http://blog.newsok.com/educationstation/2007/08/27/how-to-take-the-work-out-of-homework/ Keeping you informed on Oklahoma's education system Fri, 17 May 2013 21:11:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 http://blog.newsok.com/educationstation/2007/08/27/how-to-take-the-work-out-of-homework/comment-page-1/#comment-29 Randy Talley Wed, 29 Aug 2007 18:48:53 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/educationstation/2007/08/27/how-to-take-the-work-out-of-homework/#comment-29 Conditions always work at my house. The TV can’t be on until the homework is done. And when the grades REALLY need serious attention, the kid can’t even have DINNER until the homework is done. You can’t believe how FOCUSED they become when they’re hungry. I’m sure this would be called child abuse by my colleagues in higher education, but I don’t think it was wrong for my parents to send me to bed with NO DINNER when I was a child and deserved correction. In fact, I’ve pulled that a time or two with my kids, and it’s a serious attention-getter! People want to argue the longterm affects of corporal punishment, and I won’t do that here, but the fact is, motivating our children to make better choices really is our job as parents. Bottom line: let YOUR KID choose his poison (no candy, bicycle time, friends over, etc.) What they enjoy MOST is your best tool in discipline. Good luck Susan.

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