My oldest nephew (he is 10) is horrible at math. He has to practice ‘math facts’ in order to pass some timed tests and pass the third grade. Unfortunately, he has already been held back because he missed too much school when he was with his parents. He also has Aspergers (mild) and ADHD. Poor kid!
I got my oldest nephew some new multiplication flashcards– needless to say he wasn’t overjoyed and did not appreciate them…at least not right away.
I told him he had to go through all cards before he could play on Minecraft/Roblox…complain, complain, complain….but he started the task set before him. He kept trying to tell me how much he would do. I wanted him to go through all the cards– not really an arduous task, pretty passive. It didn’t take him long to go through the first stack he pulled out so I insisted he go through all 156 cards.
I noticed he tried to hide a stack of flash cards, acting like he went through them already. I didn’t say anything thinking, “There is always tomorrow”. By the time he quit complaining about the flashcards and realized going through them wasn’t too bad, he suddenly “remembered” the stack he didn’t do. Oh yeah….
He did them too! Yay!
Victory! Today, anyway.
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