this has beeen since 3rd grade the student is now in 8th grade and still follows the pattern of not handing in assigments????????
2007-03-05 06:59:58 · 10 answers · asked by STORMY K 3 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
low self-esteem...doesn't feel worthy of the credit
fear of success...doesn't know how to take pride in the grade
perfectionism...afraid of setting the bar too high
attention deficit...can't follow through on a project
boundary push...wants to be loved despite grades
rebellion...doesn't want to prove anything to the teacher
disorganization...did it, can't find it long enough to hand it in
Any of these. Plus boredom, where assignments can be so unchallenging it is almost insulting...that would be like giving a chef a box of mac and cheese to cook for a grade.
Plus lets not forget that eventually we want our kids to be motivated, NOT by a letter grade, or someone else's approval, or to prove it to anyone else...but to improve themselves. So in this case, you say the kid does the work but doesn't turn it in...well, this sounds like something not to mess with much. Later this will be invaluable as a tool for decision making and character building. However, while some kids are getting an intellectual workout, maybe your kid needs to use these exercises as a way to master "doing things they don't want to do", since in the school years, a certain amount of homework is proving to the teacher and the school district that you know the material.
2007-03-05 10:27:33 · answer #1 · answered by musicimprovedme 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the student probably knows that the point of homework is to help you learn. The student probably also feels like just doing work shouldn't be graded as it doesn't not show that you have learned anything. I had the same situation in school, I made great grades on tests, but i didn't turn in my homework because that was just a way for the teachers to pad the grades, because they aren;t good enought teachers to get the kids to do better on tests in the first place.
2007-03-05 07:24:50 · answer #2 · answered by n0tsan3 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, I couldn't tell you why this particular student would...
But I can give you one reason from personal experience. When I was a kid, I did all my homework (because that was what was expected of me.) However, I found most of the assignments to be... well, they were just so easy, I really didn't see how they could possibly be of much real value.
So, consequently, I never really felt like it was a big deal whether I turned them in. I was ambivalent about the whole thing, really.
It wasn't until much later that I really understood the -why- of that equation. I was motivated by learning, not by what I considered to be arbitrary things like grades, or even positive reinforcement from authority figures. So, because I wasn't -learning- much (if anything) from the assignments, I didn't understand why they were important.
2007-03-05 07:15:48 · answer #3 · answered by ISOintelligentlife 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For some reason this person didn't feel that handing in assignments was very important to him. I was the same way. Even though I did the work and knew the material I made no real effort at handing it in. Some of the work I felt was a waste of time because the teachers put no real thought or effort in the given assignments themselves.
2007-03-05 12:24:47 · answer #4 · answered by Grrr! 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you or his teacher ask to see them before they are to be turned in. Does anyone at home help him and give positive reinforcement. Have you talked with his teacher and see if there are tutors? Is it all subjects or just one? Either he has ADD and is forgetting to turn them in or he has deeper reasons. He may need expert help, the school should have that as well.
2007-03-05 07:17:29 · answer #5 · answered by dtwladyhawk 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do. i'm somewhat happy to be alive. existence a privilege and that i comprehend that death is an element of it. The quote is asserting that death should not be feared. on no account having the prospect to exist sounds greater terrifying than death. Edit: I additionally like this quote "death may be the absence of discomfort, so take excitement in the discomfort for now" (or something to that) by skill of Tommy Chong
2016-09-30 05:55:33 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The student would be able to tell you better than we could.
We don't have enough information though.
I'd guess the student is rebelling, or is somehow self-conscious of his/her work.
2007-03-05 07:08:25 · answer #7 · answered by Vegan 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He has the same problem as me, except that I'm in college.
2007-03-05 07:08:08 · answer #8 · answered by Zipps1986 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thats just wierd.
2007-03-05 07:07:53 · answer #9 · answered by M.McNulty 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cause their smarter than u.
2007-03-05 07:19:13 · answer #10 · answered by jerry c 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋