Not every assignment can a blast, sorry kids, but it’s true, some things, just suck. I try very hard to really engage my kids with anything and everything I can, but some work will be hard, some work will be difficult, hell that’s why they call it work. I think we as parents and teachers should try to find that balance and explain the difference between the necessarily evil, boring work, and the useless busy work. Psychology Today just ran a really interesting article on this very topic. It’s worth your time to take a read. Here.
On a side not I’ve been swamped doing a few course design projects and have been deliberately limiting my time at the computer, which is why the posts have been sparse. I think I’ll be coming up for air next month and back to weekly posting.
