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My son is 8 years old. He has a very good memory power. He now can tell capitals of all the 193 countries in the world.
Can yu advice me of any other items like above which he can master? Eg currencies of countries, etc.
Kiddly advice.
Regards
Anish
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If he does memorize SAT words and their meanings, this will help him A LOT later in his life, especially if he learns that at a young age. SAT words are basically just big words in the english language. Words like extraneous, digression, incongrous, etc... Go buy a preparing for an SAT book(google it) then in the back they have several hundred notecards with the words and definitions. Memorizing the capitals of 193 countries may be somewhat useful, but the SAT words will be EXTREMELY useful.
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Also, make sure he doens't spend his time just memorizing and learning stuff. He needs to go out and become social with other children. Being social will help him more in life than knowing SAT words, capitals of countries, multiplcation table at this stage in his life.
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anything to do with math would be awesome! if he starts now, he will be so much better off. and it's a proven fact that children that take music lessons (like piano) at an early age do better in school, and in math in particular. so you might want to get him involved in music lessons too, if he wants to. whatever you do, never force him to memorize anything... i've been playing piano for like 10 years (i'm 15) and the only reason i've kept playing is not only because i love it, but also because nobody tells me what to play. my teachers always let me choose what to play, and when my mom tells me what to play, i want to smack her in the face. my personality is not conducive to such a structured environment. so keep in mind that as long as you don't pressure him into anything, it is good. he can also do like the united states capitals and stuff.
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Well I once asked an engineer, a gentleman who was making $100,000 per year, what I could teach my sons, that would help them with school and work, for the future. And he told me that they should learn and memorize
the multiplication tables.
Michele
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At places like the Discovery Channel store and really any learning store, they have a lot of study aids for kids, such as fake money. However, remember that memorizing things like this, while useful, isn't the only important thing for him to learn. He needs to learn how to form his own opinions about things, because not long from now, he's going to be writing essays! Teach him grammar and spelling, and read books with him all the time. It sounds stupid, but just reading Nancy Drew books with my mother when I was little helped me a great deal in school. It's also important for him to know history. And of course, he needs to have fun and not just study all the time, but I'm not assuming that all you do is make him memorize things! :D
-Lia
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-Currency
-Leaders
-Major religions
-Important events (in chronological order)
-Who made certain inventions and where they came from
-Important pieces of literature from specific countries
-Wars that countries were involved in
-How to enjoy being a kid instead of wasting his time on trivial things that only make you feel good as a parent.
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