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Talk with teachers on a regular basis. Don't wait until progress reports. Have a weekly progress report sent home. Setup a regular time and place for students to do homework. If there isn't any homework do something education like reading a book. Find a fun hook that is not directly school-related to get kids interested in learning. For older students it might be a volunteer in a field of interest or finding a mentor for the student. Don't always bail out the student. Let the student suffer the consequences for failure to follow through. Be consistent in enforcing rules about school work. Have the student use a daily planner to write down homework, test dates and projects. Don't accept the child's word if they say they have finished. Check it with their planner. Track long-term assignments on a calendar. Take control of the number of extracurricular activities the students gets involved with. Don't compare your child to others. Stay calm and in control when applying consequences. Find tutoring help Summarized from Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service--Stephanie Dunnwind Peoria Journal Star--November 22, 2002 |
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