Keep Your Teen Motivated To Learn!

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KEEP YOUR TEEN MOTIVATED TO LEARN!

His eyes glaze over. He starts to tap his fingers on the table. "Are we done yet?" he asks desperately.

If you homeschool a teenager, you will surely run into this scenario every once in a while. It's only natural for high school students to become restless, even in their chosen learning environment. Usually, there is no cause for concern.

However, if you see patterns of negative behavior emerging, it may be time to make a change. Often homeschooled teenagers will respond well to one or more of these ideas:

• Ask your teenager to write down his/her goals, then sit down together to discuss the best path to take. If college is a short-term goal, start touring early to motivate and inspire.
   
• Let him/her choose the study time and environment, but include some variation now and then. When the weather allows, head outside.
   
• Mix reading with projects, experiments, and crafts; and illustrate math with art, movement, and music.
   
• Replace some of your tests with discussions to improve interpersonal skills and public speaking.
   
• Use strategy-oriented board games to promote logical thinking and memory, as they offer a welcome change of pace.
   
• Provide encouragement and structure in your homeschool, so that your teenager senses progress.
   
• Join local homeschooling support groups for activity ideas and companionship.
   
• Find a neighbor or grandparent, local musician or business executive who might like to act as a mentor for your teenager.
   
• Take field trips when you sense your teenager's motivation level is down. Explore his/her stated career choices.
   
• Select work and volunteer experiences to enhance lessons.
   
• Emphasize your child's strengths and learning style. Public schools usually focus on linguistic and logical-mathematical intelligences only, but you can create a classroom that fosters kinesthetic, visual, or environmental skills if you so choose.

With a little creativity and the right resources, you can help your teenager rediscover his/her love of learning.

 

Our Sponsor: Keystone National High School

The professional educators and service team at Keystone understand the needs of homeschooling families like yours: the flexibility of a self-paced at home education, the choice between correspondence or online classes, and the peace of mind that comes from an accredited, licensed program. While some students turn to Keystone for individual subjects, most homeschoolers take a full schedule of core and elective courses, earning Keystone National High School's widely recognized diploma. Keystone even offers a free Transcript evaluation and/or portfolio review service to new students.
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Keystone National High School has been a leading provider of quality independent study programs to homeschool families since 1995. Our courses offer a fully accredited high school curriculum that gives students the opportunity to achieve academic success wherever and whenever it best suits their academic needs. Students who study with Keystone have the option of enrolling in either the print-based correspondence program or the online eSchool, whether for a single course or a complete diploma program. With over 45 full-credit courses in the basic academic areas plus a variety of electives (including Drivers Education, Business Law and foreign language studies), Keystone National High School can help every home school student achieve their academic needs.

You can also experience a Keystone sample course online. There's no better way to see Keystone's stimulating learning environment in action! During your tour of Keystone's Sample Course, you'll learn how to use our course tools and find examples of our online course content from various subjects. Try our free sample course.