beeswing wrote:
Scott wrote:
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If this were my DD, I might also ask her if the things she
was spending most of the time on (in DD's case, this would be,
oh, the cover page of the report) are vital to finishing. In
other words, finish the most important stuff first, then the
slightly less important, etc. That way if you run out of time,
you can still hand something in.


What if the hard part is getting words on the page? Would you recommend
setting that assignment aside and working on something else? The Kid
has been stuck on writing the same thing for three days
now...precluding getting any other homework done.

On the other hand, apparently this written assignment is the one the
teacher wants first. According to my kid. Then again, what The Kid says
needs to be taken with a huge grain of sand. On yet another hand...it
*was* due last week.


Scott DD 12 and DS 9


Thanks, Scott. I appreciate your insight. Have you ever dealt w/the
writer's block issue with your kids? How did you handle it?

As it happens, this was DS's plight last night. He had 2
paragraphs to write, and was unable to start. So first he
practiced his viola. He finished that and wrote a paragraph.
Then he did his spelling, and after that he finished his
writing. If he hadn't had other homework to do, I would
have had him clean his room, or somesuch thing, to get his
mind off task. I find that my kids benefit from this when
they're blocked.


Scott DD 12 and DS 9