The Myth of Laziness
Heidi Crane
I'm going to be checking this book out of the library (again) today. We had
it checked out a little while back, but I read another book by the same
author (A Mind at a Time) and was more researcing my kids' different
learning styles, than MY style.
It occured to me this past weekend, that Mel Levine's basic premise in The
Myth of Laziness, that there is a mind-type that can't sustain mental energy
and it isn't because of laziness, could very well apply to me. Why else did
it never even occur to me, all through school, that turning in homework
would mean getting a grade? I mean, that idea NEVER clicked. I got failing
grades, and I could NOT figure out why. People, I'm not stupid. Just
clueless :) Well, part of that was boredom, I think. But part of it was,
hello? Hand in the STUPID math homework. Duh.
And now, when I would really REALLY like to have my house clean and tidy,
and I know what needs to be done...the energy just isn't there, starting
with the mental energy of making a list of what needs to be done.
Gonna get the book, and GOING TO READ IT.
blessings, HeidiC
it checked out a little while back, but I read another book by the same
author (A Mind at a Time) and was more researcing my kids' different
learning styles, than MY style.
It occured to me this past weekend, that Mel Levine's basic premise in The
Myth of Laziness, that there is a mind-type that can't sustain mental energy
and it isn't because of laziness, could very well apply to me. Why else did
it never even occur to me, all through school, that turning in homework
would mean getting a grade? I mean, that idea NEVER clicked. I got failing
grades, and I could NOT figure out why. People, I'm not stupid. Just
clueless :) Well, part of that was boredom, I think. But part of it was,
hello? Hand in the STUPID math homework. Duh.
And now, when I would really REALLY like to have my house clean and tidy,
and I know what needs to be done...the energy just isn't there, starting
with the mental energy of making a list of what needs to be done.
Gonna get the book, and GOING TO READ IT.
blessings, HeidiC
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>I can relate to your 18 year old son, because I sometimes sit around and
>think "blah, blahbety blah, I haven't accomplished anything with my life."
>(I get both distracted easily and tired easily.) (And washing clothes just
>*doesn't* feel like an accomplishment.) Part of what I struggle with is
>figuring out which of my interests (or tasks) is most important. My
>tendency is to do just a little bit of several things, preferably
>simultaneously. <g>
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>A book that I like about learning differences, that includes having
>scattered mental energy (as one of the learning issues) is Mel Levine's
>book -- The Myth of Laziness. (Heck, just the title might make your son
>feel better.)