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Kids WANTING to learn??????
Lots of stuff going on here in the public schools and at home. So we have really started to think about homeschooling.
We've tried to get the kids excited about learning and WANTING to learn more.
Harrison (age 8.5 / 3rd grade) just wants to do the minimum and that's it. Thing is: He is so stinking smart. This kid remembers facts and information for YEARS. Once he gets it, he's GOT IT. But, getting him to just go beyond that basic mentality of "meeting expectations" is frustrating. When I do research (and when I used to do it for school too), I research the crap out of it. I read EVERYTHING about it. Sometimes, that's why I feel wishy-washy because I have read so much and understand the different wavelengths. The only thing that gets his attention these days are sports and TV (and video games). We are putting our foot down and trying to change that as well.
Maddie (almost 5, not in k-garten yet) just gets so frustrated. SHe wants perfection and will not accept anything less. She won't learn her alphabet because she can't "get" the letter U, L, and Y. So, she has given up on the others. SHe won't color in coloring books because she can't stay in the lines (can't=won't? I dunno). She is just now starting to enjoy being read to.
I want them to get excited and WANT to learn about things. I want my kids to have interests, things they can really get into, things to dig deep and really gain knowledge about. I realize they aren't old enough to do much, but they just don't want to. Thus, I don't feel qualified to teach them. Harrison and Maddie respond so well to their teachers and thrive while at school. But, when I try to talk with them about things, they just shut down.
HELP!
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Missy
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