Have Fun, Forgo Homework Hazards
September 25th 2008 12:28
Can homework really be fun for a high school student? Is it possible to have a day without dread, fighting, and assignment avoidance? Will there be a time when smiles, rather than frowns, appear when the word homework is uttered?
I’m forever an optimist when it comes to having fun with homework. As much as I disliked working on subjects that rattled my brain in high school (I struggled with learning disabilities, and got lost in the shuffle.), I still loved the gratification received after a job well done.
Where is that kind of gratification in today’s teens? It seems the only way to get through a homework session is to give them the answers, or let them skip the assignment all together. Not in this household, I’m afraid . . . there will knock-down drag-out fights before any of that happens here.
Which leads me to my original question . . . how can we, as reality moms, help our teens to have fun or make homework more enjoyable? How can we make homework less of a chore and more of a “wow, I did great on that,” experience? How can we spin homework into a positive experience that is life building, rather than a “boring waste of time?”
Mind you, these questions are not rhetorical. I really want to learn this! My teen nephew is bucking the system terribly and, we believe it’s because he wants everyone to give up on him so he can quit school. Now, because we love him so much and we care about what his future holds, that will never happen. I have a lot of learning to do in order to make this less of a fight, less of a “disciplinary” experience, and less of a struggle.
That which challenges us will only make us stronger . . . isn’t that how the saying goes? If so, we’re all going to be powerhouses at the end of this situation!
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