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About Tracy Chatters
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I can answer questions related to classroom discipline for middle and high school, student motivation, rewards plans, creating an exciting classroom environment and planning field trips to enhance curriculum.
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I am a CA credentialed secondary teacher with 5 years classroom experience. I have designed my own social studies curriculum to include exciting hands-on activities, role-playing and other events that make kids want to learn. I have taken more than 100 students on exciting educational field trips including Washington DC, Ashland OR, and all over California. I currently train new teachers how to create a positive classroom environment.
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CA Secondary Authorization for Social Studies, Spanish and Russian
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You are here: Experts > Parenting/Family > Special Education > Teaching Advice > home schooling 13 yo kid
Expert: Tracy Chatters
Date: 9/12/2007
Subject: home schooling 13 yo kid
Question
Hi. I've started teaching a home school kid age 13. He isn't actually home school kid. He only knows how to read and write.
Actually here in my country going to school is not a necessity. Majority of kids go to school but most not. He is one of those kids.
I'm a final year college student. I'm teaching him voluntarily. His reading and writing aren't good either. So i've started from all over again. The alphabets etc etc.
Now my problem is that loses interest very early, gets bored. If things like this continue I won't be able to hold him for long. How can I make things interesting for him? Have some fun? I'm a quite shy person myself & not the laughing type.
How can I make friends with him so that he likes when I come & teach him with fun?
This might not be your exact area of expertise but I think that you can help me.
Regards,
Usman
Answer
Thanks for writing Usman, I hope I can help you.
What does he love to do? You'll have the best luck teaching him in an area that he loves. For example, I have used baseball to teach many students math before. It's a lot more fun to calculate averages when you're drafting a pretend baseball team than out of a book. If you can figure out what he's interested in, you can teach him reading and writing around that. Also, do not discount the benefits of listening to books read aloud- you can read a more complex story to him and he'll expand his comprehension and vocabulary too.
It sounds like this student is eager to learn but bored easily which indicates he's probably very intelligent. My best suggestion is to take the learning away from the table completely and into the world. Teach him to read by recognizing signs, going shopping, cooking etc. Anything more interesting than sitting down and looking at letters. It doesn't have to be expensive or wild. Do you have a library close by? Perhaps begin by taking him there and asking him what he is most interested in will give you some ideas.
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