How do I get my kid to be as interested in school as he/she is in playing with friend? Here are 3 easy steps to get you on your way.
1. find an interest
Take time to watch your child, talk to your child. Find out what your kids is really interested in. Sometimes it's obvious (a kid who loves Star Wars is pretty easy to spot), and other times it's a little more subtle.
2. sharpen your pencil
Brush up on your home/schoolwork skills, because you are going to have to know the ins and outs of what your child is not interested in doing. Yes, you've already been thru school, but stay with me here. If you hear your child say, Why do I have to learn _____? Then ____ is what you must learn yourself. This is the area you want to generate interest in. Start by modeling your interest.
3. connect
To hook your child in, connect what your child's school work with his/her interest. When a child finds value in what he/she is doing, motivation will follow. Take that _____ from step 2 and connect it to your child's interest. Let's say your child said, Why do I have to learn Spanish? Make it a game. Talk about skateboarding (interest from step 1) in Spanish. Start calling the tricks in Spanish. Ask if he/she wants to go to the skatepark in Spanish. See where this is going? There is incentive to learn because you've shown interest, you've connected it to something fun.
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My daughter likes cartooning, so we draw a lot of her studying. For instance she had to compare and contract the old stone age with the new stone age, so she drew an old stone age "video game character" and one for new stone age and we decided what items the chcaracter would come with, what skills, and who racked up more experience points. It became part of a game instead of history and it helped her grade!
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