Is your Child a Rusher?
Is your Child a Rusher?
To begin with, take this quiz from Ann Dolin’s Book. It certainly may bring some clarity regarding your child’s homework habits. Of course, as parents, we do our best to help our children deal with the never-ending homework schedule. We’d like to simplify their homework and reduce their stress. Specifically, if they are a rusher. Therefore, check out Ann Dolan’s Book, Homework Made Simple.
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Tips, Tools, and Solutions for Stress-Free Homework |
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Test It Out! A – Usually B-Sometimes C-Rarely |
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Homework is completed quickly with little attention to detail. A B C |
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My child’s grades suffer because of careless mistakes. A B C |
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I argue with my child over the quality of homework. A B C |
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Homework is done so quickly that handwriting is messy or illegible. A B C |
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His binder is messy with papers shoved into random places. A B C |
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My child isn’t motivated to do his/her best work, just to get it done. A B C |
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My child avoids editing/proofreading or revising written work. A B C |
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Teachers have reported that my child is capable of higher quality work if only he/she would take the time. A B C |
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If you answered “usually” (As) or “sometimes” (B’s) to the majority of these questions, your child will benefit from strategies to reduce rushing. |
Ann Dolin is a former Fairfax County Public School teacher with 20 years of teaching and tutoring experience.
Ann’s undergraduate degree is in Child Psychology and she received her Master’s in Special Education from Boston College.
Ann founded Educational Connections, Inc. in 1998 with the goal of providing individualized one-to-one instruction based on each student’s learning style. Today, her company employs over 150 tutors, all of whom travel to students’ homes. Educational Connections serves the metropolitan D.C. area and has worked with over 4,000 students. Ann currently sits on the board of the International Dyslexia Association as well as CHADD of Northern Virginia, which stands for Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder.
In addition to the strategies she will share today, many more techniques can be found in her recently released book, Homework Made Simple.
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Janet Schiesl
Janet has been organizing since 2005. She is a Certified Professional Organizer and the owner of Basic Organization.
She loves using her background as a space planner to challenge her clients to look at their space differently. She leads the team in large projects and works one-on-one with clients to help the process move quickly and comfortably. Call her crazy, but she loves to work with paper, to purge what is not needed and to create filing systems that work for each individual client.
Janet is a Past Board Member of the National Association of Productivity and Organizing Professionals and a Past President of the Washington DC Chapter of NAPO were she has been named Organizer of the Year and Volunteer of the Year.
Janet Schiesl
Janet has been organizing since 2005. She is a Certified Professional Organizer and the owner of Basic Organization.
She loves using her background as a space planner to challenge her clients to look at their space differently. She leads the team in large projects and works one-on-one with clients to help the process move quickly and comfortably. Call her crazy, but she loves to work with paper, to purge what is not needed and to create filing systems that work for each individual client.
Janet is a Past Board Member of the National Association of Productivity and Organizing Professionals and a Past President of the Washington DC Chapter of NAPO were she has been named Organizer of the Year and Volunteer of the Year.