We are only at day five of the school year, yet my youngest is already becoming lazy.. not wanting to do her work. This morning every time I gave her an assignment she cryed saying it was to much... I asked her if she wanted me to double her work instead.. she said no, she would do it. I also told her she better get her act together and study or she will be in for a very rough, long, and agonizing school year! vent over In other news, My oldest has been texting with a girl she meet at camp this summer.. this girl said that my dd must love homeschooling since she can sleep in, do school in her pjs and stuff like that. My daughter told her " you have not seen my mom when we are schooling.. I have to get up early and get started before 9, and I have to be dressed or I get in trouble." LOL.. gotta love my oldest! She can school in her pj's if she wants to but she has to be dressed before daddy gets home for lunch. He doesn't like the girls to wear pj's all day long.. its just one of his things. Hoping everyone else's day is going great!
My dh is the same way. Dd is supposed to get dressed by lunch because otherwise we both will forget and then she will still be in pjs when daddy gets home
I wrote in big black letters "When I complain I will do twice as much work" on a sheet of copy paper. I made each one of my kids sign it and date it. Then hung it up in the school room. It took about a week of double the number of spelling words and two math lessons in one day, but for about two months now, no whining about the amount of work assigned! I would always laugh at them, because they would complain when total school time was 3 -4 hours, and some of my friends kids their ages are doing 3 hours of homework after school!
Beau si the same way sometimes!! I tell him it's time to practice reading (which means he reads me a "dick and jane" story while I iron or something), and he starts to cry because he "can't read" and i"t's too hard", but when the book is open and he is reading then he does a fabulous job! I tell him he could either spend 5 minutes a day at least on reading me a story, or spend a whole boring hour in reading and then come home and do reading homework. That usually cures the attitude really quick. lol
My son gets very nervous when he sees me speaking with other homeschooling parents for too long because I once told him that we plot together, much like he and his friends do, comparing ideas to best combat their craziness. He realized I was telling the truth when he noticed changes in my approach. LOL. IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE!
As an unschooler...the idea of pushing and schedules seems so foreign and stressful to me. If I had to teach that way, I'd get an ulcer and lose my hair like a ficus loses leaves. LOL. If I made my daughter cry, I'd end up sobbing. I'm a marshmallow! No criticism meant, you probably think my method is reckless and crazy. It's really interesting, though, how many ways there are to accomplish the same objectives....and which ways fit which parents and which students. (and it's absolutely all individual. If I had a different kid, I might try a different approach) But again, I applaud ANYONE who dares to step out of the box and take on such a task. It's from great love that all of our efforts stem.
