentration training method.
Shulte grid is a 5X5 grid drawn on paper for a long time, in which the numbers 1-25 are arbitrarily written. Ask the children to point out the numbers in the order of 1-25 and record the completion time.
Play it several times and record the time when the child ends. When children finish faster every time, they will feel a sense of accomplishment, which also means that their concentration is getting higher and higher.
Of course, for young children, you can use 3×3 9 squares at first, or 4×4 16 squares, and so on, and then gradually increase the difficulty.
2, puzzles and building blocks
Puzzles and building blocks are "educational" toys that children generally like to play.
When doing puzzles, children need to concentrate, keep a high degree of concentration, and judge by outline, color and content, which tests their ability to observe details. With the proficiency of children's puzzles, the number of puzzles can be increased.
Similarly, building blocks is also a test of children's concentration. How to place it most stably, how to adjust and maintain balance, and building blocks is a good choice to improve children's spatial ability.
3. What's missing?
This game can be played anytime and anywhere. Take out a few things, which can be children's favorite toys, picture books and snacks, and put them in front of them for a few minutes. Then let the child close his eyes, take away one or two things, and let the child answer what is missing.
With the improvement of children's memory, you can gradually increase the number of items and the number of things you take away.
4. Play concentration stickers
When my son was a child, I bought him many stickers with different themes. He was particularly interested in animals.
My son has a strong concentration since he was a child. He likes painting very much. A normal painting class is 1.5 hours. It took him three hours to draw two classes. Even the teacher said that there are really few little boys who can sit still for so long.
Educator Suhomlinski once said: "Children's wisdom is at your fingertips."
Stickers can not only improve children's hands-on ability, but also cultivate children's concentration while finding the corresponding patterns.
Recommend a set of "concentration training stickers" that my son especially likes to play, and choose various themes that children like.
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