As my son grew up, it became increasingly difficult for me to help him with his homework, especially when it came to grammar. I had to spend a fair amount of time looking through his school books and the Internet to understand his grammar homework enough myself to be able to help him.
I asked other parents whether they knew of any online resources that could help us. I was surprised to learn that I was not the only one having to continuously browse the Internet, hopping from one site to the other, looking for the perfect website that would clarify the topics covered in class.
Then one day, I heard my son sing a song from a cartoon he had been watching over and over again. He was so engaged he didn't even answer me. Then he told me: "look, look at this part! I love it! I saw it before...". He then explained the whole scene to me. This is the point where I thought:
I then thought to myself : "If only children could be as engaged with their homework, as they are with their favorite cartoons, it would make things so much easier!"
As my son grew up, it became increasingly difficult for me to help him with his homework, especially when it came to grammar. I had to spend a fair amount of time looking through his school books and the Internet to understand his grammar homework enough myself to be able to help him.
I asked other parents whether they knew of any online resources that could help us. I was surprised to learn that I was not the only one having to continuously browse the Internet, hopping from one site to the other, looking for the perfect website that would clarify the topics covered in class.
Then one day, I heard my son sing a song from a cartoon he had been watching over and over again. He was so engaged he didn't even answer me. Then he told me: "look, look at this part! I love it! I saw it before...". He then explained the whole scene to me. This is the point where I thought:
I then thought to myself : "If only children could be as engaged with their homework, as they are with their favorite cartoons, it would make things so much easier!"
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