PreciousTalks Media (2025)

30/10/2025

𝙎𝙪𝙧𝙫𝙞𝙫𝙖𝙡 𝙞𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙜𝙤𝙖𝙡 𝙤𝙛 𝙚𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣. 𝙒𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙞𝙨.

I think a lot of Nigerian teachers who grew up in Nigeria really need to have a conversation with themselves and consciously unlearn and let go of a lot of the things in education that were normalised and placed as the example for them.

One of the things so many Nigerian teachers still have to unlearn is this issue of flogging a child to learn a subject or do well in the subject.

I've discovered that so many of them have a problem with flogging children. I can almost say that they're entrenched when it comes to flogging.

Flogging and learning a sum, a concept, or a new thing are two parallel lines. They should never meet or be in the same sentence.

When it comes to learning a sum or whatever a teacher is teaching, the intelligence, maturity, and type of learner the child is come into play. When you add a cane in that equation, you make it imbalanced.

Canes elicit fear—a survival response—in children. 2 × 25? And a 9-year-old child stutters before giving a wrong answer. The next thing you do is engage the swoosh-swoosh mechanics of a cane. Why? Because you've been conditioned into believing that the cane magically makes the child know the answer. But guess what? The child becomes filled with fear and thinks of ways to avoid being beaten instead of ways to solve the mathematical problem.

There are a million things that could have taken place between asking the question and the child giving a wrong answer. What if the child was not well taught in their previous class? What if the child has no strong affinity for math? What if the child isn't an overachiever or a fast learner? What if the child genuinely didn't know the answer?

Imagine you just resumed at a new job, and you were still learning the ropes when you were given a task. You tried to do it but couldn't produce the best results. Now instead of your employer reviewing your performance and putting every single factor into consideration, they deduct your salary, serve you a query, or verbally or physically demean you.

That's such a vividly disturbing picture, right?

But tell me in all honesty, will you be encouraged to do more, or will you think of how you can either conform out of fear or escape the concentration camp to a better job? Fight or flight, right? Your survival instinct kicks in, doesn't it?

Well, a cane is to a child what a horrid employer is to you (an adult).

Children are quite plain and tender. When it comes to learning, they really don't have much to depend on, save for what they've been taught and how far their brains can take them.

Psychologically, there are ways to engage with a child’s brain by what you say or do and by how you support them when they really don't know.

Mr/Ms Teacher. Figure out the problem for goodness' sake! That's your job. Don't threaten them with a cane because they haven't yet learned what you have taught or what you have been teaching. If anything, it hints at the teaching methodologies and techniques you've applied all the while.

Yes, it can be frustrating when you're trying to make someone understand something and they simply don't get it.

Yes, even I have been guilty of this in the past.

Yes, it seems like you're wasting time when you try to find out why a child is not learning.

However, this is what education is also about. You might flog a child for being rude or something, but never for not learning as fast as you want them to. A cane does not automatically place right answers in a child's brain, especially a young child. It instead fills the child's mind with fear and nervousness, and it constantly places them in the flight or fight state of survival. Actually, it places them in the fight-flight-freeze-fawn state. Some children come back home to tell their parents that they no longer want to go to school because, to them, school is now a synonym for brutality.

Oh mighty Nigerian teacher! Survival is not the goal of education. Wholesomeness is. Think about this the next time you wield a cane to terrify a child.

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27/10/2025

𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙙𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙡 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙨?

As teachers, whether online or on site, we're often faced with a lot of challenges, one of which is disrespectful behavior from the ones we are meant to nurture.

Two weeks ago, a boy in one of my English classes decided to be disrespectful simply because he didn't quite understand the activity. It was about past tense verbs.

At first, he said he didn't understand the exercise even after I had explained what to do. I was a bit surprised because the same boy had been answering questions about the topic up until the class exercise.

I explained again, and everyone seemed to be on the same page until the boy said he didn't understand. I told him that he would have understood if he had listened to me. At this point other people in the class had started the exercise.

I took a moment, then went ahead to explain again using the example given and the first exercise as another example.

The boy still said he didn't understand and went ahead to abandon the exercise altogether. I found this disrespectful. I told him to do his work, and he picked up his note grudgingly.

The time for the exercise was over, and this boy deliberately wrote the wrong answers. I drank some patience and asked him to sit with his book and do it while I marked other books. I asked if he preferred to be punished, and he said “yes.” I didn't let that get to me even though other students in the class started to notice the unruliness. I told him to ensure he finished his work. He did, but still produced mostly wrong answers.

I had the corrections done and wanted to move on with the class. I, however, took some time to explain all over again, but the boy still said he didn't understand.

I saw that the atmosphere was becoming a bit tiring for all of them because, truly, the topic wasn't the easiest for them.

I changed the activity to some light reading, which was their all-time favorite. I didn't want to go on with tenses (the next thing to look into was the past continuous).

The boy who had been proving difficult suddenly became more participative and interested in reading and answering questions.

The other half of the class went better than the first part, and it ended with everyone being happy about their score.

After the class I called the boy and talked to him. He still had a frown on his face, probably because he thought I was going to give him triple punishment. He apologized only after I prompted him. I told a colleague about it, and she was of the opinion that he had to give a public apology, either written and read or spoken.

The next day, I called him aside and let him know that he displayed public unruliness, and if I was going to accept his apology while he rectified the wrong that he did, he would have to offer a public apology.

He apologized in front of the class later that day—no escalation. He didn't say it, but he seemed to have understood the problem with his actions.

Turns out the boy only gave an attitude because he found the exercise a little too difficult compared to his regular exercises that he was used to. He didn't want to do any more work because I didn't explain immediately after I explained a second time. Oh my! Can you imagine? Also, he seemed to be angry about the fact that he was going to get zero or a very low score, which he was not used to getting.

As a side note, this boy is not the most intelligent English student I've ever taught. He seems to be a bit more intelligent and composed than his mates, but from the lens of an English teacher, he has a lot of improvements to make.

Anyway, the boy has not repeated such behavior since that day.

There's a whole lot that goes into teaching and learning and not just the easy part of talking or explaining something that you already know. A whole lot could have gone wrong, but I'm glad nothing did.

Teachers are nurturers indeed.

©️ Tutor Precious

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09/10/2025

𝙉𝙞𝙜𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙖𝙣 𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙨, 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙚!

You're not fit to be a teacher if your next and only course of action is to take a cane and flog a child for every little infraction.

Children are still very fragile and learning for them will not always happen as fast as you desire it.

Even when you get frustrated, flogging a child because he or she is not learning what you're teaching at that time will not automatically open the child's brain.

You instill unnecessary fear in the child and they are unable to explore and learn as well as they should all the same.

Gone are the days of ignorance where every solution came from the so called rod of correction. Now there's enough information to know that a cane cannot solve all problems.

Learning happens in the brain and it's different for each child. You don't have to flog children for not knowing something yet or for failing to get all their sums right. That's just outright wickedness under the guise of "discipline".

Too many of these teachers are not educators or they have just blatantly refused to engage the training they should have received probably because they think they can do whatever they like (since "the job is not paying well").

If that is your frustration, please leave children alone and go to a bank.

It's better to change professions than to transfer aggression to the children left in your care.

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29/09/2025

𝘽𝙚𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙄 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙛𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮, 𝙢𝙮 𝙙𝙖𝙙, 𝙤𝙛 𝙗𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙢𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨, 𝙜𝙧𝙤𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙙 𝙢𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙢𝙮 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬𝙨. So I can say I went in there with a relatively high level of confidence.

However, after getting the job, I did make some mistakes. Here's what I would tell my younger self if I could at the time I started my career.

Speak up even if you're the most disadvantaged in the group. Speak up! A fool can look like he knows a lot by acting like he does. It is only when folks look deeper that they see he's really a fool. Now imagine how much more you have to offer than a fool. So speak, especially when you've been misunderstood, bullied, sidelined, or downgraded. Let your words be deep and sophisticated while you speak.

Diversify early. In other words, don’t shrink yourself. As a teacher, you might have other passions, just like me. Don't wait until you've spent several years teaching one thing before you think of how you can expand, either in the same field or in something related. In the same vein, don't box your other talents to serve one. You can pursue them one after the other, exploring each fully before moving to the next. Both paths can still coexist and lead to success—just avoid starting everything at once.

Don't say, “after I've successfully taught for 15 years, then I'll begin to look into this other talent of mine.” Eight out of ten times, you'll end up shrinking yourself and probably become unable to follow through with the other talents.

Finally, be a problem solver in any environment you find yourself in. Don't limit yourself with complacency. The worst that can happen when you try to solve a problem is failure. And failure is really only another avenue to learn to do things another way. Do it scared. Do it anyway.

Now things are very different. I have had considerable experience, and I apply all this.

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©️ Tutor Precious

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25/09/2025

𝙀𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙚𝙛𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙮, 𝙖𝙣 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙡 𝙄 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙮 𝙞𝙣 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚.

My older brother, Walter Oba , was quite tough on me while I was growing up. He would not give in to the talks of “she will learn” and “you can't punish her too much; do you want to k*ll her?” Or anything that prevented him from meeting me with a string of strict correction and discipline whenever I offended. And I did, quite, a lot!

You see, I was a little too clumsy growing up. This was my main offense. I wasn't one of those rascally or wayward children, so my offenses never really bordered on societal vices. I remember my teenage days filled with meat burning, zero knowledge of how to cook a tantalizing meal, and several incidents of sloppiness.

My older brother was particularly irritated by the clumsiness and sloppiness. I guess he couldn't take it anymore.

So one day he called my 13-year-old self to explain two concepts—𝙚𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙚𝙛𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙮 . At the time, he had already started working and had studied a great deal in business administration.

I'm sure my 13-year-old mind could not totally fathom the extent to which to apply the lesson. He simply used the concept of effectiveness and efficiency in business to explain the need for me to pick up my slack while delivering on my job (chores and academic responsibilities) within a familial and social setting.

He let me understand that there was time allocated for different things, and if I didn't do the tasks at the allotted time, it posed a problem even if I still did it without a single mistake. Doing something well meant effectiveness, but doing it at the right time (as and when needed) meant efficiency. The two combined give birth to a well-rounded professional (manager, employee, etc.).

If I was told to clean the house, the best time was in the morning and not in the evening when everyone would be back from work, tired from the day, and when there would be no daylight. I could clean properly, but my work would become somehow inefficient if I did it at night and made others uncomfortable in the process.

He used words like "expectations," "harnessing your strengths," "responsibilities," "tasks," "plan," etc. I bet I didn't quite grasp the scope of these words. But a 13-year-old me understood that I wasn't pulling my weight and my clumsiness was costing too much.

Hence, I decided to work towards finishing my tasks earlier, asking questions when I was confused, doing the first things first so that no one would have to complain even when I hadn't quite finished the other part of the tasks at hand, etc.

This lecture has stuck with me since then. It came up subconsciously for the first seven years of my career. I never used to remember him saying it, but I used to feel the need to be effective and efficient with my work.

Recently, the whole thing came up like a full-blown, erupting volcano when I had to deal with an adult's lack of effectiveness and efficiency. I remembered everything—the very day he called me and asked me to sit and listen. I then decided to write about it.

All too often I see this same 13 year old sloppy me in a lot of adults (husbands and wives inclusive) and professionals. For some professionals, they laze around with their work except when the boss is around.

Sometimes they do a lot of rushed work, failing to hit the nail on the head in the process. Some are not self-motivated to do the work they sought employment for. Hence, when they even make an effort to do anything, it's lacking in effectiveness or efficiency or both.

If you're a professional, at any age, even in management (because I've worked where management makes certain decisions that are not timely, effective, or favorable to the staff), do well to apply effectiveness and efficiency to your work.

If you want anything you do to have maximum impact, then you have to ensure you do it at the right time first and then do it well.

©️ Tutor Precious
🖊️ The Premium English Teacher

28/08/2025

𝘼𝘽𝙊𝙐𝙏 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙀𝙉𝘿 𝙊𝙁 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙎𝙀𝙎𝙎𝙄𝙊𝙉 𝘾𝙍𝘼𝙕𝙀

Where I come from, graduation year is usually surrounded by a lot of things, among which is a sort of “frenzy for fanciful frivolities.”

There's an adrenaline rush. Schools organize grand parties and demand huge sums from parents. Parents want their kids to look like rock stars and go to every length to ensure they get noticed.

Parents also want to be fed like kings at a feast when attending these (graduation) parties. Some even cause a ruckus in order to acquire whatever is being gifted to attendees. And the children equate a graduation ceremony with being given the freedom to perform crazy fashion experiments.

I recently saw a video of a school hosting a Grade 5 “prom.” Now I wasn't sure if the school termed the event “prom” or bloggers did, but they sure made it look like it.

Children not older than 10 or 11 were dressed to the nines, wearing all sorts of apparel, makeup, and wigs, and I found myself wondering why children needed all that extra show biz assistance to look good and prepare for graduation (what they called prom).

Prom, by the way, is not a Nigerian culture, so I wondered why the school was trying so hard to stage a lookalike event. Copying everything hook, line, and sinker from others doesn't make us authentic or very smart anyway, but that's by the way. Many people said it wasn't a problem as long as the parents and school could afford it. But here is where we often get it wrong as a society.

We don't always get the best results when we do things simply because we can afford to do them. If this were a solid rule of life, then too many people would just make terrible decisions, which would eventually affect others.

We do things also because it is sane, practical, and sensible to do so and because they need to be done. We sometimes don't buy things we can afford simply because we don't need them. So why let such a mentality spill into the school system?

I think extravagance shouldn't be a part of nursery, primary, and even secondary school culture. Extravagance should be reserved for shows, exhibitions, the Met Gala, or events meant to display it.

Let children be children. There's absolutely no need to launch them on a rocket into adulthood even before they're barely teenagers.

Graduations should be ceremonial and semiformal in nature. Not extravagant and showy like all-round entertainment. Schools should know the difference. Parents shouldn't look for ways to outshine each other at their kids' graduation. That's just petty.

And children should be taught the essence of the whole thing. Education is not only about academic excellence but also about society building.

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©️ Tutor Precious

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27/08/2025

𝙃𝙚𝙧𝙚'𝙨 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙧𝙚𝙥𝙪𝙧𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙨 𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙖𝙡𝙨 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙡𝙤𝙜 𝙤𝙧 𝙫𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙤 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙩.

📌 If you taught a topic in class (and definitely wrote a lesson note for it), you can simply summarize your lesson note into video content, written content, or a carousel.

For example, if you taught “Narrative Essay” in your class, you can summarize the lesson into a LinkedIn, Facebook, or Instagram post.

You wouldn't have to post the full note; just pick the highlights.

These include the definition, example topics, and then an explanation that the essay has three parts: the introduction, body, and conclusion. Briefly explain these parts and tell your audience to comment "intro" if they want to see how to write the best introduction for a narrative essay (this is already another topic to post about).

📌 If it's a blog, you can tell a funny story about how you learned to write a narrative essay or how someone narrated a story that got you hooked. Analyze this story and ask your readers to apply the good stuff in it.

📌 For carousels designed by Canva or downloaded from ChatGPT, search YouTube or Google for “How to create a carousel with ChatGPT” or “How to create a carousel with Canva.” Boom! You'll find easy ways to create carousels highlighting what you already taught in class.

📌 Finally, switch to videos. If you're not camera-shy, videos will also be fine to attract the type of audience you need. On this, ask ChatGPTto help you plan a script for a viral video using your lesson notes (snap it and send it to ChatGPT).

Viola! You've just repurposed your content.

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©️ Tutor Precious

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26/08/2025

𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙙𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙖𝙨 𝙖 𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙧?

A little over 11 days ago, I made a post about how social media is just another currency to the professional in this digital age.

I specifically mentioned teachers in my post. Content is part of the value placed on your digital currency (social media and the rest). However, when people hear “content,” somehow, they want to automatically think “video.” That's not true, though.

Now here’s how to create content as a professional (teacher) even if you’re not a content creator or if you cannot hire a content creator for your professional branding.

Start with written content. There are all sorts of content, but written content seems to be the easiest and most accessible to everybody, including those who are not very tech savvy. You can also teach a topic in your post.

Before you begin the week, do some research about what you can post and then plan towards writing and posting it. YouTube and ChatGPT are your best buddies for such work.

In addition to your ideas, daily activities, and other events in your professional career that you might want to write about, source topics to discuss from ChatGPT.

YouTube tutorials can help you with generating the right prompt for ChatGPT.

Then switch to carousels or designs. Canva now exists so you can make simple designs even if you're not a graphic designer.

There are several templates you can use to create carousels containing quotes or bullet points teaching a simple process.

Creating content as a professional doesn't have to be hard if you have a few tricks like these up your sleeves.

Integrate video content if you're not camera-shy and if you're willing to put in the work to create good videos.

I hope this was useful.

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©️ Tutor Precious

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25/08/2025

𝙋𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙮 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙨

Once I have a fixed day and time scheduled with a client, I go into research mode, getting together resources that will benefit the client. I dedicate between one and two hours for this task. I look for the best scheme or list of topics that best suits the client's learning needs, and I compile my resources.

Next, I study the materials needed for each class. I check for updated knowledge and actual terms for certain words that might be overlooked.

Once it’s time for the class, I get on early and ensure everything is ready for my session. I test my mic and video. I check the sharing screen feature and what the host (I) has control over during the session.

Once the big job of researching and arranging has been done, it creates a soft landing for the rest of the session.

And yes, even with all the preparation, sometimes, everything still doesn’t go as planned. For example, the weather that day might affect the network; the client may be late or may cancel their session.

When such happens, I usually move on, looking forward to having a much better session next time.

How do you prepare for your online or offline sessions with clients/students?

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©️ Tutor Precious

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25/08/2025

𝙄 𝙜𝙤𝙩 𝙢𝙮 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙗𝙮 𝙙𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙨𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙚.

I got my very first client by simply posting content on my page. This was long before I learned what building an online presence was all about and before getting onto platforms like Upwork, Peepu, or other remote job boards. This was also before I discovered standard foreign platforms where teachers earn for teaching students all around the world.

I had just posted something hilarious about teaching English in Nigeria, and the next thing I knew, my client was in my inbox, talking about how she wanted me to help her prepare for IELTS in 4 months.

Prior to that time, I had never taught anyone IELTS-based English before. I had never prepared anyone for the exam, but I had taken some IELTS classes and learned the rudiments and structure of the exam. I simply went to work, and she came out with an overall band of 7.5.

Now, this client came not when I was already in full gear, posting about bigger things. Frankly, that was the first time I only began to intentionally show up online. I simply stopped posting fun pictures of me with ordinary captions. I changed my page to a semi-professional space and went ahead to open another page strictly for my writing, editing, and teaching business.

Gone are the days when social media was tagged as a place for fun, entertainment, and mindless scrolling. It is now equally a place for brand positioning, business, and a whole new channel to connect globally with millions of people.

Now imagine consistently posting intentional and useful content on a platform like linkedin filled with professionals looking to hire someone for one thing or another. Your clients, next new experience and recommendations exist everywhere, including on your social media.

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©️ Tutor Precious

🖊️ The Premium English Teacher

21/08/2025

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18/08/2025

𝙄𝙣 𝙏𝙝𝙧𝙚𝙚 𝙈𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙝𝙨, 𝙢𝙮 𝙋𝙪𝙥𝙞𝙡 𝘽𝙚𝙜𝙖𝙣 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜

In my days of shuffling between homes as a private home tutor, I once taught a little boy. His mother was one of the best clients I had at the time, and she was very much interested in the academic progress of her son especially because of his learning challenges.

When she contacted me, she explained the problem. He didn’t learn as quickly as his peers, couldn’t read as he was supposed to, and needed extra help understanding certain concepts.

I got to work. The first thing I did was to research how to teach a child facing the learning challenges outlined to me. I found all sorts of resources ranging from montessori to conventional to kindergarten teachers’ recommendations. Next, I created some instructional materials based on the methods I found through my research.

After my first session with him, I went further to personalize his subsequent lessons to suit his pace, his most preferred learning channel, and his level of understanding. My little client (yes, kids are also our clients as teachers) needed a lot of external motivation first because he didn’t enjoy learning to spell or read.

Encouraging a child to learn requires patience, and patience requires time. Time is the factor often lacking within a 40 minutes lesson in school. He required a lot of time to grasp concepts, but once he did, he knew them and could recreate them. At different times, I would spend hours helping him learn one or two things.

However, within three months, I saw the changes in my little client, and I was sure that all my effort and meticulous work paid off.

The boy was able to read single words (sight words or otherwise longer words.)

Gradually, he was able to identify words on his own (without clues).

He was able to spell simple one-syllable words (tree) as well as words with certain spelling patterns (fridge, bridge).

He began to read short and long sentences and speak more confidently and efficiently.

He began to enjoy his lessons too.

Also, as my little client grew older through the terms, he found it easier to learn. This further reinforces the fact that maturity aids learning.

You don’t necessarily have to rush a child, you just have to show them how to do what they should and watch them grow into it. Again, learning is a gradual process. The results you’re looking for in your learner can be gotten with the right strategy.

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