Michelle T Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 When teaching subjects your kids really don't like, do you ever worry that just carrying on making them do it will end with them hating school in general? Or am I the only one who worries about this? Michelle T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockermom Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 I worry about this even now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommamia Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 Oh yes, just worried about it today in fact. I feel like I'm running against the wind at times. Do you ever rush through a reading or subject that they show no interest in just so you feel better because you can check it off??!:001_huh: ~M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mesa Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 Yes, and no. Even in traditional school settings your children would be required to do subjects they dont like. Will it make them hate school? I dont think so, but they may never like that particular subject no matter what you try to do to make it easier on them... and there are those subjects like Math, and Language that have to be done no matter what. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gretchen in NJ Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 When teaching subjects your kids really don't like, do you ever worry that just carrying on making them do it will end with them hating school in general? Or am I the only one who worries about this? Michelle T Yes, I do worry. I tend to discuss with my girls the "whys" on why we study certain subjects. This tends to help them at times and make the lesson more pleasant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol in Cal. Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 I really don't care all that much if she hates a subject for a while, as long as she learns it. I find that once she masters things she takes pride in them; whether or not she really enjoys them. I do try to make sure that she enjoys some subjects every day, and that she knows how much I respect her work when it is really good. But I don't want to ruin our relationship by only always being a teacher, and it feels like that sometimes, especially since I work fulltime and have to fit instruction into that schedule. I worry about falling into the trap of only talking about school, and only commenting on the stuff that is wrong. I really have been working on this this year. One of the things I started to do is to take her along with me when I do Couch Potato to 5K runs, and let her talk about non-school subjects. I also have planned 3 trips into this year that she and do together, that don't involve any school stuff at all. They are short ones, but they are really pulling us together. Still, I don't think that I really have a solution at this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colleen in NS Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 When teaching subjects your kids really don't like, do you ever worry that just carrying on making them do it will end with them hating school in general? Or am I the only one who worries about this? Michelle T Yup. Only it's not so much about the subjects, it's about the going through the motions of reciting math facts, or Latin endings, or answering review questions for grammar....etc.. I am just NOT confident in what is not enough or too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwalizer Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 Oh, absolutely. Ds didn't want to homeschool to begin with. We choose to do it because we feel it is best. I frequently catch myself trying to make school more likeable at the expense of his education and I really have to fight this tendancy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzie in Ma Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 I really don't care all that much if she hates a subject for a while, as long as she learns it. I find that once she masters things she takes pride in them; whether or not she really enjoys them. I do try to make sure that she enjoys some subjects every day, and that she knows how much I respect her work when it is really good. :iagree: Well said, I am similar in the way I feel about it. We have told our dc that there will always be things that are not fun to do but it is still right to do them cheerfully and well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in the Kootenays Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 No I worry about it too - mostly when I've been on a rampage. So far, we all get over the bad days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaKim Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 We have told our dc that there will always be things that are not fun to do but it is still right to do them cheerfully and well. :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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