We made it through another week! Wahoo! We are in the middle of our first nine weeks grading period. Yes, for those of you who did not know, there will only be four report cards this year. I wish I could say that everything had been settled and that we were smoothly into our groove, but, alas, it's always something! We are potentially facing yet another schedule change within the next few weeks. Look for information regarding this sometime soon. I will do my best to keep you up-to-date!
On the last post, I was asked a question about how you can motivate your child in order to be successful for and in middle school. I took a long and winding road to explain one of my soap-box issues--self reliance (which is different from self esteem). If that interests you, take a look back at the comments from the previous post. Today I am going to give you my second favorite "lecture" about preparing students for future successes.
I feel that a key to any student's academic success is their ability to read for fun. This does not necessarily mean reading 100 levels above grade level, but the ability to sit down and get lost in a good book. If students enjoy reading, they will be able to make it through those required books in middle and high school. Remember those? I despised some of the books I had to read when I was in school, but because I love reading, I knew I could get through it and then find something I did like.
So what can you do? I guess the easy answer is let your child read. Find an author or a series that interests him/her and go through them together. You may have never enjoyed reading very much, but think about the discussions you could have with your child if you read their favorite book together! If you are interested, I could make some book and author suggestions for you, but better yet, go to the library and let your child pick out a book that interests him/her. If it isn't any good, there are millions more where that came from! Try, try again!
Okay, that is enough for a Friday afternoon. Please have a great Labor Day weekend. Drive carefully wherever you are headed, and get back home safely, too! Don't forget to send me any shapshots of your summer fun if you want it posted here on our blog! Til next time. . . .
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Thank you that is very helpful. You should try something like cable show or live radio to help weary souls with "tweeners". Picture this, Oprah for parents in distress. Just kidding.
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