This time, on Dr. S's suggestion, I got proactive. I pulled out Princess's new homework while she was out of the room and chopped it up into tiny pieces. When she came in, I said, "your homework hasn't been getting done in time, so sit down and we'll start it now." And I handed her a paper with three math problems. Easy ones. And another. And another. And another. Then the hard one.
The first and last problems were correct. The rest were, er, ridiculous.
Well, hello RAD! I was wondering when you'd show up.
After several more equally ridiculous corrections, I heard her work 53-3 the following way:
"53...52...51..........(catches self almost solving problem correctly).........40."
Which was the answer she had already had. For several "tries."
"Oh! We're playing that game! Oh, thank you for letting me know! I was wondering if you were trying, or if you were playing the Pretending Not to Know game, and now I know! Ok, so we need to handle this differently, then. So here's what you do: while you're Pretending Not to Know how to do that math problem, please pretend to ask me to check it. Of course, if you decide to go back to trying, you can ask and I'll check it for you for real. But for the game, please pretend."
"50. It's 50."
"Oh yay! You're trying! Ok, now fix number 16."
"But I don't remember how!"
"Ohhhhhhh, that must be so frustrating! To have your brain suddenly lose something it knew a few minutes ago? I don't know how you can stand that! That must be horrible!"
"But yoooooooou're noooooooooot heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeelping meeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!"
"Why, how can you say that? I'm right here! And I'm reminding you to do it Mrs. C's way! That's help like crazy!"
"But.... (yeah. That again. I'm not going to type it. It's almost as annoying to type as it is to hear)!"
"Ok. I'll help you a different way. I'll put away your homework. There!"
"But...URG!!!!"
"Seriously Princess, you have got an Amazing Helping Mom. In fact, I'm such an Amazing Helping Mom that YOU should give me a high-five."
(OMG! She gave me the high-five! A totally scowling and grumbling high-five! I could barely keep from howling!)
"Oh, and Princess. Here's some more help: put away your pencil so you can find it later. AAAAAH! Can you believe how awesome I am??? YAY MEEEEE!"
She put away her pencil. And asked for an orange. And did not have a snit.
And yay Princess.
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Woo hoo- and the work got done?
ReplyDeleteWe have had all new homework issues here, along with a few other new issues. G can fly thru the work if she wants to, otherwise it can take her hours. Hours of RADing the work.
Well, my opinion is that the school is full of dozens of professionals trained specifically to teach children. I let them. Or, I would be running for my life, lol.