If you have ever sat beside your child at the kitchen table and watched them work through every problem correctly; then received a test result that looked nothing like that performance, you know how confusing and frustrating this can be.
The first six weeks of a new school year are the most revealing weeks of the entire term. Not because of the grades — those come later but because of what you can see, if you know what to look for.
As an educator with close to 25 years of experience, I’ve witnessed the evolution of the education system in Trinidad and Tobago. From the classroom to the staff room, one thing remains clear—every child learns differently, and yet our system often expects them to fit into one mold.
You sit down with your child to go over the day's work. You ask a question. He looks at the table, or the ceiling, or somewhere slightly past your left ear, and say: "I don't know."