← Homework, Without the Fight · Lesson 2 of 3
Notice the method
The same review found that help focused on the process — effort, strategy, understanding — tends to go better than help focused on grades and getting it right.
So notice what they did: "You drew it first; that helped." "You checked your answer by working backwards." Keep the mood warm. A tense table teaches a child that homework is a fight.
Which comment focuses on the method?
A lesson is kept once you've answered the question and written at least 8 words. Nobody grades it; it stays on this device.