Dear Dr Salam

First of all thank you for the question and secondly thanks all friends for their best answers, I really enjoyed them.

According to my view: You are the important ingredient in teaching a child to love learning. In fact, you are the cornerstone of the classroom environment. No matter if you are in a tiny basement classroom or a huge sunny space, it is your interactions with children that turn any place into a loving, learning lab. As you well know, there are times to observe children, times to encourage them, times to interact with them, and times to model learning. Like the pure act of discovery, your role is always changing.

The aware of parents or  teachers know  when to ask an open-ended question or add a new material to inspire children to move to higher levels of thinking and problem solving. The teacher invites children to think creatively, fluently, and critically with question starters such as: "How many ways can you...?" or "What will happen if...?"

As adults, we can inspire and encourage a love of learning in our children, but we can't really teach it. We can do far more good by creating an environment of support — both at home and at school — in which children can develop their own ideas, express feelings, take chances, make choices, share their opinions, and most of all, grow to be strong individuals.

Best regards, Parisa

Thanks for your great questions, Salam.

For the first question, make learning fun and ask your children questions such as "why does that thing work?". In addition, here are some tips from the following links:

• Point to the positive 
• Let learning be the reward
• Share your world
• Put it in perspective
• Let them do the asking, etc.

About discovering your children's talents, let them try different things they like and encourage and support them to continue; observe and reinforce primarily their effort and not just their progress.

https://www.greatschools.org/gk/articles/how-to-send-kids-the-right-message/

https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/articles/teaching-content/teaching-children-love-learning/

I think that humans, like many other animals, are naturally curious. It is not too difficult to understand what interests a child, quite early on in life. As soon as the child becomes old enough to focus attention on more than just eating when hungry, one can tell what grabs the attention of the child.

So ideally, if education can be presented as the way to satisfy curiosity, then the child would welcome education. That's ideal and utopian. What is bound to happen is that education must also impart knowledge on topics the child doesn't care so much about, or at least doesn't yet know why he/she should care, and children soon discover that education involves a lot of drudgery. Concentration, long attention span, even dreaded tests and homework, keeping the child from pursuing his most passionate interests at that instant in time.

I believe that these somewhat unpleasant realities have to be accommodated, rather than ignored. And quite honestly, the best way to accommodate these harsh realities is for the teacher and the parents to be able to explain why the perhaps not-so-fun subjects matter, why being able to concentrate matters. I think it is important for the child to see the relevance of what he or she is being taught. The biggest problem by far, in my opinion, is that children frequently believe that what they are taught is unimportant, or will not matter to them in their own future. And all too often, there is no one available to give them a believable explanation!

I agree with Steven Cheung. Best regards. 

Hi

Making the child aware of the importance of the study; by giving him some examples of people who love their studies and keep up with them, and talk about the days of school and how old education was fun and useful at the same time. Start teaching the child from an early age; once the child starts learning to write, you should explain to him how to balance the times of study and play. If a child falls into a certain subject, parents should make him take summer lessons on his vacation. The child hates the idea of studying on holidays, so he will try to excel in school days to avoid the consequences of taking summer lessons. The child will not be forced to study; over time, forcing children to study will avoid them in any way possible. Putting the child in a closed room for several hours to get him to do his job will be counterproductive by refusing to do so. Parents will talk about the importance of the study constantly and reprimand them for not being superior. They hate studying and parents at the same time. Parents must be a role model for a child; seeing a child's parents doing their work with all activity will make him do the same. Take a break: It's important to give the child a break, such as letting him go out to the park for a while, or watching TV. The study is very tired. Observing Friends of the Child> Friends have a great influence on the behavior of the child, if they hate school and school, he will also do, so his life must be intervened gradually so as not to feel it.

Constant discussion about the need. Also giving examples.

When my daughter came out of her class one day shortly after her course started, I asked her, 'What did you do in class today?'. She replied, 'I sneezed'. I realised that if I were to get any useful information about what she had done in class, I was going to have to change my line of questioning.

Although my daughter is only two years old, (and more experienced parents than me would not have asked such a broad question to start with), questioning our children at any age about what they have done in class is a natural thing to do. We want to know that they are happy and settled, and that they are learning. Doing this immediately after class is a good strategy, when things are still fresh and you are still in the school environment.

Similarly, a child’s artwork can provide a prompt for asking questions: 'What (or who) is it?'; 'What colours did you use?'; 'Can you show me how you did it?'; 'Did you like making it?'; 'What other things did you like today?'; 'Who did you play with?'; and so on.

Teachers also want their students to reflect on their lessons, but with young children especially, this is a learned skill. Setting aside a few minutes at the end of a lesson to ask children what they liked best, or what helped them, is always a good idea. It is most beneficial when followed up with 'Why?'. For very young children, providing them with pictorial prompts that illustrate feelings – fun, exciting, interesting, easy, hard and boring, etc. – can often help elicit responses. Using crafts or activity books to prompt reactions is also useful. Reflection will later build into self-reflection if the habit is re-enforced, enabling children to recognise the value in the activities we set them.

Reinforce desirable behaviour

Early-years lessons should contain themes and values that are broadly desirable as opposed to culturally specific. They should include sharing, helping friends, saying sorry and forgiving each other, making amends, accepting each other, team work, taking turns and being polite.

In the classroom, activities can easily be developed to include turn-taking and sharing, and encourage polite and co-operative behaviour, but the teacher needs to provide support and encouragement. For parents, letting children talk politely with shop assistants and people in lifts and restaurants is a positive way to keep the context real for them. Also, encouraging positive behaviour when playing with friends or asking for something supports the process enormously.

Children don’t learn these behaviours automatically, yet they are an essential part of being a well-rounded adult. Starting early and reinforcing this behaviour in and out of the classroom will yield positive benefits in the future.

Avoid grading

This is an aspect of early-years education, which can be difficult for parents from a variety of educational contexts to come to terms with. In many countries, children are graded and measured against their peers just to get into a kindergarten. Yet we would never dream of grading our children at home.

Every child has a range of strengths, but these will not be apparent all at once. The absence of grading means that children can develop their skills and try new ones in a relaxed and natural environment. It also means that teachers can spend more quality time helping children develop those skills without feeling pressure to assign a grade to them.

Of paramount importance is the issue of confidence. If young children can use English in a fun, creative and inclusive way, the hope is that this will support happy, secure learners who, in future, won’t see English as a hurdle to overcome, or just another school subject they have to study.

Praise strengths, but also effort

Giving praise can be tricky. Both parents and teachers naturally want to encourage children and instil a positive sense of achievement, but this often takes the form of quite generic compliments, such as 'well done', or 'good work'. In a classroom, it also tends to be reserved for academic progress. While praise in itself is heartening, it can be much more effective when targeting specifics.

One way to do this is by commenting on the actual thing a child did well, such as sharing, following instructions, helping a friend, giving a correct answer, or singing well. This shows that a teacher or a parent appreciates that particular aspect, and in doing so reinforces it as desirable and provides an example to others.

Another aspect of praise, which is often overlooked, is effort. For young children, this is at least as important as the result. Praising the effort they have made shows that we support them through the full process, and notice their small triumphs. It’s important to note that adults don’t do things equally well either, but the effort is still appreciated.

Develop the parent-teacher relationship

There are many ways in which the parent-teacher relationship can be mutually beneficial. Parents and teachers can both share valuable insights into a child’s personality. Teachers can pass on information about how the child copes with a classroom environment, and additional strengths and skills which they have uncovered through various activities. Teachers can keep parents informed about the syllabus, including themes, which can be easy to reinforce at home. Parents can easily present the theme of helping friends, for example, by introducing a book, cartoon or song on the topic, role-playing with toys, or setting up a play date with another child.

It's most effective when teachers and parents speak to each other face-to-face, but occasionally emailing parents with brief feedback can help maintain the relationship, and encourage a more meaningful exchange of views. Keeping the lines of communication open for queries or information from parents helps make the relationship more equitable, so that the information isn't going one way, as often happens.

Finally, one of the most important ways to develop and maintain a good parent-teacher relationship is simply by showing appreciation for each other. If a child sees a parent and teacher thanking each other, the co-operative aspect is reinforced. It’s also valuable to have your child thank the teacher, and for a teacher to thank the children for coming.

What a a great and valuable answers ,Dr.Stephen.,Dr.Albert, Dr.Nabeel, Dr.Asim, Dr.Anirbid, Dr.Ali.

Accept my respect 

Dear Dr. Salam

Hello

It takes practice and maturity to learn to muster internal motivation for less-than-fun tasks. In the meantime, we need to be patient and have reasonable expectations that reflect what our children typically do now, or just a bit beyond that. And we need to keep in mind that warmth and encouragement are more motivating to kids than criticism.

For example making environment for reading in home. 

Regards

Hello colleague 

I think this happen by providing them with a stress free atmosphere and a positive classroom environment. Funny tricks, games and songs as part of the educational process is also important. 

Liqaa 

Dear Dr Salam

First of all thank you for the question and secondly thanks all friends for their best answers, I really enjoyed them.

According to my view: You are the important ingredient in teaching a child to love learning. In fact, you are the cornerstone of the classroom environment. No matter if you are in a tiny basement classroom or a huge sunny space, it is your interactions with children that turn any place into a loving, learning lab. As you well know, there are times to observe children, times to encourage them, times to interact with them, and times to model learning. Like the pure act of discovery, your role is always changing.

The aware of parents or  teachers know  when to ask an open-ended question or add a new material to inspire children to move to higher levels of thinking and problem solving. The teacher invites children to think creatively, fluently, and critically with question starters such as: "How many ways can you...?" or "What will happen if...?"

As adults, we can inspire and encourage a love of learning in our children, but we can't really teach it. We can do far more good by creating an environment of support — both at home and at school — in which children can develop their own ideas, express feelings, take chances, make choices, share their opinions, and most of all, grow to be strong individuals.

Best regards, Parisa

Dear brother Salam,

Parents must first set an example by prioritizing the relevance of education in their words and actions. If they are literates, they must exhibit the attitude of reading, researching, writing etc. for their children to imitate. If they are illiterates, they can continually hammer on the relevance of education anytime they are communicating with their children by citing known personalities as examples on how education has improved their lives

Also, they need to provide all the resources that the child would need to explore and discover knowledge. This include books, stationery items, conducive and learning-friendly environment as well as moral support. This would help nurture gradually the potentials of the child, hone it till the child is able to develop in his/her academic expedition. Best regards 

Dickson Adom

Dear Salam Jassim Hmood,

   By teach them that the education is the best way to: help the other humans, build your country and live well in this life. I use many examples of famous persons in the world in the way of teaching how to love the education.

Kind regards

Raid

It seems to me that it is a matter of communication between an adult and a child. Therefore adults should find the best ways and means to promote a harmonious connection with the child. The latter acts much more emotionally than mentally. I consider that an adequate emotional education allows our children to become people who will flourish in the future by acting according to their rights and duties. They must first be taught to know that they are allowed to act according to their responsibilities, to learn to be happy, but also to accept frustration, to inculcate in them the notion of respect for the collective good.

Many thanks for all of  my colleagues, your scientific views have been enriched my question, 

Accept my full respect 

Providing a,

•  A child-friendly classroom with good facilitates and supports education.
• An environment that does not discriminate any child based on, abilities or disabilities, socio economic background, ethnicity and gender etc.
• Caring and protective environment (secure and protected from harm and abuse

Each child has different abilities. Some are good in study, some are good in plays and some are good in social works. Education and examination should be planned to enhance the capabilities hidden within them. Teachers should encourage questioning by giving appropriate answers from his/her study (not from books to be memorized and writing in examinations) to increase the curiosity of the students. The leading subjects in the examinations reflect interest of the student and schools should have interest to intensify the curiosities in those subjects.

Children who love education feel they matter, they belong and they engage when they know they are being respected. The focus has shifted to make rooms for innovations in traditional teaching and learning process so that we are a part of creating the supply of skilled and mindfulness generation. I would say the roots of education, and educators need to seek ways to adapt and make it possible - which is to guide children how to learn and love education.