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Being independent

Nana

Hello,

My son will be 7 in a few months and is being assessed next week. There are some things I cannot understand and I believe I won't until the assessment. He is very independent when it comes to things Blushhe is interested in but struggles to work independently with homework. He is very easily distracted and becomes anxious. Any advice on how to encourage independence with his learning, please? Thank you

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  • Thank you for your reply, Peter. I know you are absolutely right. Things become a bit complicated though when he is expected to do things like in school or homework and, as you say, he can't be bother. I guess we just have to keep on being supportive. 

  • in reply to Nana

    One thing I will say is the nature of academic work often changes when it becomes more advanced. So for example I have never learned my times tables. Just won't lodge in my memory. And before I met algebra I thought I used to hate maths. But when I realised mental arithmetic and long winded by hand calculation is not really what maths is about it suddenly became interesting to me. ... You might try giving your son a taste of more advanced material. Science may seem more exciting when you see beyond potato batteries and yogurt pots there are lasers, particle accelerators and spaceships. Maths is a lot more interesting when you start using it to pin down the laws of the universe or make seemingly imposable deductions. History is more interesting when you study ancient wars and the sneaky plots of evil kings instead of demographic changes in the 20s century and lists of dates. The things that will make his homework interesting to him aren't being taught to 7 year olds, so maybe show him the stuff they don't teach him, to try and get him interested.

  • in reply to Peter

    Thanks Peter, he is very curious about how things work, he has always been since he was very young, and I can see how little engaged he is with his learning because he says it is hard(cannot memorise as you say) and boring. My husband is a lot better than me at showing him practical things but that is something we will definitely try more. Thank you for sharing. It means a lot because that gives us a chance to better understand. 

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