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why?
By keri

Why is the child slow? Is the work difficult? Does he suffer from ADD? Is he just lazy? Does he understand the purpose of the work? Is it a cry for attention? Is he a perfectionist? Is she afraid of being wrong? Almost
every child truly wants to please his/her grownups. When a child doesn't, something is wrong, and the child needs help to overcome the obstacle. The most normal first response is to try to motivate the child with either positive or negative reinforcement, but if your initial efforts are not successful, look deeper for the reason. Too many children are convinced that they will never

succeed by teachers who stay stuck in the "bandaid" phase of punishment instead of moving on to diagnose and treat the true "illness" that is creating the problem. Be very careful not to convince the child that he can't ever succeed or he truly will give up...perhaps for good.