We have drawn up a table to show the differences between ‘real learning’ and ‘false learning' (or pretending to learn) in writing. Which side is your child on?
Your child really learns in our Composition Writing and Comprehension Courses. Learn more about the courses at our homepage.
| Real Learning | False Learning |
| Draws out child’s creativity and imagination (which the child already has) and builds the child’s writing skills and abilities. | Makes the child memorise compositions to reproduce word for word in the exams. |
| Encourages the child to read widely so child will ‘know’ when to put in correct vocabulary in the correct context in compositions. | Encourages child to memorise big words and phrases which the child does not know how to apply correctly in compositions. |
| Builds full confidence in the child to be able to write on any composition title. | Causes the child to be afraid to write on any composition title that child has not done before. |
| Causes the child to look upon any writing task as exciting and challenging. | Causes the child to be afraid of any writing project that is new. |
| Teaches the child to love writing. | Causes the child to dread writing. |
| Builds long-term strengths in writing that last a lifetime. | Helps the child to only pass the next examination. |
| Builds the child’s ability and confidence to apply his or her knowledge to any situation, including MCQ and application, like answering open-ended questions and composition writing. | Teaches the child by rote so that he or she can score in MCQ situations but will be weak in application, like answering open-ended questions and composition writing. |
| The child takes any language exam with full confidence. | The child is afraid of exams and goes through lots of stress before and during exams. |
| The child remembers what he has learnt all his life. | The child forgets whatever he has learnt after the exams, and has to memorise all over again for the next exams. |
| The child enjoys school life; especially reading and studying language, and becomes strong in language. | The child is unhappy in school and dreads reading and studying language, and remains weak in language. |