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[quote=Anonymous]Mastery is different from comprehension and mastery takes practice. So a kid might ”get” something immediately but that doesn’t mean s/he’s done with it — able to access and use it with ease. And being bored isn’t a badge of intelligence, it can be a marker of a refusal or inability to engage. So say your kid already knows how to spell the assigned vocabulary words and doesn’t need to practice that skill by using them in sentences. Is it better to encourage your kid to blow the assignment off or to use the sentence assignment to write a story or make subtle distinctions between words that are loosely synonymous or to incorporate rhymes or puns? Plan B makes the exercise fun and worthwhile and shows the teacher not only that the kid gets it but that s/he can (and is eager to) do more. Blowing off assignments to avoid boredom won’t make your kid love school more. [/quote]
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