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Keep Your Teenager Motivated To Learn

Posted in: High School, Foreign Language
By Homeschool.com
May 14, 2009 - 8:40:44 PM

Keep Your Teen Motivated to Learn

When was the last time you heard your child say "I can't wait to take this course!", "I wish I could keep going--I want to know what's next!", or "I love this program; it's so fun and exciting!"?


Let's face it--motivating teens to learn is no easy feat! With all the vibrant distractions in their daily lives, parents sometimes have to compete for their child's attention and engagement. 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 with their schooling, even in their chosen learning environment. So how do you motivate teenagers to learn, keeping them engaged, interested, and wanting to learn?


 


K12, the nation's leading online curriculum provider for grades K-12, has found that there are several fundamental principles that, if employed correctly, will do just that--keep your teen motivated to learn!
  • Emphasize mastery and learning, rather than grades.
  • Present interactive lessons to engage students in active learning.
  • Make learning visual, fun, flexible, and creative.
  • Address the learning abilities and needs of your teenager.
  • Help students find personal meaning and value in the material.
  • Give frequent, early feedback so students know where they stand and what is expected of them.
  • Adopt incentive reward programs that encourage students to strive toward subject mastery.


    • K12 employs these principles across their curriculum, and in products such as powerspeaK12, their award-winning foreign language program developed specifically to maximize students' learning. Graphics, videos, and music encourage multi-sensory learning and reinforce connections to what students are learning. Advanced interactive features, such as an avatar-based reward system, which awards students points that can be redeemed for prizes online, also keep kids engaged and motivated to succeed.


    These motivational principles also allow K12 programs like powerspeaK12 to provide students with a learning environment that is structured, yet flexible, allowing them to manage their time, chart their progress, and study independently--leading to successful, self-motivated course completion.


    K12 believes that all kids can learn when properly motivated, and by implementing the principles above, they can help you do just that!


    The powerspeaK12 difference


    How do you motivate an eighth grader to learn Spanish as if it were her native language?


    With years of research, and courses that are designed for kids--not adults--powerspeaK12 doesn't rely exclusively on a "listen and repeat," "trial and error," or "rote memorization" approach to teaching new languages. Rather, powerspeaK12 offers what no other language program does--an optimal mix of innovative, proven teaching methods that are woven together for an unrivaled learning experience, designed just for kids. This successful blend of best practices evolved following decades of research by renowned world language experts. And, parents don't need any prior experience with the language--courses are all online and designed for kids, and available with or without teacher support.


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