Homework tips

[Christy Haynes]

Hi ladies,

I hope you are all having a good morning! I would love some tips and encouragement for helping our student get through his assignments in a reasonable amount of time. He has always been on the slower side in getting his work done, but it’s really showing up now, especially on Tuesdays when there is a time crunch. Have any of you experienced a child who has a hard time getting things done quickly (math the most)? And what have you done to work through it? We want him to be encouraged about school and to have time to do other things like free time, time with family, and he plays sports, which are thankfully at a stopping point right now!!

Grateful,
Christy

[Elizabeth Moore]

My son has the same issue. He can do all the work but he just works very slowly. He is also a strong auditory learner and we have always curricula that had resources to help with that in the past. I would also be open to hearing any suggestions for how to arrange subjects or divide work etc to help him work more efficiently.

Lisa

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[Christy Haynes]

Elizabeth, that’s interesting. Our son is also a very strong auditory learner. My husband researched and suggested he say his math problems out loud to help him focus. He’s tried that a little bit, but not enough yet to see a difference.


> On Sep 2, 2020, at 10:47 AM, Elizabeth Moore <homes...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> My son has the same issue. He can do all the work but he just works very slowly. He is also a strong auditory learner and we have always curricula that had resources to help with that in the past. I would also be open to hearing any suggestions for how to arrange subjects or divide work etc to help him work more efficiently.

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[Personal]

Our oldest, a senior now, has always struggled with math and completing her assignments in a reasonable amount of time. She has focus issues, so I tried to eliminate as many distractions as possible during schoolwork: her phone, tv, etc. When she was in middle school, we would start with math each day to get it done and out of the way because we knew it would take the longest. I would also print the assignment sheet and we would go over it together and determine which subjects would require the most time. Then, we would number the subjects in order for completion. I hope this helps!


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> On Sep 2, 2020, at 10:52 AM, Christy Haynes <christ...@bellsouth.net> wrote:
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> Elizabeth, that’s interesting. Our son is also a very strong auditory learner. My husband researched and suggested he say his math problems out loud to help him focus. He’s tried that a little bit, but not enough yet to see a difference.

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[Sandra Lucas]

My son also does his work at a slower pace and always has.

As someone mentioned, we start with math and get that over with.  Then he will complete a lighter subject or one that is of more interest to him, then back to a tougher subject, and we just keep repeating that pattern.  He chooses to work through breakfast and lunch most days in order to get finished and have free time.  If it is a particularly taxing day (i.e very stressful with meltdown potential 😉), I'll give him a 30 - 45 minute break to play games, or whatever and then he is somewhat refreshed for whatever remains. This is usually with only 1 or 2 subjects left.

And one last note - some days are just harder and longer than others.  I think we all feel the pressure on Tuesdays, too!

Hope this helps - good luck!

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[Melanie Bell]

We are the same in our house as some have already shared. Focus is really really hard the later the day gets. Some subjects like Math take longer for her.

My daughter typically looks at her entire assignment sheet and sees what the daily assignment is and if it is a multiple day assignment or not. We look at it together and she lets me know what i need to do or where she thinks she will need my help.

She always starts with Math bc it is more difficult for her and can take much longer. She typically starts around 7:30 in morning on her home days bc she knows she freshest. She rarely ever chooses to sleep in at all and start later.
Depending on the math assignment it can take an hour or two bc multiple steps and processing it all are not easy for her. It’s a relief and really rewarding to her to get it out of the way first. She will take a 15 minute mental break after Math and usually puts her music on as a release!😍

She then moves to the next subject that has a lot of detail to it in case it takes longer.

She usually tries to do all the more detailed assignments first and saves the easier assignments or the multiple day assignments for the last thing each day.

She will take an hour for lunch and detox time 😉😍 before the afternoon work load.

She started this routine back in MS and it works good for her.

It took time to really get good with routine but I can tell a HUGE difference when her routine is not followed bc home days can be painfully long for her.

Since switching to M/W session from T/F this year, she is starting to try to also use Thursday as a longer school day and work ahead on what she can. She likes the idea of making Friday an easier day and a shorter load in order to maybe go out and do something fun or go to the pool or practice driving around! That has become something that has helped her focus on the end goal so to speak.

Hope this helps!
Melanie Bell

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[Melanie Bell]

Sorry! Had another thought to share.😉

This is just personal share.

As a mom that is OCD on somethings, I had to learn to let go of the time restrictions. Yes, I know that subjects should maybe only take an hour or so or that we should follow close to the 50-55 minute time frame like on campus class so that the student can be use to working within that limit BUT we chose this hybrid route for school several years ago bc the time restraints were adding to my daughter’s stress over school. Not to mention coming home from school and still having 2-3 hours of HW due the next day.

So, being at TKA and being able to do school from home 3 days a week has allowed my daughter to really learn better and make it more about doing it on her time and what works best for her. Once I let go of trying to keep her on a regimented time schedule for each subject, I saw a release from her and now she knows that if it takes 2 hours to do one Math or Science assignment, it’s okay bc she is able to relax and do the work at her speed and know I am not going to rush her.

She catches up her time on other subjects that tend to go easier for her.

I had to let go of the thought of, “we are homeschooling now so we can do this or this during the day or go here and come back and finish up.” By me doing that, it created more stress bc she was worried about doing her work or finishing at a decent time. Our days very rarely have anything planned now except the occasional appointments unless it has to do with school activities. Luckily for us, my kids extra curricular activities are on weekends. I have found that by being able to do it this way, it has taken stress off of her and has allowed us to be spontaneous as well. On easier days, if we want to go out to lunch, we go or she'll text her friend in the neighbor that also goes to TKA and say “you available to walk around or hang out for a break.”

Also, don’t forget our teachers are parents too and are teaching their kids at home and are so supportive. I can’t tell you how many times I have reached out in past grades and had to send an email saying,”this assignment just really rocked our world and she did the best she could” or “is it possible to get a little extra time for her to finish and turn in bc it is taking longer than we thought.” I just did that on assignment this week actually. The teachers want the best for our kids and if they can help, they will!

I have two children, one in 5th and Bailey in 9th and juggling can be tough but it is worth it! TKA has been a great blessing to our family over the years that we have been here.


My story doesn’t work for everyone but maybe a piece or two of iight help!

Blessings,

Melanie Bell



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[Christy Haynes]

Thank you for all of the help and encouragement today. We will be using your strategies to help find our stride. It is comforting to know we are all in this together and that our struggles are not uncommon. I hope you all have a great evening.

Christy

> On Sep 2, 2020, at 2:06 PM, Melanie Bell <bell...@att.net> wrote:
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> Sorry! Had another thought to share.😉

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[Courtney Reimann]

Thank you for sharing. This has really helped me to feel like we are not alone in the struggle and I will put some of your tips into practice. 

Courtney Reimann

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