March 9, 2007, Newsletter Issue #107: Challenge! - What to do if your child finds homework intolerably boring…

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Who doesn't? If you can honestly tell me that you liked homework when you where a kid call me, I know a good Psychiatrist. Here's the secret. Bored being the key work.

There is a big difference between dislike and boring. Life is filled with things we dislike. As adults we know that sometimes “you gotta do what ya gotta do”, to achieve a higher goal. Homework is no different.

It is extremely important to monitor your kid's actual homework assignments, as well as how they tackle them. If they find the assignments monotonous but difficult, or challenging you are ok.

But when you notice, or your child consistently complains that homework is easy, or “I know this already”, or they just go through the motions every
night…watch out, trouble is coming. Boredom will set in, and a new dangerous association will begin to form… learning is boring. And it's all down hill from there.

It's normal for students not to want to do their homework. But if your child always seems bored or unhappy, you need to try to find out the reason by talking with your child. Then talk to the teacher to come up with a solution.

Teachers want students to learn from homework. Tell the teacher if your child thinks the homework is to easy or too hard. This will help the teacher match
homework with student ability and maturity levels. Teachers want bright students who enjoy a challenge. Any teacher worth their salt will gladly give enhanced
assignments to motivated students. Why? Won't this give the teacher more work? Not necessarily. Students who rise to the challenge give the teachers someone to show off and brag about to parents, peers, and administrators.

In essence when your child looks good, the teacher looks good as well.

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