Motivation entails presenting the topic so as to make it interesting and relevant to the child's life so that he wants to learn it. The key to motivation is communication . The homeschooling parent must be able to explain how learning about a particular subject will be of real value to the child. By value, I don't mean that the topic is necessarily something that the child has immediate use for. The child needs a reason to expend the mental energy necessary to learn.
Motivation works both ways.
Not only does the child need to be motivated to learn a subject, the parent needs to be motivated to teach it. As we mentioned on the Moral Considerations page, parents must truly enjoy the process of educating if homeschooling is to be satisfying and successful for all concerned. Your attitude is critical. If you think that teaching from a pre- packaged curriculum is boring, then you've got to spice it up to make it interesting to both your children and yourself. Spicing it up One of the most challenging aspects of homeschooling is for a parent to transform a seemingly dull subject into a fascinating one.