A discovery

A: Mom, I need to get up really early from tomorrow.

Me(excitedly!): Oh yes, School begins tomorrow. It will be the first day of your last year in school!

A: No mom...., School starts tomorrow and I have to reach school by seven in the morning. But the only time I can really practice Math is in the morning. Once the day is done, I am too tired to do Math. I need to practice for one hour before I go to school.

Me: Why don’t you give it a try in the late evening...after you have possibly rested for an hour or so?

A: No no mom....My mind is fresh as a flower in the morning. So wake me up a t 4.45 a.m. I will practice from 5 to 6 and then get ready for school .

Me: Ok! Will do.

Me (thinking to myself) : My flower just discovered  a little bit more of herself  

Mind bender: Kids have their own study times and body patterns. Recognise them. Some kids are morning larks who find that they can study well early in the morning. Some kids need the silence of the nights to work. Some kids need to read aloud while some ruminate over study matter. Some take down notes or make lists while some make pictures or flow charts.Whichever it is, let them discover their strength. It will help them set out their patterns for themselves.  We are usually conditioned to our own styles of learning. Do not expect them to follow that. Let them discover themselves.