As adolescents begin to exercise their new skills of reasoning, some of their behaviors may cause parents and school personnel to be uncomfortable, to put it mildly! Some enjoy arguing – just for the sake of arguing; some jump to conclusions quite easily. Many appear to be VERY self-assured, and overly dramatic. One prominent educational psychologist referred to this adolescent stage as ‘identity confusion’: They are trying to find out who they are, what they are all about, and where they are going in life’. Prior to this teenage phase, most primary school children exhibit keen interest in their school studies and are eager to please both their parents and their teachers.
World Schools are thinking schools. Their teachers and school leaders are learners and they engage in professional upgrading courses and workshops that focus on recent discoveries in pedagogy and understanding more clearly their clients – their precious students.
The professionals who work in World Schools are deeply aware of the importance of parents knowing a lot about the processes for learning and the developmental processes of their children. By having parents ‘on side’, schools can deliver a higher quality bilingual education, and thereby double their children’s future!
By Dr. Apiramon Ourairat, Chief Executive Officer - Satit International Bilingual School of Rangsit University Chiangmai
