Technology and innovation are pushing the boundaries of what is possible every day. From self-driving cars to AI-powered robots, multi-billion-dollar websites to ground-breaking medical advances, every one of those achievements started with a moment as simple as a kid raising their hand in maths class, finally understanding a chemical equation or watching a gravity experiment with fascination.
qLearn aims to help kickstart these moments and foster an environment that encourages young minds to embrace their potential early on.
Critical skills for the pioneers of tomorrow
Maths and sciences are at the core of many of today’s business booms and high-growth areas. After all, studying maths, physics, chemistry, and biology equips children with skills far beyond the basic subject knowledge. Maths also teaches children how to master critical thinking and confidently tackle problem-solving. Meanwhile, science teaches children vital analytical skills and concepts like cause and effect. When taught well, it sparks that all-important curiosity—an essential ingredient for invention and innovation. Moreover, a neuroscience study has found that children who regularly engage in maths activities have healthier brains, better attention spans and stronger focus.
Yet maths and science topics are often where children and adults lack confidence—and in many cases, this starts in the classroom. A 2020 study of 384 Nigerian primary school pupils found that, on average, children’s attitude to learning maths was only ‘moderate’, likely to impact achievement and future performance. And for many children, the last few years have been challenging, with many learning days lost due to COVID-19. As a result, they are playing catch up in science and maths subjects.
Great teaching starts at home
Plenty of times, when children are struggling with maths and science, it comes down to the teaching. Some teachers simply haven’t made their topic feel exciting and accessible. And once a child loses interest in an academic subject, it’s hard to win it back. The most effective way to help kids fall in love with maths and science and ace their tests in the future is to build confidence. That means breaking down the subject into topics and using a combination of exciting touchpoints along the way to help build skills and make important concepts easy to understand and memorable. Some teachers can do that—and many can’t!
But this is exactly what qLearn delivers in our new one-stop online learning solution, Kids’ School Curriculum (Grades 6-12). It offers everything your child needs to learn, practice, revise and get exam-ready with confidence. This online course makes learning maths and science exciting by using animated videos, quizzes and games to teach and inspire. It also offers video solutions to every textbook question, plus more than 10,000 practice questions, to help your child approach their next class — and test — with self-assurance.
Imagining the possibilities
When your child has strong skills and confidence in science and maths, it opens up a whole new world of possibilities for their future. These days, we are seeing STEM-based jobs and careers that didn’t exist twenty years ago, and more will exist in another twenty years! AI engineering, sustainable agriculture and 3D printing are just some of the fields opening up for young people with maths and science skills now, and there’s so much more to come. Don’t let your child miss out on these opportunities. After all, it’s becoming clearer every day that maths and science, when taught well and with enough care, can be vital to unlocking the potential for an exciting career in the future.
Who knows? With skills like these, your child might be out there changing the world one day!