Have you ever asked your child what they learnt at school today? Chances are you were met with the all too familiar, “not much” or even worse, “nothing”. Before you go ringing the school to find out why your child isn’t learning anything, take in the latest research on children’s learning, which just might make you think about asking a different question altogether when they come home from a day at school.

Stephen Dinham, Research Director at the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) says, “Don’t ask them what they did today, what they enjoyed at school or what they learnt, ask them, ‘What feedback did you get about your learning today?’” In parent-to-child language, this means ask your kids, “What did your teacher say about your work today?”

Read more at: http://www.schools.nsw.edu.au/news/ezine/yr2009/issue03/rightquestion.php