bethben Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 My ds has been making simple computational mistakes in math (forgets to carry the one, adding wrong, writing the decimal in the wrong place, etc.). The last test he took, he got 60% because of all these stupid computational errors. He knows how to do the problems, but got lazy in the simple math. So, I bit the bullet and did the math problems with him. I got my white board and just did the problem on my white board while he did it on his paper. He wasn't looking at my board, but I was able to show him his errors right away rather than after the fact. Yes, it takes up time that he could be working independently, but this past test he got 100%! He hasn't done that since we started. I think I'll keep doing this for a few more weeks until he starts paying more attention. Yay! Beth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antsam Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 Congrats! :thumbup: It will be worth every minute of the extra time in the long run. Jodie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KristenR Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 One of those perks of homeschooling! :001_smile: You can give him the more in-depth help he needs and assess when he can be more independent again instead of just allowing him to be dragged along with the current. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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