I would make a terrible scientist!

[Disney1fan2002]

Or anyone that has to figure out the cause of an action.

My youngest DS(8) in third grade, was bombing his spelling tests. I am telling you, failing. I would work with him all week, and he would fail. Dh and I talk to his teacher during parent conference in October. I came up with a plan to give him an incentive. I would pay him for a grade over an 80%. Dh came up with a plan to have him start typing out is spelling words on Word. He would have to look for the letters on the keyboard.

Guess what I did? I started BOTh in the same week. He has been bring home 100%+ ever since! Now, I can't figure out if it is the keyboard helping him, or if he could do it all along, and now he has some money in his pocket.

I never thought I would be someone who paid for grades, but he is so proud when he brings home his spelling tests,a nd the hand goes out. LOL

His teacher is just thrilled at his improvement. I just wished I had separated the two, so I could tell which one was causing the improvement.

 

[AmyinKY]

It is more than likely both. My daughter is in 11th grade. In order for her to "get" her chemistry, she reads the book out loud. For Bible, she types the verse, her notes, thoughts, ect. My son (7th grade) can finish his sister's calculus questions in his HEAD, but can't spell. His handwriting is awful, but he can figure out the outcome of a science experment before doing it.

All kids learn differently. Money is an incentive for some, others just doing the problem a different way. You will know for sure when you lower the dollar amount for a passing grade.

 

[The Mystery Machine]

You know, with all the stressors going on right now. Positive influx is not a bad idea.

I would say both too. Incentive is money to do better and a different method of study is good too.

I know I would handwrite the spelling words over in grade school, no computers then, and back in college while taking a Ancient World class I had to write stuff out from the book just to get it straight.