Can One Simple Solution Solve a Difficult Problem for Your Child?
ByWell … yes … and no! This is always a frustrating answer but it can become an easy 2 step process.
Example: Your 6th grader is constantly forgetting where he wrote down the homework. Well that’s ok (sort of) because the teacher usually posts the assignments online. You go your computer and pull up the teacher’s website. There it is! So far so good. So he is now ready to get started. Right?
Not so fast. His teacher told them to use the rubric she gave them last week. His is .. well, no where to be found. So can one simple procedure fix this problem?
Yes. Sometimes. You start with a system of having him ALWAYS write down every assignment complete with all directions in his assignment book. If he now has only one place for assignments and directions and he always follows that PROCEDURE you’re done. Step one got it done. Great!
If you are still experiencing snags you go to the next level for completing your solution. Step 2 could be this. Since he showed great improvement by always witing down the assignments in the assignment book, this is a big step up. Be sure to celebrate that progress. You notice that he seems to have pretty good notes on directions too. You can see he is really putting in effort to meet this challenge and solve his problem. A few days later he is ready to do the Spanish assignment and needs to look at an example the teacher gave in class. He is still a bit foggy on the grammar skill for tonight’s homework. He can’t find that paper.
This additional snag will require an additional procedure. Next we will look at how to do some customization of your child’s system to fit his particular situation.
Stay tuned.
