Do you love to study?

Do you think technology

helps you to learn well?
Most US
Parents Say Kids
Are Smarter
than They Were
Two-thirds of US parents say their children are smarter than they were
when they were growing up.

One Poll did a survey of 2,000 parents with children aged from 5 to 14 for
online children's education company Byju's. Seven out of 10 parents said that
the ways subjects are taught are more fun today, so children stay engaged
with lessons and learn more.

Almost eight in 10 parents said new technology and better understanding of

child psychology have improved the way kids learn. Many believe that it's
easier for today's children to learn new computer skills, math, spelling and
even reading aloud.

The survey also asked parents about their own experiences in education, and
how those compared with their children's.
Fifty-eight percent said it was hard for them to stay engaged with learning when they were
children because of how they were taught. Their least favorite ways of learning were
memorizing information, which was chosen by 38%, and reading aloud, which was chosen by
37%. Twenty-eight percent didn't like doing worksheets.

One-third of parents also said that large class sizes made it more difficult for them to learn.

Sixty-five percent even said learning was boring for them — and they said one of the reasons
was not having the choice to learn from home.

Three in five parents now think their children have an easier time learning from home — as
students in the US have had to do because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Almost 40% of
parents said at-home learning lets them give their kids more one-on-one attention, and a
third said it gives children more time to learn the lesson material too.
Vocabulary Test

a. notice or interest given to

1. worksheet
someone or something

2. memorize
b. a written or electronic
document with a seriesa of
exercises or tasks, usually
3. attention
for students

c. try to remember something

perfectly
Questions

1. How many US parents said that children today are smarter?

2. How many parents joined the study?
3. What did the parents say about the ways subjects are being taught today?
4. What are the things that are easier to learn nowadays according to the study?
5. How many percent of the parents said that it was hard to stay engaged with
learning when they were young?
6. What are the least favorite ways of learning way back in their time?
7. What did the 67% of the respondents say about learning?
Discussion

1. What are your thoughts on OnePoll's findings?

2. Would you agree that learning is more fun today than the time of
your parents?
3. Did you ever find it hard to stay engaged in learning as a student?
4. What are your favorite ways of learning?
5. Do you find it surprising that 65% of participants said learning was
boring for them? Why? Why not?
6. Why technology is important in learning?
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