Yesterday a friend said that if her daughter’s very life depended on finishing her spelling homework, she still wouldn’t work any faster. I can relate. I have a slow worker. The frustrating part as his mom/teacher is that I know he can do better. I’ve seen it. He’s not stuck. He’s just painfully slow.
Whether you’re a homeschool mom or you’re helping your kids with homework after school, there is no torture like a slow student. And if you’re like me, you don’t have the time (or energy or patience or desire) to stand over your child cracking the whip for three hours.
So let’s tackle this problem. Here are seven strategies to motivate your slow-working student and save your sanity.
1. Real Life Connection
One reason kids might lack motivation is because they don’t know why they are working. It feels meaningless. As adults, we can relate. We want to know our work matters. How can we help our kids understand how something like a weekly spelling assignment will impact their future some day?
I often relate my 9-year-old son’s schoolwork to real work. I tell him his math homework is an inventory sheet from his boss. He
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