1.Aptitude of the student is to be assessed.Currently parents normally have dreams of their children becoming a specialist in some field, with out bothering whether their children have the aptitude for the field they suggest.Aptitude test is a prerequisite for education and this has to be assessed by a professional.
2.Attitude of the child has to be studied and developed.
3.Teaching must aim at knowledge, not information cramming.
4.Teaching with multi media is better to engage children’s attention.
5.It does not mean multimedia can replace teacher;at no point of time can a teacher be replaced.
6.Inter active teaching is essential.
7.Descriptive answering in examination is to be encouraged, not objective type, for in most cases, objective types elicit toss up answers(most of the times they turn out to be correct,with the student knowing nothing about the subject); also Descriptive type improves better written communication skills.
6.Even in a class room teaching methodology should be different for different levels of understanding of students.
7.Teachers should be honest in their answers;if they do not know the answer, they should admit and inform that he/she shall check and inform.Children shall respect you more for it.
8.Teachers should be of impeccable character for teaching is not a job, but a vocation on par with medicine.Sense of dedication, commitment and love of children is called for.
9.Parents must not exert pressure on their wards to come on top in the class.There can be one topper.Hence, if the child does above average, encourage it.
10.Do not compare your children with other children or siblings