Motivation

It may seem daunting for your 9 year old child to work towards something he does not see. It was the case with my child. I was saying one thing, encouraging him to study and we had constant arguments about 11 plus preparation.
Finally, at the beginning of year 5, I took my son on touring around secondary schools. We went to see the buildings, talk to the teachers, hear the headmasters and get "the feeling" for  schools. We also collected brochures from each school. After the visit, my son finally saw, what I was trying to tell him. He understood, why he needed to study; he saw a reward at the end of his work. It was a turning point for him. Our arguments stopped. I no longer had to remind him of his studies.