Gifted Issues Discussion homepage Forums Learning Environments Question about Montessori and amount of writing.

Writing a lot was a big deal for me during my accelerations.

I can recall a 10th grade teacher (I was 7th grade age) who just worked me over every day because I did not take notes well and she would review our notebooks once a week. It was not until December that I had it down. Ditto for the other classes - especially biology and algebra.

Taking very good notes and then keeping that material organized is a key skill for a lifelong learner. Sooner or later, to play at the highest levels, it is a skill that must be mastered.

Montessori emphasizes writing for this reason, among others.

I think he will just have to man up and dive in. This may be his first lesson in doing something hard.

Maybe others will have suggestions on how to motivate him.