5 year old still hates puzzles & can't figure them out without much help - what's the problem/issue?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I scored 170 on my LSAT and went to a top 10 law school. I was never that good at, or interested in, actual puzzles. Part of the issue for me is that I have no depth perception due to eye surgery/strabismus.

Funny, a lot of lawyers on this board this morning! I scored a 174 on the LSAT, and had a perfect score on all but the #$@#$ games section. I've never liked puzzles either. I think it's just a different style of thinking that dominates. I have very fast processing speed for verbal information, but very slooooww processing speed for spatial information. Hubby is the converse. He has a harder time on standardized test sections that involve reading and critical analysis, while he LOOOOVED the LSAT games and could do them a lot faster than me.

I got all of the logic games questions correct. I wasn't nearly as good at the verbal reasoning. And I am bad at regular puzzles! But good at word problems/puzzles. Totally different skills for me.

[Anonymous]

My son hates puzzles and his dad, and I hated puzzles my whole life too. But my dd loves them and since she was about 3 has asked me to do them with her. At first it was this monumental mental struggle for me to remain calm and just help a little here an there, but now I don't mind doing them and its ok. But I would never seek out a puzzle and do it on my own, no.

[Anonymous]

Puzzles rely on visual-spatial ability. They rely on the ability to rotate 2d or 3d shapes in your head. It is useful for engineers, architects, artists, organic chemistry, geologists, surgeons, doctors, carpenters, mechanics, etc. It is associated with good math and science ability.

If it is weak, it can be trained. If your kid doesn't like puzzles, play with him with blocks and talk to him as you play. Talking out building problems will help him understand.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I scored 170 on my LSAT and went to a top 10 law school. I was never that good at, or interested in, actual puzzles. Part of the issue for me is that I have no depth perception due to eye surgery/strabismus.

Funny, a lot of lawyers on this board this morning! I scored a 174 on the LSAT, and had a perfect score on all but the #$@#$ games section. I've never liked puzzles either. I think it's just a different style of thinking that dominates. I have very fast processing speed for verbal information, but very slooooww processing speed for spatial information. Hubby is the converse. He has a harder time on standardized test sections that involve reading and critical analysis, while he LOOOOVED the LSAT games and could do them a lot faster than me.

I got all of the logic games questions correct. I wasn't nearly as good at the verbal reasoning. And I am bad at regular puzzles! But good at word problems/puzzles. Totally different skills for me.

+1

The reasoning problems on the LSAT are completely different from physical puzzles.

[Anonymous]

I loved puzzles as a kid, my son at age 10 has never liked them. He is a bright kid and does well with other logic based tasks. But never puzzles.