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Now that the “honeymoon phase” of the new school year is over, productivity for some children start to fall. In some cases, school work that should have been completed Monday to Friday Pour over the weekend. “School” on Saturday two or three times in a row can be a miserable experience for everyone, not just kids. If this describes what is happening with one of your children, here are some ideas that can help you with the situation.
First, if you are seeing this in one of your children, perhaps there is a physiological reason behind it. What I mean by this is that if a child is slow or reluctant reader, eye fatigue may be a factor. An optometrist may identify and measure stress lenses or glasses.
If you have a child who is entering in his teenage years, hormonal and / or chemical changes may be taking place is that affects her mood and personality. Before compatible, some children become hostile and unresponsive. Some Christian writers would lead you to believe that this kind of behavior is simply a spiritual nature (ie rebellion, sin, etc.), but this narrow view often prevent getting to the root of the matter. Make an appointment with a pediatrician for real would be the first step in addressing this issue.
Second, this may simply be a growing personality traits. While some children “just get it,” others systematically and slowly. But the promise of rewards or incentives can increase their productivity to some extent, it usually does not last. I saw this with the student who took timed tests, the results indicated below average performance. Weeks later, we gave this student the same test but this time out period. The results were well above average results. Sometimes you simply need to accept the personality traits and work with it by adjusting the amount of work assigned.
If the child is “slow mover,” consider doing the work load on Fridays lighter. This is the day you “catch up” with little if any additional work assigned. Classroom teachers to do this all the time (for themselves) when they get back in their ratings.
For older students, another option is to organize a day for half an hour to an hour part time as you move on to the next topic when the deadline for existing content is up. For younger students, put cooking timing for them to see can help build awareness of time passing.
Other issues related to productivity include structure, family dynamics, the use of incentives, interest level and peer influence. More on this in another article.
Thanks for reading!
Curt Bumcrot, MRE
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