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Question: My first-grade son's teacher says he frequently "zones out" and doesn't finish assignments in class, even simple things like coloring each number on the page a certain color. She says he has a desk full of unfinished papers. I told her to send them home; that he'd do them and return them to her promptly. Is there anything else you would suggest?
Answer: That's exactly what I would do. You go, girl. However, I also would ask the teacher to not let future unfinished classwork accumulate, but to send it home the day it should have been done. Then I would tell said son that papers the teacher sends home from this point on will mean not only that he finishes them at home, as soon as he arrives home, but also that every assignment sent home means he goes to bed one-half hour early. In other words, three papers sent home means bedtime is 90 minutes early that evening. That combination of consequences should send him the wake-up call he obviously needs.See the full content of this document
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Son's Unfinished School Work Needs Attention
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