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supplyhoarder
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Has anyone had issues w/your child rushing thru the lessons? My 13 yr old son seems to rush thru everything b/c he just wants to hurry up and get it done. I'm not sure what to do to get him to slow down. Any suggestions?
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It's something I used to do with my stuff all the time. And that was 40 years ago....
Rushing is a sign that he's only marginally interested in the topic. Think about it - on the things we are interested in we'll spend hours and hours doing without prodding from anyone.
The "solution" is to find a way to make the topic more interesting to him.
Notice I didn't make a suggestion on how to actually do that... 
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I would have to say that my child also suffers from this. I'am always telling her to slow down and focus.
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Yea I'm not sure what to do to make him slow down. I figure maybe at some point he'll get tired of me making him go back and 'fix' stuff and eventually he'll slow down. 
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CNBarnes wrote:
It's something I used to do with my stuff all the time. And that was 40 years ago....
Rushing is a sign that he's only marginally interested in the topic. Think about it - on the things we are interested in we'll spend hours and hours doing without prodding from anyone.
The "solution" is to find a way to make the topic more interesting to him.
Notice I didn't make a suggestion on how to actually do that...
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Chris - your absolutely right - he's not very interested in the topic!
LOL Very good points but I did notice you didn't make any suggestions. If I could figure this one out - it'd be like hitting the jackpot!
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What subject is he rushing through? Is he getting the answers correct? The topic has to be interesting in order to 'want' to spend time on it. I'm a scout mom so there are a lot of 'activities' I know of to spice topics up on. I have a 14 yo whom I've just begun hs'ing. I tie a lot of the Boy Scout Merit Badge items into his lessons if at all possible... Let me know if I can be more help on a certain subject.
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You might want to consider why he is rushing through...what does he do after he finishes? You might want to think of other choices that might not be so appealing or tie what he gets to do after into the quality of the work that he produces. He may slow down if he realizes that the choices won't be as much fun if he is sloppy, careless, or incomplete!
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CNBarnes wrote:
It's something I used to do with my stuff all the time. And that was 40 years ago....
Rushing is a sign that he's only marginally interested in the topic. Think about it - on the things we are interested in we'll spend hours and hours doing without prodding from anyone.
The "solution" is to find a way to make the topic more interesting to him.
Notice I didn't make a suggestion on how to actually do that...
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I think you need to find more materials on the same subject. To keep him busy.
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When my daughter rushes through things, it is usually due to one of the following:
1) She really needs to be learning it at a higher level
2) She doesn't see the purpose in it
If it is too easy or low-level for her, we take things up a notch to get the challenge in there while allowing her to be creative.
If she needs more or a purpose, then that is addressed. For example, she is one who needs an authentic audience for writing. You know, somebody other than just Mom....  Keeping a blog, writing a letter for a specific purpose, submitting writing for publication, etc....
Hope this helps!
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