Posts Tagged Learning

Cognitive Training – A Positive Approach to Learning Disabilities

Our children are under enormous pressure to perform in school based on predetermined benchmarks or goals. The comparison of a child with the majority of his or her peers seems a necessary evil in the school system – to determine success or failure. Students are considered successful when their grades and performance are on the same level or above that of their contemporaries. It would be wonderful if there was more wiggle room and children could work at their own pace, some slower and some faster, but in most school settings this is seldom possible. Teachers must give grade students based on majority performance. Those who fall short of these established guidelines are labeled slow learners or learning disabled. Thousands of parents each year are told their child has a learning problem or disability; although, the majority of these children will test normal or above normal on IQ tests.

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Processing Training Now – Tutoring Later

Learning problems are complex and it is sometimes hard to find the most direct path to a permanent solution. Even testing can overlook some important areas of difficulty, if not directed at specific problem areas. Tutoring is readily available and seems to be the first destination on the road to a solution. If you have tried tutoring and like an addiction, your child needs to go back for more each year, this extra help becomes a crutch. This cycle of catching up and falling back can continue throughout a child’s school experience and into adulthood. It is a one step forward but two steps back approach and it is a frustrating experience for any child.

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Get Online Compliance Training

Compliance training is necessary for any employees who work in finance, international business or government contracting. Your compliance department is responsible for ensuring that the company stays firmly within the law in their business transactions. Because the compliance department is so important to the company overall, it is too easy for them to be viewed as tyrants and for the department itself to develop a ‘we must be obeyed’ attitude. To prevent this from happening in your company, you want to ensure that all employees receive adequate training so that they understand the role of compliance in keeping the entire business healthy.

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