Frustration
I am so frustrated these days and feeling like such a failure. My younger daughter is, to put it mildly, driving me crazy. It seems like at least once a week, maybe more, she has a meltdown relating to her schoolwork. She absolutely hates it when I mark anything incorrect. She takes it so personally. I have tried and tried and tried.....to explain to her that getting one or two wrong answers is not that big a deal and that she just needs to look at it as a learning experience. But she just doesn't get it. She is really pretty smart and can do the work, but she puts herself down when she makes mistakes. I try to point out all the things she does well, but to no avail. I'm so weary of this and I just don't know what to do. What can I do, short of not pointing out her mistakes? Help!
2 comments:
Maybe you could do the opposite. Just point out the things she got right. And then talk about the things she didn't get right.
Or not. What do I know? Maybe I should just pray about it instead. I'm sure you'll find a solution. :-)
You're doing good work home-schooling your kids!
What if you don't grade anything for awhile? Just look at it, make sure she understands the concept and if she just happens to miss a couple, then is it really that big of a deal? I don't know how old your daughter is, so I don't know if this is even plausible.
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