Talking to kids like kids is demeaning. People should talk to kids like they are adults, explain stuff, teach them stuff like they were adults. If we want responsible kids we have to give them responsibilities. Guide them, don't dictate to them.
Unschooling is another real option, but, it takes *gasp* parental interaction and planning.
All things considered, home schooling mine wasn't all that bad. Besides, we were more or less pushed into it by the boneheaded methods that the public school system were using. I still think it sucks that bright kids are taught at the same pace as the not so bright ones. This is one reason why they get bored and nose their way into trouble.Well... I don't know that I'd call it pure bull gerry. Truth is, I wouldn't voluntarily home school my kids. I'd go insane. For purely selfish reasons I love when they leave the house in the morning for school. :lol: If they really really needed me to I suppose I'd home school or even unschool (I think a combo would be wisest personally), but, I wouldn't be happy about it.
Parents just cannot take enough time from their "busy" lives to raise their children.
All things considered, home schooling mine wasn't all that bad. Besides, we were more or less pushed into it by the boneheaded methods that the public school system were using. I still think it sucks that bright kids are taught at the same pace as the not so bright ones. This is one reason why they get bored and nose their way into trouble.
I think if they are bored with school, getting a job would help a lot. Otherwise, getting them interested more deeply into something they already are interested in. If they like movies, get them learning about production. If they like music, get them learning about sound engineering or something.
lol I know what that's like. My kids were writing and doing simple divisions/multiplications by the time they got into school. Teachers made them print and stuff anyway. Damned foolish, IMO.I had an interesting situation way back when my daughter
started school, grade one. I had taught her to read, from
a course I purchased from an encylopedia co., and she knew
phonics as well. The teacher couldn't figure out what to
do with her, called me up and told me I had interferred with
the school system and should not have done that. Well.
I had a little meeting with her at the school, and we and
the principal had a chat, 'a good one', and all was well
from that day on. Two years later my daughter skipped a
grade and kept moving on, third daughter did the same, it
makes a big difference what school and what teachers one
is working with.
My second daughter 'who' skipped a grade, was getting an
arrogant attitude in the class, was very bored, and needed
a challenge, as soon as they moved her up, all was well.
it
makes a big difference what school and what teachers one
is working with.
Put the kid in a hot, smelly room and make him/her flip burgers or rivet metal pieces together - all in a set time period or there's no dinner ... 'cuz that's the future without education. Then, for dinner give him/her a half portion of soggy noodle with tomato sauce ... because one doesn't eat high off the hog on Welfare either.
Thease days Kids have very casual behavior towards study and more on fun if you scold or talk too much on study then they threat to kill them self. Recently watched 3 Idots movie of bollywood and found it has same story but shown totally fun side of solution
Good Topic to start my day and forum , I am also facing the same issue
Thease days Kids have very casual behavior towards study and more on fun if you scold or talk too much on study then they threat to kill them self. Recently watched 3 Idots movie of bollywood and found it has same story but shown totally fun side of solution
Ask yourself the following questions.
1. What is a parent?
2. A parent is not a Childs best friend.
3 A parent is a teacher and supplements the teacher in school. Be there for your child, help they with homework, don't leave it up to the teachers in the school. They only have so much time in a day.
Now that having been said: a child should be taught how to study, either by you the parent or something like the Selvin Learning Center. http://sylvan-learning-center.com/campaigns/slc/166/index.aspx
These centers or ones like them are all over the place, they are usually very good and get the children interested in their studies, at least enough to pass.