Organization is definitely one of dd's issues. I've talked extensively with 2-3 other parents of kids in her advanced algebra class and they're experiencing the same thing.
Liza's sort of gone through that this year -- the 3rd grade teachers at ST c's were notorious for letting kids coast and giving every one happy smily As -- now she has a 37 year veteran teacher who doesn't let her get away with anything -- what a shock to her system -- but a good one.
LIza leaves out fliers from verizon wireless all over the house -- she circles phones in sunday circulars and calls me into the room to see ads for phones - she wants one more than anything
Seriously I have 4 in school, the same school, same teachers, you don't think I can predict what's coming for the last 2? They are 3 1/2 and 5 1/2, they both are of average intelliagance, actually the 5 year old is possibly above average. I can see their personalities and know how they act.
I think schools should be given the resources to teach the basics so that kids will get them regardless of whether parents are involved, but they should *also* expect parents to be involved. It may be possible to teach the basics without parent involvement, but I don't think you can have a decent school without parent involvement.
As a practical matter, schools in my district are not given the resources to teach the basics to all kids without parent involvement, so that is not going to happen anytime soon. Until it does, and even after it does, I will continue to believe that parents need to be involved in their kids' education--regardless of their socioeconomic status.
I agree that parent involvement is important but I also think that parental involvement manifests it self in many different ways -- and what some may as being hands off may actually be just the opposite depending on the child.
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When ds started third grade this year, I was determined to be "on top of" his homework.
Shhhhhhhhh don't tell my kids that
Liza's sort of gone through that this year -- the 3rd grade teachers at ST c's were notorious for letting kids coast and giving every one happy smily As -- now she has a 37 year veteran teacher who doesn't let her get away with anything -- what a shock to her system -- but a good one.
LIza leaves out fliers from verizon wireless all over the house -- she circles phones in sunday circulars and calls me into the room to see ads for phones - she wants one more than anything
Seriously I have 4 in school, the same school, same teachers, you don't think I can predict what's coming for the last 2? They are 3 1/2 and 5 1/2, they both are of average intelliagance, actually the 5 year old is possibly above average. I can see their personalities and know how they act.
It may take him 5 years to graduate from highschool? I don't see that as normal at all.
I gave him one when I needed it, lol.
PumpkinAngel
I think schools should be given the resources to teach the basics so that kids will get them regardless of whether parents are involved, but they should *also* expect parents to be involved. It may be possible to teach the basics without parent involvement, but I don't think you can have a decent school without parent involvement.
As a practical matter, schools in my district are not given the resources to teach the basics to all kids without parent involvement, so that is not going to happen anytime soon. Until it does, and even after it does, I will continue to believe that parents need to be involved in their kids' education--regardless of their socioeconomic status.
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