Student motivation and engagement

Search2022
Sat, 07 Aug 2021 15:20:55 +0000

Your kids sound pretty typical to me. It’s summer, deadlines are months away, and everyone is reeling off a pandemic.

Your response and level of involvement would seem to depend on your parenting style/philosophy.

My kid isn’t particularly motivated to write college essays, but he is interested in going to college and knows he has a hefty fall courseload. I have helped him develop a timeline for getting stuff done and prompted him to get started. I’m sure there are many parents who would disagree, but a little nudging has been effective for us.