In the blink of an eye, it’s the application season again.
Compared with the past SAT/ TOEFL , there have been "background improvement" activities all over the street, including building toilets in Africa and teaching in remote villages. In recent years, the trend of US undergraduate applications has been becoming more and more hardcore ：
compete in competitions, do scientific research, and compete in world competitions/projects. The trend of
has even spread to the Chinese. Do you still remember the shortlist of the United States Information Olympiad (USACO) that became popular all over the Internet in June? The names are all Chinese. Many parents lamented: Has the Haidian Chicken Baby model swept the United States? Will the STEM field in the future be a battle between domestic Chinese and American Chinese?
To be honest, when it comes to scientific research, our "Haidian roll" may not necessarily be able to beat the "California roll".
For example, the USACO mentioned earlier, one of the students from Texas, Rain Jiang, was only in the fifth grade when he first entered the USACO Training Camp of the US national team.
There is also Dad Cui whom we have written about before. The eldest son, Jason, started on the road of scientific research in the first year of junior high school and entered the ISEF finals for four consecutive years in high school. The second son, Jake, was admitted to Thomas Jefferson Middle School, the top science and technology high school in the United States, and the results were two. Two children applied early for full admission to Harvard . So:
- Why do American universities value STEM cowboys so much?
- If our children want to participate in competitions or scientific research, how should we plan from an early age?
- Do people who engage in scientific research rely on talent?
Not long ago, the "Dad is Awesome" charity lecture invited a super heavyweight guest: Ms. Joann DiGennaro, chairman of CEE (Center For Excellence) and RSI scientific research project representative.
and Cui Yuan, the father of Tsinghua who has trained two Harvard Polytechnic sons, and Ms. Tang, the mother of the 2022 U.S. Biology Olympiad bronze medal winner, had a conversation and shared the training path for STEM cows.
MIT Research Science Institute (Research Science Institute, referred to as RSI) is a science and engineering summer research project jointly established by the Center for Excellence in Education (CEE) and MIT.
Every summer, MIT Summer School selects 80 outstanding high school students from all over the world to participate in the 6-week Scientific Research Institute (RSI) program. The acceptance rate is only 5%. Once admitted, it is completely free.
△Screenshot from https://math.MIT.edu/research/highschool/rsi/index.php
△Lecture live broadcast
"For scientific research, being reliable is more important than being smart."
"Really understand STEM education. You will find that STEM is inseparable from humanistic literacy.”
“Mathematical Olympiads in elementary school can easily make children resentful.”
“If you want to take the path of science and innovation, parents must plan in advance and cannot completely follow the school.”
“United States. Ordinary colleges and universities only need a good GPA and standardized scores, but the top universities of Ivy League level, in addition to the children's good grades and balanced development, must have a special long version. Sharing quotes come out frequently. Today we have sorted out the useful content of the lecture, which is suitable for collection and repeated reading.
#01
Why do top universities in the United States like STEM students so much?
Many people say that American universities provide liberal arts education and combine arts and sciences, but they have to admit that American universities attach great importance to science-related professional education, and there are too many strong schools in science and engineering.
For example, top private schools include MIT and Caltech, and many large public schools, such as Berkeley, UIUC, Purdue are also very good in science and engineering, and Carnegie Mellon UniversityCMU has a world-renowned computer school. Georgia Tech's industrial engineering program ranks first in the nation.
The science and engineering majors in these schools have extremely high requirements for students' hard skills (GPA) and scientific research capabilities. Not only do you need to master the core STEM courses, such as mathematics, chemistry, biology, computers, etc., you also need to delve deeper into certain areas to prove your academic ability and future development potential in this field.
But more importantly, students who do well in scientific research often have qualities that top American universities value very much - reliability.
△Picture source: Open Doors. In recent years, the proportion of international applicants in the United States choosing STEM majors has exceeded 50%
Today, society is fast-paced, and children are impacted by videos and the Internet. On the one hand, life has become more convenient. , but on the other hand, they are generally more impatient, impetuous, and even like to be lazy and take shortcuts.
"But to really do a scientific research project requires you to be calm, serious, meticulous, and even very much required to do things according to the rules. They are the few children in modern society who can calm down and do things. They are applying at the U.S. It is very advantageous in Holistic Review, and it can show its highlights among a bunch of students with excellent grades and stand out.
Therefore, not only strong schools in science and engineering, but also comprehensive universities such as Harvard, Princeton, and Stanford will also prefer students with scientific research experience. student.”
CE Chairman and RSI Scientific Research Project Representative Ms. Joann ’s words above are a revelation. You know, in the past (1984-2020), the admission rate of MIT RSI program graduates "Hayepsma" was as high as 76%, making it a scientific research palace in the eyes of international system science and engineering students.
△RSI alumni admission trend from 1984 to 2020, Harvard 33%, MIT 23%, Stanford 11%, "Hayepsma" admission rate 76%
But as for "what kind of children are suitable for scientific research", in fact, Chinese families are There are many misunderstandings. For example, my child is not smart enough and has no talent for scientific research? Scientific research is a very complex and difficult thing (feeling of fear).
But in Ms. Joann’s view, parents must not understand STEM as some complex mathematics, physics, and engineering subjects, and regard scientific research as a very serious matter. More importantly, it is a way to play and learn in the ocean of scientific knowledge. process. You must learn by playing and learn by playing.
"Most Chinese students are too busy and have no time to play at all. This is a pity. In fact, learning and play should not be separated. Students' enthusiasm and academics should be combined ." Ms. Joann sighed with emotion. road.
For families who want to take this path, Ms. Joann has two practical suggestions:
- First, you must plan in advance and not just follow the school;
- Second, in addition to science and technology competitions, there are actually many other projects that can be Improve students' abilities.
For example, some universities’ summer camps, , laboratory internships, etc. This challenges parents to find these resources and give their children a suitable development environment.
In short, STEM is a very common choice in the American education system, and it is a goal that can be achieved step by step through scientific planning. In the blink of an eye, it’s the application season again. Compared with the past SAT/ TOEFL , there have been "background improvement" activities all over the street, including building toilets in Africa and teaching in remote villages. In recent years, the trend of US undergraduate applications has been becoming more and more hardcore ： compete in competitions, do scientific research, and compete in world competitions/projects. The trend of has even spread to the Chinese. Do you still remember the shortlist of the United States Information Olympiad (USACO) that became popular all over the Internet in June? The names are all Chinese. Many parents lamented: Has the Haidian Chicken Baby model swept the United States? Will the STEM field in the future be a battle between domestic Chinese and American Chinese? To be honest, when it comes to scientific research, our "Haidian roll" may not necessarily be able to beat the "California roll". For example, the USACO mentioned earlier, one of the students from Texas, Rain Jiang, was only in the fifth grade when he first entered the USACO Training Camp of the US national team. There is also Dad Cui whom we have written about before. The eldest son, Jason, started on the road of scientific research in the first year of junior high school and entered the ISEF finals for four consecutive years in high school. The second son, Jake, was admitted to Thomas Jefferson Middle School, the top science and technology high school in the United States, and the results were two. Two children applied early for full admission to Harvard . So:
- Why do American universities value STEM cowboys so much?
- If our children want to participate in competitions or scientific research, how should we plan from an early age?
- Do people who engage in scientific research rely on talent?
Not long ago, the "Dad is Awesome" charity lecture invited a super heavyweight guest: Ms. Joann DiGennaro, chairman of CEE (Center For Excellence) and RSI scientific research project representative.
and Cui Yuan, the father of Tsinghua who has trained two Harvard Polytechnic sons, and Ms. Tang, the mother of the 2022 U.S. Biology Olympiad bronze medal winner, had a conversation and shared the training path for STEM cows.
MIT Research Science Institute (Research Science Institute, referred to as RSI) is a science and engineering summer research project jointly established by the Center for Excellence in Education (CEE) and MIT.
Every summer, MIT Summer School selects 80 outstanding high school students from all over the world to participate in the 6-week Scientific Research Institute (RSI) program. The acceptance rate is only 5%. Once admitted, it is completely free.
△Screenshot from https://math.MIT.edu/research/highschool/rsi/index.php
△Lecture live broadcast
"For scientific research, being reliable is more important than being smart."
"Really understand STEM education. You will find that STEM is inseparable from humanistic literacy.”
“Mathematical Olympiads in elementary school can easily make children resentful.”
“If you want to take the path of science and innovation, parents must plan in advance and cannot completely follow the school.”
“United States. Ordinary colleges and universities only need a good GPA and standardized scores, but the top universities of Ivy League level, in addition to the children's good grades and balanced development, must have a special long version. Sharing quotes come out frequently. Today we have sorted out the useful content of the lecture, which is suitable for collection and repeated reading.
#01
Why do top universities in the United States like STEM students so much?
Many people say that American universities provide liberal arts education and combine arts and sciences, but they have to admit that American universities attach great importance to science-related professional education, and there are too many strong schools in science and engineering.
For example, top private schools include MIT and Caltech, and many large public schools, such as Berkeley, UIUC, Purdue are also very good in science and engineering, and Carnegie Mellon UniversityCMU has a world-renowned computer school. Georgia Tech's industrial engineering program ranks first in the nation.
The science and engineering majors in these schools have extremely high requirements for students' hard skills (GPA) and scientific research capabilities. Not only do you need to master the core STEM courses, such as mathematics, chemistry, biology, computers, etc., you also need to delve deeper into certain areas to prove your academic ability and future development potential in this field.
But more importantly, students who do well in scientific research often have qualities that top American universities value very much - reliability.
△Picture source: Open Doors. In recent years, the proportion of international applicants in the United States choosing STEM majors has exceeded 50%
Today, society is fast-paced, and children are impacted by videos and the Internet. On the one hand, life has become more convenient. , but on the other hand, they are generally more impatient, impetuous, and even like to be lazy and take shortcuts.
"But to really do a scientific research project requires you to be calm, serious, meticulous, and even very much required to do things according to the rules. They are the few children in modern society who can calm down and do things. They are applying at the U.S. It is very advantageous in Holistic Review, and it can show its highlights among a bunch of students with excellent grades and stand out.
Therefore, not only strong schools in science and engineering, but also comprehensive universities such as Harvard, Princeton, and Stanford will also prefer students with scientific research experience. student.”
CE Chairman and RSI Scientific Research Project Representative Ms. Joann ’s words above are a revelation. You know, in the past (1984-2020), the admission rate of MIT RSI program graduates "Hayepsma" was as high as 76%, making it a scientific research palace in the eyes of international system science and engineering students.
△RSI alumni admission trend from 1984 to 2020, Harvard 33%, MIT 23%, Stanford 11%, "Hayepsma" admission rate 76%
But as for "what kind of children are suitable for scientific research", in fact, Chinese families are There are many misunderstandings. For example, my child is not smart enough and has no talent for scientific research? Scientific research is a very complex and difficult thing (feeling of fear).
But in Ms. Joann’s view, parents must not understand STEM as some complex mathematics, physics, and engineering subjects, and regard scientific research as a very serious matter. More importantly, it is a way to play and learn in the ocean of scientific knowledge. process. You must learn by playing and learn by playing.
"Most Chinese students are too busy and have no time to play at all. This is a pity. In fact, learning and play should not be separated. Students' enthusiasm and academics should be combined ." Ms. Joann sighed with emotion. road.
For families who want to take this path, Ms. Joann has two practical suggestions:
- First, you must plan in advance and not just follow the school;
- Second, in addition to science and technology competitions, there are actually many other projects that can be Improve students' abilities.
For example, some universities’ summer camps, , laboratory internships, etc. This challenges parents to find these resources and give their children a suitable development environment.
In short, STEM is a very common choice in the American education system, and it is a goal that can be achieved step by step through scientific planning.So, how should parents cultivate their children's interest in scientific research? How to make long-term planning?
#02
Children in the Mathematical Olympiad in primary school are most likely to have their "interest in science and engineering" stifled
How to make children learn STEM happily?
Some parents may feel that if they want to cultivate a child with expertise in science and engineering, they should be exposed to Mathematical Olympiads or advanced concepts from an early age. But the fact is that not only is this not conducive to the cultivation of children's scientific interests, but they may also become disgusted with it. In fact, it is the parents themselves who have ruined their children's scientific research path.
In the view of Ms. Tang, the mother of the Biology Olympiad, if parents want to cultivate their children's interests in science and engineering, they should start with the most basic and important things - mathematics and English . Cultivation in this area is not about attending cram schools, but about making children learn happily and stimulating interest in learning.
The cultivation of mathematics can start by letting children play small games related to mathematics or logical thinking ability. Ms. Tang’s method is to let children play the Monopoly game seriously from an early age. This game tests children’s thinking and calculation skills, and the process is also very interesting.
English is also very important. The core method is reading a lot .
"When children read a lot, they will subtly improve their intelligence and vocabulary, including their English proficiency and way of thinking, etc." Ms. Tang said.
In addition, when it comes to reading, parents should let their children make their own choices from an early age and read books that interest them. In the process of reading, interests in related subjects are naturally cultivated.
I may only read science fiction novels at first, but later I will read more documentary works. For example: Times Magazine, National Geography, The Atlantic, The New York Times, etc. magazines and newspapers.
In fact, if parents truly understand STEM education, they will find that STEM is inseparable from reading.
Parents of children who have participated in science and engineering competitions must have a deep understanding, because the content of these examinations is essentially a competition about reading. Children need to read about a hundred pages of questions within a limited time, and then answer the questions on this basis. Therefore, the basic skills of reading are very important.
△Times Magazine, National Geography, The Atlantic magazine cover
When children grow older, parents should encourage them to participate in more activities and broaden their horizons. In this process, parents can discover their child's hobbies and specialties, where his interests lie, and observe how he interacts with his classmates, how he uses the environment, etc.
When they reach the junior high school stage, parents should help their children gradually reduce the number of activities they do, hoping that the children can continue to focus on one project for a long time. Parents can also start to contact some educational consulting agencies and teachers at this stage to explore how to make their children stand out among a large number of seemingly identical children.
At this time, the main goal of parents is to deeply explore the characteristics and special advantages of their children, and to sprint for the corresponding top competitions, such as MIT RSI, ISEF, etc.
You must know that ordinary colleges and universities in the United States may only look at students with good GPA and standardized scores. But the top universities in the United States, in addition to good grades and balanced development of children, also require children to have a special long version.
This is the importance of extracurricular activities in the application. Nowadays, we all talk about "volume activities", but if all children participate in activities organized by the school or "pay for play" activities, the students' activity list will be repetitive and single.
If you want to stand out, you still need parents to systematically train their children to participate in activities from an early age, so that they can find projects they like, work on them in depth, and produce results.
In addition, both parents mentioned that every child is very busy in high school, so high school needs to be subtracted and there is no need to add too many things to the child. What's more important is to focus on children finding what they like, and focus on digging deep in this area to achieve results. This will be very helpful to the child's development and future studies.
#03
The story of two Harvard cowboys
The climbing route of the American Institute of Technology is "replicable"
Dad Cui shared it in the live broadcast room of "Dad is Awesome" The story of two sons applying to Harvard through STEM can be said to be I am lucky to have the right time, right place and right people, but there are also a lot of experiences worth learning from:
" My elder had many interests when he was young, such as music, sports, charity activities, etc. He is interested in science, but he is not as good as in China, and it is relatively easy. .
The turning point happened when he was in junior high school. He wanted to do biological experiments, so I used the resources of my classmates to help him find a laboratory in Beijing. On the one hand, I wanted to help him complete the project, and on the other hand, I wanted to motivate him. Do more exploration in scientific research.
Coincidentally, after the boss’s summer project, he happened to know that there was an opportunity for a science and technology innovation competition in the school, so he participated in this project and won the first prize in the school. At that time, the child was just 8 to 9, and he was relatively early in scientific research among students of the same age (it is indeed getting earlier now).
After that, the eldest brother participated in the state competition and even made it all the way to ISEF
. He failed to win the prize at ISEF (after all, the child was still young and had limited abilities), but his interest and thirst for knowledge, including his competitiveness, were greatly stimulated and improved.
After that, he made up his mind to do scientific research. For children, after they have motivation, they will really invest time and energy in something.
△Dad Cui and his two Harvard sons
I remember that he watched it maybe two or three times during the summer vacation. After reading hundreds of scientific research articles, he independently thought about the topic he wanted to research and what kind of laboratory he wanted to go to do it. In his spare time, he sent more than three hundred letters to professors in different laboratories. After sending an email, he finally came to a top laboratory in the United States and followed the team to do a scientific research that he was interested in.
I went to ISEF for the last four years of high school, and won good awards in the next three years, the highest being second prize, and was admitted to RSI.
With equally excellent academic performance, the scientific research enthusiasm and experience displayed by the child are definitely the key to standing out among the crowd of talented students. In the end, there is no suspense about getting Harvard University early application admission.
Because of his elder brother’s experience, the second son’s scientific research path became smoother. In elementary school, I entered the GT class (i.e., the domestic fast class, experimental class), and then entered Thomas Jefferson Middle School as a junior high school student. I decided to major in computer science very early. While taking challenging courses with the school, I followed my brother's "old path" to do scientific research. , participated in 3 ISEFs, was selected into RSI, and finally “copied” into Harvard. "
After listening to the stories of the two cowboys, we can find that in the way of children's growth, family training, children's own efforts and interests, and environmental encouragement are all missing factors.
While marveling at the hard work and intelligence of the children, we can also see the hard work that parents and teachers have put in behind them, including cultivating their interests, planning for each stage, stimulating their competitiveness and motivation, and giving them peace of mind. An environment of hard work and an atmosphere where we can make progress together.
#04
How to help children at the relationship level
Parents may encounter many difficulties in the process of raising their children. For example, the children themselves are not interested, or some conflicts will occur during the rebellious period. Parents who encounter these problems should not panic or immediately give up on STEM training. Instead, they should solve the problem from a relationship level.
For example, when many families first start to train their children to take the scientific research route, many children will subconsciously report to their parents that they do not like this. Parents should not be impatient at this time. Perhaps the reason behind it is that they feel that they cannot keep up with the rhythm, or that it is too difficult and they have lost confidence.
Back to the original point, gives children a better foundation at the beginning, allowing them to work on a project with like-minded friends in a suitable environment. Be sure not to focus too much on the results, otherwise the child may be defeated by failure.
After cultivating interest, he will guide the children to overcome difficulties step by step.
In this process, it is very important to provide a good environment for children. For example, in schools, parents may have to consider whether the school has programs suitable for their children's interests, or whether there are related resources. During this process, it is also necessary to communicate with children in various aspects to truly understand their interests.
When exploring with children, there will inevitably be some conflicts, or the children may be rebellious. At this time, parents should try to understand their children instead of yelling at them.
In fact, nothing can be achieved by yelling, so try to tolerate the child's emotions and understand the child's efforts instead of focusing on the results. After all, children already have very independent thinking and discerning abilities at this stage, so we should provide a suitable environment to minimize the chance of such conflicts.
Sometimes children may not necessarily listen to what parents say. At this time, I feel that the insertion of a third party will be much more effective than what parents say, so you can also consider consulting teachers from other professions.
For tutoring students, in fact, the first step is sometimes not necessarily to directly make corresponding plans, but to first evaluate whether the students like it and whether they are suitable for a particular path. Before deciding which path to take, you still need to look at the resources at hand and the characteristics of the students before making a decision.
For example, there is a child who, although his career was in the STEM direction, ended up taking the path of technology entrepreneurship and doing very well. Some students who are good at mathematics and have good memory can consider the Mathematical Olympiad. There is no need to do science and technology projects involving power or computers.
Some students may not be very good at speeches or defenses, so the science and innovation competition may not be suitable for students, because the science and technology competition still requires a demonstration speech and defense of a project in the end.
「Words written at the back」
From the labeling and background improvement to today’s examination competition and scientific research, you can say that the road to studying abroad is becoming more and more “involved”, but to a certain extent, isn’t it true that Chinese parents are becoming more and more involved? Do you understand more about the rules of the game for applying to the US?
Indeed, scientific research competitions such as RSI and ISEF are a key to climbing the vine, but at the same time, if children want to take this scientific research path well, they also need a lot of support and help.
But raising a STEM kid is not a simple matter. Starting from cultivating the foundation when he was a child, and encouraging the child to participate in various activities, providing resources, and even supporting the child from a spiritual level when he grows up, it all requires a long period of dedication and care. Sincere thinking and exploration of educational issues.
In fact, the STEM Cowboy Development Record is very much like a process of fighting monsters and upgrading. It is necessary to set different goals for children at different time periods, cultivate their interests, and provide a suitable environment. This requires family, school, and even Help from community resources.
If you want to stand out, you still need parents to systematically train their children to participate in activities from an early age, so that they can find projects they like, work on them in depth, and produce results.
In addition, both parents mentioned that every child is very busy in high school, so high school needs to be subtracted and there is no need to add too many things to the child. What's more important is to focus on children finding what they like, and focus on digging deep in this area to achieve results. This will be very helpful to the child's development and future studies.
#03
The story of two Harvard cowboys
The climbing route of the American Institute of Technology is "replicable"
Dad Cui shared it in the live broadcast room of "Dad is Awesome" The story of two sons applying to Harvard through STEM can be said to be I am lucky to have the right time, right place and right people, but there are also a lot of experiences worth learning from:
" My elder had many interests when he was young, such as music, sports, charity activities, etc. He is interested in science, but he is not as good as in China, and it is relatively easy. .
The turning point happened when he was in junior high school. He wanted to do biological experiments, so I used the resources of my classmates to help him find a laboratory in Beijing. On the one hand, I wanted to help him complete the project, and on the other hand, I wanted to motivate him. Do more exploration in scientific research.
Coincidentally, after the boss’s summer project, he happened to know that there was an opportunity for a science and technology innovation competition in the school, so he participated in this project and won the first prize in the school. At that time, the child was just 8 to 9, and he was relatively early in scientific research among students of the same age (it is indeed getting earlier now).
After that, the eldest brother participated in the state competition and even made it all the way to ISEF
. He failed to win the prize at ISEF (after all, the child was still young and had limited abilities), but his interest and thirst for knowledge, including his competitiveness, were greatly stimulated and improved.
After that, he made up his mind to do scientific research. For children, after they have motivation, they will really invest time and energy in something.
△Dad Cui and his two Harvard sons
I remember that he watched it maybe two or three times during the summer vacation. After reading hundreds of scientific research articles, he independently thought about the topic he wanted to research and what kind of laboratory he wanted to go to do it. In his spare time, he sent more than three hundred letters to professors in different laboratories. After sending an email, he finally came to a top laboratory in the United States and followed the team to do a scientific research that he was interested in.
I went to ISEF for the last four years of high school, and won good awards in the next three years, the highest being second prize, and was admitted to RSI.
With equally excellent academic performance, the scientific research enthusiasm and experience displayed by the child are definitely the key to standing out among the crowd of talented students. In the end, there is no suspense about getting Harvard University early application admission.
Because of his elder brother’s experience, the second son’s scientific research path became smoother. In elementary school, I entered the GT class (i.e., the domestic fast class, experimental class), and then entered Thomas Jefferson Middle School as a junior high school student. I decided to major in computer science very early. While taking challenging courses with the school, I followed my brother's "old path" to do scientific research. , participated in 3 ISEFs, was selected into RSI, and finally “copied” into Harvard. "
After listening to the stories of the two cowboys, we can find that in the way of children's growth, family training, children's own efforts and interests, and environmental encouragement are all missing factors.
While marveling at the hard work and intelligence of the children, we can also see the hard work that parents and teachers have put in behind them, including cultivating their interests, planning for each stage, stimulating their competitiveness and motivation, and giving them peace of mind. An environment of hard work and an atmosphere where we can make progress together.
#04
How to help children at the relationship level
Parents may encounter many difficulties in the process of raising their children. For example, the children themselves are not interested, or some conflicts will occur during the rebellious period. Parents who encounter these problems should not panic or immediately give up on STEM training. Instead, they should solve the problem from a relationship level.
For example, when many families first start to train their children to take the scientific research route, many children will subconsciously report to their parents that they do not like this. Parents should not be impatient at this time. Perhaps the reason behind it is that they feel that they cannot keep up with the rhythm, or that it is too difficult and they have lost confidence.
Back to the original point, gives children a better foundation at the beginning, allowing them to work on a project with like-minded friends in a suitable environment. Be sure not to focus too much on the results, otherwise the child may be defeated by failure.
After cultivating interest, he will guide the children to overcome difficulties step by step.
In this process, it is very important to provide a good environment for children. For example, in schools, parents may have to consider whether the school has programs suitable for their children's interests, or whether there are related resources. During this process, it is also necessary to communicate with children in various aspects to truly understand their interests.
When exploring with children, there will inevitably be some conflicts, or the children may be rebellious. At this time, parents should try to understand their children instead of yelling at them.
In fact, nothing can be achieved by yelling, so try to tolerate the child's emotions and understand the child's efforts instead of focusing on the results. After all, children already have very independent thinking and discerning abilities at this stage, so we should provide a suitable environment to minimize the chance of such conflicts.
Sometimes children may not necessarily listen to what parents say. At this time, I feel that the insertion of a third party will be much more effective than what parents say, so you can also consider consulting teachers from other professions.
For tutoring students, in fact, the first step is sometimes not necessarily to directly make corresponding plans, but to first evaluate whether the students like it and whether they are suitable for a particular path. Before deciding which path to take, you still need to look at the resources at hand and the characteristics of the students before making a decision.
For example, there is a child who, although his career was in the STEM direction, ended up taking the path of technology entrepreneurship and doing very well. Some students who are good at mathematics and have good memory can consider the Mathematical Olympiad. There is no need to do science and technology projects involving power or computers.
Some students may not be very good at speeches or defenses, so the science and innovation competition may not be suitable for students, because the science and technology competition still requires a demonstration speech and defense of a project in the end.
「Words written at the back」
From the labeling and background improvement to today’s examination competition and scientific research, you can say that the road to studying abroad is becoming more and more “involved”, but to a certain extent, isn’t it true that Chinese parents are becoming more and more involved? Do you understand more about the rules of the game for applying to the US?
Indeed, scientific research competitions such as RSI and ISEF are a key to climbing the vine, but at the same time, if children want to take this scientific research path well, they also need a lot of support and help.
But raising a STEM kid is not a simple matter. Starting from cultivating the foundation when he was a child, and encouraging the child to participate in various activities, providing resources, and even supporting the child from a spiritual level when he grows up, it all requires a long period of dedication and care. Sincere thinking and exploration of educational issues.
In fact, the STEM Cowboy Development Record is very much like a process of fighting monsters and upgrading. It is necessary to set different goals for children at different time periods, cultivate their interests, and provide a suitable environment. This requires family, school, and even Help from community resources.
