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Motivation - how do they get it if they don't already have it?
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<blockquote data-quote="KTMom91" data-source="post: 418386" data-attributes="member: 4040"><p>Miss KT knew she would be grounded if she brought home anything less than a C on a report card. If she asked me for help "like a civilized person," I would help. She had really poor time management skills, coupled with a low attention span, with a heavy dash of "I don't wanna" sprinkled on top. The carrot and stick - external motivators - worked well; her grandmother paid her $5 for every A, and we usually would do something special with her if the grades were good. After she started driving, I pulled the car keys.</p><p></p><p>I think the desire to skip all the boring stuff - the mastery of basic skills - is common in our kids. If you feel further testing is necessary, go for it. His current lack of motivation may be simply because he doesn't like his teacher; Miss KT did very well when she liked her teachers, and pretty much tanked when she didn't.</p><p></p><p>It does get better. Miss KT is a sophomore in college, and even though she demonstrates some of the same behaviors (doesn't want to do the work if she doesn't like the teacher), her time management is better and she does get things done, mostly on time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KTMom91, post: 418386, member: 4040"] Miss KT knew she would be grounded if she brought home anything less than a C on a report card. If she asked me for help "like a civilized person," I would help. She had really poor time management skills, coupled with a low attention span, with a heavy dash of "I don't wanna" sprinkled on top. The carrot and stick - external motivators - worked well; her grandmother paid her $5 for every A, and we usually would do something special with her if the grades were good. After she started driving, I pulled the car keys. I think the desire to skip all the boring stuff - the mastery of basic skills - is common in our kids. If you feel further testing is necessary, go for it. His current lack of motivation may be simply because he doesn't like his teacher; Miss KT did very well when she liked her teachers, and pretty much tanked when she didn't. It does get better. Miss KT is a sophomore in college, and even though she demonstrates some of the same behaviors (doesn't want to do the work if she doesn't like the teacher), her time management is better and she does get things done, mostly on time. [/QUOTE]
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