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Homework Help

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Homework Problems Inventory – My Child Is Simply Not Motivated

This is the eighth and last article in a series by Susan Kruger of SOAR® Learning, LLC covering her ‘Homework Problems Inventory’. We hope you find this series helpful as the school year progresses. Issue #8- “My Child is Simply not Motivated…” “He’s just not motivated!” What’s the Problem? As we have discussed in each [...]

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Homework Problems Inventory – Shifting out of Low-Gear Learning

This is the seventh article in a series by Susan Kruger of SOAR® Learning, LLC covering her ‘Homework Problems Inventory’. We hope you find this series helpful as the school year progresses. Issue #7- Shifting OUT of “Low-Gear” Learning My child… “does not remember what he reads in a textbook.” “does not pay attention well [...]

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Homework Problems Inventory – Curing Disorganization

This is the sixth article in a series by Susan Kruger of SOAR® Learning, LLC covering her ‘Homework Problems Inventory’. We hope you find this series helpful as the school year progresses. Issue #6- Curing Disorganization! This issue is in response to item #s 8, 9, 10, & 11 of the Homework Problems Inventory. “School [...]

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Homework Problems Inventory – Spending Too Much Time On Homework

This is the fifth article in a series by Susan Kruger of SOAR® Learning, LLC covering her ‘Homework Problems Inventory’. We hope you find this series helpful as the school year progresses. Issue #5- He Spends Too Much Time on Homework! “My child takes longer than she should to complete her homework.” What’s the Problem? [...]

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Homework Problems Inventory – Reducing Parents’ Homework

This is the fourth article in a series by Susan Kruger of SOAR® Learning, LLC covering her ‘Homework Problems Inventory’. We hope you find this series helpful as the school year progresses. Issue #4- Reducing Parents’ Homework “I am tired of always having to be in charge.” “It is very challenging for me to keep [...]

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Homework Problems Inventory – How to Stop Fighting Over Homework

This is the third article in a series by Susan Kruger of SOAR® Learning, LLC covering her ‘Homework Problems Inventory’. We hope you find this series helpful as the school year progresses. Issue #3- How to Stop Fighting Over Homework 5. “We frequently fight over doing homework!” What’s the Problem? Fights and arguments are the [...]

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Homework Problems Inventory – Curing “Last-Minute Syndrome”

This is the second article in a series by Susan Kruger of SOAR® Learning, LLC covering her ‘Homework Problems Inventory’. We hope you find this series helpful as the school year progresses. Issue #2- Curing “Last-Minute Syndrome” #3 “Our schedules are crazy! It is hard to make time for homework.” #4 “My child saves everything [...]

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Homework Problems Inventory – Research Explains Why Children Lack Confidence in School

This is the first article in a series by Susan Kruger of SOAR® Learning, LLC covering her ‘Homework Problems Inventory’. We hope you find this series helpful as the school year progresses. Issue #1- Research Explains Why Children Lack Confidence in School My child… 1. “struggles with many school tasks.” 2. “does not have a [...]

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Study Skills are Boring! Or, are They?

“Study skills are boring!” That is what most students tell me when I first meet them. Boring!? These are skills that can help them get better grades and spend less time on homework…how can they be boring? Honestly, there is a good explanation for the bad rap that study skills have developed over the years [...]

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Feeling Like I’m Back in 4th Grade, Learning Long Division

I recently had an experience (in fact, I’m still floundering my way through it) that made me feel exactly the way I did when I was in fourth grade, learning long division. Many students are now learning “new math” and are hopefully finding long division a bit more logical than I did as a 9 [...]

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So You Think You’re Stupid? Maybe You Are.

I recently received an email from a parent who is desperately frustrated over the struggles her middle-school son is facing. He has been diagnosed with ADHD and bi-polar disorder. School and everyday life, she says, is a real struggle; he looses everything and forgets everything. Like every other student I have met with these same [...]

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