heritagelearningacademy Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 A huge lesson we have learned this year is that our middle son's perfectionist tendencies are becoming stronger and now a stumbling block, especially in English. Grammar portions of English he breezes through without a problem. He retains the information well too.When it comes to writing, sigh....he has a melt down because he wants his writing to be perfect the first time. We've talked over and over about drafts, showed him the purpose of them, etc. We get to a nice finished product at the end, but the getting there is challenging. We are using BJU4 with him this year and the balance of grammar one chapter and then writing the next has been good. However, I am curious what you might suggest for him next year as a 5th grader. I am specifically looking at Meaningful Composition, IEW, BJU. Any insight would be much appreciated. His momma (me) has perfectionist tendencies as a child, but mine played out in my being more determined and working harder. I never froze like he does. So, we are learning as we go on this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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