Geared for Parents and Teachers: Kids learn to read best, not when they complete worksheets and drills, but when they see ideas in the world they want to discover, and they realize reading is one powerful way to help them do this. This blog helps provide them intriguing books and science/world ideas, encourage their discussions, and hopefully inspire them to dig deeper.
Friday, February 22, 2013
Cry Of "I'm Bored"
Recent research cited in Education Today states that the student cry of "I'm bored" may really be that the child is finding the work far too difficult, and instead of confessing so (or perhaps not knowing so), the child mislabels her frustrations. A good thing for us teachers and you parents to think about when we hear this refrain...