I'm going to guess you never had a child with ADHD, right? Yes, ds NEEDED me to sit next to him while he was doing his homework OR at least I was in the kitchen with him. We did that up until about 6th or 7th grade.
As for my sd, I don't sit there when she does homework. However, I do correct it when I get home -- for both completeness and correctness -- as there is only so much that the teacher can do. For US, it's more important that she get the 1:1 time that I can give her in correcting it. For another thing, it's not uncommon for her to leave chunks of the work blank because she didn't "get it" -- when in fact, she just didn't want to think that hard.
I think i've managed to have the right amount of parental oversight with regards to homework.
I believe that PA did say that she was speaking of a kid under average circumstances. ADHD, as we both know, can push the limits of "average" and "normal." My kids both may still need to be made to sit down and do their work, and I always check to make sure they both have what they need to complete their work before they leave school, because of their disabilities due to ADHD. I hope that the time will come when they will be independently able to do such things, but the fact that they could NOT do these things when they were 8 or 9 was a pretty good clue that we were dealing with ADHD.
Well, if you DO provide extra enrichment activities for your kids by taking them to museums, wetlands, historic sites, and the theater, why are you arguing that you don't do hands-on or experiential learning activities for your kids?
I solved that problem by marking her homework wrong if the answers are wrong and then marking them correct as the correct answers are put in. I spoke with the teacher about this at the beginning of the year -- and she was just fine with that. I WANT/NEED her to know what sd has struggled with.
theater has never been just a want Felicia it's always been a need and guess what theater does put bread on my table And theater prepared me better for life and college than I could ever begin to explain to you.
THANK YOU -- it's the hardest work there is -- and the most rewarding the least glamorous and the most exciting -- and every minute of it is work. and I'd never trade it for anything.
She is talking about a passion. Theatre is her passion. If my child has a passion, I am not going to punish him/her by barring it regardless of the grades. We will figure out a way to honor the passion and ensure general learning takes place.
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I'm going to guess you never had a child with ADHD, right? Yes, ds NEEDED me to sit next to him while he was doing his homework OR at least I was in the kitchen with him. We did that up until about 6th or 7th grade.
As for my sd, I don't sit there when she does homework. However, I do correct it when I get home -- for both completeness and correctness -- as there is only so much that the teacher can do. For US, it's more important that she get the 1:1 time that I can give her in correcting it. For another thing, it's not uncommon for her to leave chunks of the work blank because she didn't "get it" -- when in fact, she just didn't want to think that hard.
I think i've managed to have the right amount of parental oversight with regards to homework.
eileen
I solved that problem by marking her homework wrong if the answers are wrong and then marking them correct as the correct answers are put in. I spoke with the teacher about this at the beginning of the year -- and she was just fine with that. I WANT/NEED her to know what sd has struggled with.
eileen
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Ducky
theater has never been just a want Felicia it's always been a need and guess what theater does put bread on my table And theater prepared me better for life and college than I could ever begin to explain to you.
you remind me of something.
when a teacher (unintentionally) marks answers wrong when they are really right,do you take that up with her?
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