Part 2 of 5: Parenting Tips for Creating A Good Study Environment

Keep Studying Simple and Color-Coded

“My son is totally disorganized when he studies.  I tell him to clean off his desk; he tells me he likes to work that way. We often spend frantic mornings looking for the homework he did the night before. Sometimes he doesn’t even turn in the homework he did do.”

Discussion
In part one of this blog we set out the basic structure for homework success. Here we take it a step further. My friend, Debbie Gorenstein, an awesome third grade teacher and mother of three girls, and I share some simple techniques for organization that worked for our families.  Many things were learned serendipitously, and others were gleaned from experience. [Read more…]