Nothing would work correctly. The computer glitched with strange power issues, even shutting itself off at one point. I had no water off and on as the system was being worked on by repairmen. I had a slight headache, from the second I awoke to my husband informing me that his phone wasn't working.
But... this might have possibly been the worst homeschool day my second grader and I have had yet.
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| My Unmotivated Learner Today |
She was in full ADD mode. If she could find something other than school work to distract her, she did. I was frustrated and she was... I'm not sure. She was unmotivated, rebellious, and possibly bored. Any worksheet took three times longer than normal... Except science. That took three hours. Yes, two pages in a workbook took three hours! She just didn't want to do it. I gave her a break, hoping it would help. It didn't. She, at one point (picture above) was sprawled out across the chair, the workbook untouched above her.
Homeschooling is not all days of learning bliss. It is hard work. Occasionally, a child has a very bad day. Attitude turned my seven year old's bad day into one of sitting on her bed with no TV or dessert until she found the motivation to finish her school. That was finally accomplished a few minutes before her bedtime. The story I am reading to her in school became the final thing to accomplish when it became her bedtime story.
I know these days happen. I have been here many times with my now ninth grader over the years. I've even had several with the high school junior that I've only been teaching for two years. Usually, I have learned to roll with them and pick back up the next day. And I will. We will. Tomorrow is a new day. God's mercies are new every morning.
As much as I want and even long for homeschooling to be some learning adventure, it doesn't always go that way. There is an element of discipline involved. It isn't always fun, even if the lessons are geared towards learning styles or even interests. Lessons still must happen. I think it is important in those times of distraction and unmotivated learners or tough lessons to understand that life is like this sometimes. I want my daughters to understand that, in life, there will be hard days. Whether in the workforce or raising children, there will be days when you don't feel like doing the work.
I know these days happen. I have been here many times with my now ninth grader over the years. I've even had several with the high school junior that I've only been teaching for two years. Usually, I have learned to roll with them and pick back up the next day. And I will. We will. Tomorrow is a new day. God's mercies are new every morning.
As much as I want and even long for homeschooling to be some learning adventure, it doesn't always go that way. There is an element of discipline involved. It isn't always fun, even if the lessons are geared towards learning styles or even interests. Lessons still must happen. I think it is important in those times of distraction and unmotivated learners or tough lessons to understand that life is like this sometimes. I want my daughters to understand that, in life, there will be hard days. Whether in the workforce or raising children, there will be days when you don't feel like doing the work.
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