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Anyways, my problem was that I found them horribly boring. Furthermore, I did not understand the purpose of doing what I thought to be busy work. I did not see any purpose to it. However, when I was told that I could "skip grades" and, therefore, get to college faster, I jumped at the chance. My motivation to do school work sky rocketed, and I began doing math worksheets on my own for hours each day. On top of everything, I developed a love for mathematics.
Also, anytime I would complain about doing chores, my parents would tell me "If you don't go to college, cleaning will be your full time job". At the time, I was a money driven person; my greatest dream was to live in a mansion. So, I quickly realized that, if I wanted to make money, then I needed to get a college education. If I wanted to go to college, then I needed to be intelligent and studious. The end result was that I actually enjoyed studying because I felt that it was beneficial to my future and that I was accomplishing something by completing math worksheets. In other words, I began to understand that learning "useless, boring" knowledge actually served a purpose.
This method worked pretty well for me. I'm not sure if it will for your child, though. It just depends on his priorities. I was also closer to 8 years old when this happened. I'm not sure how a 6 year old would react to this, or if he would even care.
Another idea:
You could try to incorporate learning into playing. For example, you could play games like scrabble, make a math challenge game where he gets a small amount of money for each right answer, or have him write out his playtime fantasies in order to improve his grammar. My writing dramatically improved when I took up creative writing as a hobby when I was young.
Statistics: Posted by Reiitaia — Fri Apr 29, 2011 12:15 am
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Also there are many play based learning strategies and learning games you could play with him too.
Statistics: Posted by David Brown — Thu Feb 03, 2011 3:23 am
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Your child may be a hands on learner. They love to learn, but in a way that involves action, and physical involvement. They are often the ones that excel when it comes time to learn to ride a bike, play a game, or a sport do activity. Yet once they begin school, things change, and their confidence is often eroded.
•Of all the personalities in school, this one is the most misunderstood, and are often misdiagnosed as “problem childrenâ€
Statistics: Posted by roma — Thu Apr 29, 2010 9:00 am
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The point is that this little one could be learning so much by playing and experiencing life with you that he will be farther ahead at the end of the year than if you had "chained him to a desk."
We mustn't forget his age. He's very young, so even if he were eager to study, at the most, he should be doing traditional school work in small doses and short time spans and the total time shouldn't be more than 1.5 to 3 hours per day.
Don't make the mistake that I made with my little guy. He was six, too, and it was our first year homeschooling. The difference was that he was super eager and he would sit at his desk for hours and return after supper and continue working. I burned him out in less than a year. It was way too much, but it was my first year homeschooling and I had two older children. I mistakenly thought in terms of a "full" school day of six hours or more. That was crazy.
The time that we spend with our kids at home is concentrated learning. They don't have to share us with 25 other kids and we don't have to waste time with classroom management, multiple discipline problems, interruptions, rescheduling etc. (within reason!). Fifteen minutes of math is plenty when he's little and he has his own tutor, and who says that his learning has to come from between the pages of a book? As Jean said, do lots of hands-on work with real objects. Little kids, especially boys, love to learn this way. He's still a concrete learner, so the less abstract the presentation, the better.
I really doubt that this is a behavior issue as much as a problem with readiness. If you find that you are in a battle of wills at some point, I wrote an article that you might find helpful. It's called Help, I'm Going Nuts! and it's on my website. Otherwise, just follow the wonderful advice that other homeschoolers have given you here. You have lots of time to learn together. Slow down and enjoy it and make allowances for his age and sex. Little boys need to move!
Statistics: Posted by Dianne Dachyshyn — Mon Jan 05, 2009 11:25 pm
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God bless you as you raise your little one. You have lots of time!
Statistics: Posted by Dianne Dachyshyn — Sat Jan 03, 2009 2:13 am
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Statistics: Posted by thinks — Thu Dec 11, 2008 12:59 am
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Unfortunately, if you don't have at least a few frustrating days with your children then you aren't homeschooling...
At least they are with you.
Statistics: Posted by momo3boys — Wed Dec 10, 2008 8:43 pm
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