Look at us, Joe! we know better than this!
we're doing our sons project for him!
I insist he contribute something!
How about proof reading?
Ok. lets keep rollin"
I taught English to college freshmen for awhile back in the dark ages. Soon I became so familiar with their writing styles that I could often i. d. who wrote something even if it was typewritten. (I said it was back in the dark ages.) One C- or D student began a paragraph with, “Presently I chanced upon the carnage.” I mean, come on! So how can this pair fool Jojo’s teacher?
I actually just toured a Montessori school for my daughter this morning, and this was one of the things the director talked about. The teachers don’t assign homework much, preferring to keep the students in class longer and have them do their work in school, so that 1) parents, even well-meaning ones, don’t end up doing the work themselves, and 2) the teachers can spot trouble and help a struggling child right then and there.
staying longer at school for doing the work and the homework may work for some students. The rest of us sometime need to work one subject, every day, all day. With something to work on at home. For a week or two just to get things right in the head. argh! Math & Physics!
tegm over 12 years ago
haha, I’m curious to see how this ends XD
onetrack0246 over 12 years ago
His teacher knows him too well….will be another meeting w/teacher..probably demand both parents present..ya think?
hcr1985 over 12 years ago
The parents do the project, the kids proofreads..at least they have a plan…wonder to see how this ends up
Dragoncat over 12 years ago
Gee, I don’t know…I mean, just how good a proofreader is a boy who needs his parents to do his homework for him?
Gokie5 over 12 years ago
I taught English to college freshmen for awhile back in the dark ages. Soon I became so familiar with their writing styles that I could often i. d. who wrote something even if it was typewritten. (I said it was back in the dark ages.) One C- or D student began a paragraph with, “Presently I chanced upon the carnage.” I mean, come on! So how can this pair fool Jojo’s teacher?
John Brumley over 12 years ago
Unfortunately, this is what parents do, rather than stay involved with their kid’s school and their work. So much for good parenting skills, right?
mcapone over 12 years ago
I actually just toured a Montessori school for my daughter this morning, and this was one of the things the director talked about. The teachers don’t assign homework much, preferring to keep the students in class longer and have them do their work in school, so that 1) parents, even well-meaning ones, don’t end up doing the work themselves, and 2) the teachers can spot trouble and help a struggling child right then and there.
Hunter7 over 12 years ago
staying longer at school for doing the work and the homework may work for some students. The rest of us sometime need to work one subject, every day, all day. With something to work on at home. For a week or two just to get things right in the head. argh! Math & Physics!