Your child is very smart...you just know it, and yet studying with him is so stressful! You explain things in the best way that you know and it seems to be a fight every time. Does any of this sound familiar?
Sometimes parents and students have opposite learning styles. I usually see the conflict when I see "left-brained" parents trying to work with their "right-brained" students. Let me further explain.
Left-brained learners tend to like the following learning atmosphere:
...a quiet, orderly space
...like to plan ahead
...like many clear-cut directions
...enjoy reading for information
Right-brained learners tend to like the following learning atmosphere:
...music playing to help them focus
...frequent breaks
...live in the moment
...need an abundance of praise
...get overwhelmed easily
...can space off or get bored easily
...need more of a project approach instead of paper/pencil activities
...need longer processing time
...prefer more open ended assignments (require an element of choice)
As you work with your child, you may need to set aside the way that you learn, and focus in on how they learn best.
