My son is a 4th grader he has an easy teacher and all she does is send review sheets home for homework. His 3rd grade teacher was very hard and he had tons of work each night and 2 projects for each 6 weeks. It was hard but he was challenged and so was I. My son is very smart and I dont want him to get lazy because he has an easy teacher thsi year. I want him to stay sharp in his subjects. He still brings home all A's and one B. He just dont have to try as hard as he did last year. What can I do to keep him sharp. I give him 5 th grade worksheets I get off the net but he hates to do them and I dont wanna force them on him, What else could I do? He say as long as he get good grades I should be happy with that and stop givin him extra work.HELP!
2006-11-08 00:52:31 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Grade-Schooler
Listen to your son, stop trying to make him a Einstein. You said he is getting A's & B's, let him work on the B's- do not push upper grade work, he will resent you. Let him be a kid and play, he has college to hit the books. Just as long as he keeps good grades.
2006-11-08 01:01:04 · answer #1 · answered by Lady X 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I had this same problem with my son. We created "projects" to complete at home. Not forced worksheets or extra homework but things he was already interested in and found fascinating. There are a lot of homeschooling sites out there that can give you complete units of curriculum that focus on a subject. For instance, my son was amazed by magnets and we were able to do a unit that incorporated science, math AND English. There's also no reason you can't express your concerns to your child's teacher. She may have some other suggestions to keep him busy and challenged. He has great grades but you're right, he needs to be challenged or he'll get bored with school quickly and give up.
2006-11-08 02:29:33 · answer #2 · answered by wish2bwriter 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some teachers load up on homework and some don't. Many teachers give alot of classwork so he just might be challenged enough. You can always ask the teacher to give him more homework but that is usually done when a child is having trouble with a subject.
2006-11-08 01:02:37 · answer #3 · answered by KathyS 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
focus on what he's learning, and work on application; and make it fun. like if you're cooking, have him scale down the recipe mathematically while he helps you add ingredients. Talk about yesterday's election and how the gubernatorial process works. Talk about current events and see if he is able to form an opinion and support it with facts. These are applications that you can help him master, and he will use them throughout his life.
2006-11-08 04:17:53 · answer #4 · answered by The Lady 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Homework does not equal challenge. My child's teacher challenges them at school, but homework is minimal. There are many many gifted children that learn by logical reasoning, not practice which is essentially what homework is.
2006-11-08 01:01:05 · answer #5 · answered by just browsin 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Study for something alongside him. My Mom got a degree while I was studying high school cos we studied together. She said that it helped her understand the pressure I had and how to help me best.
2006-11-08 00:56:35 · answer #6 · answered by robin_baker_uk 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
TALK TO HIS TEACHER HOME SCHOOL HIM OR OFFER HIM THINGS BECAUSE HE DOES EXTRA WORK HE HATES TO DO THAT HE THINKS ARE WORTH HAVEING ENCOURGE HIM TO BE AROUND KIDS HIS LEVEL OR MORE AND ADULTS TO
2006-11-08 00:58:41 · answer #7 · answered by Talking Hat 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
do this things to make him sharp to make him sharp tudy for him you give him home work
2006-11-08 01:04:59 · answer #8 · answered by jemy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋