MO3, excellent topic.
I have a kindergartener who gets a lot of homework for some reason! Every Thursday, she comes home with this fat package that has math, general science and activities and writing homework, enough for the entire week. Parents are expected to help at this level, and personally, I am all for helping out, be it the parents or siblings. You get a chance to observe the hurdles you kid may be having as well as recognize their strengths. Also, it develops closeness when working together.
But of course that doesn't mean the parents do their homework for them because that wouldn't really help them to learn and make mistakes. So there's a balance there.
Exactly. Doing homework for the kids is too bad for them.
Yes...I agree Niksik. But then again, I cant bring myself to allow them to turn in work that is all incorrect. That would kind of foster sloppy and fast work I think. So what I've been doing is writing a sticky-note on papers that they had alot of trouble with. The teacher can see eraser marks and all but I clarify where the trouble is etc. I let them do their work, I point out something that we need to "look at...do you think this is the right answer?" and further discuss and correct.
When I was growing up, my parents always checked my homework and if it was wrong I had to go back and do it over. My way is pretty much the same...I dont give them the right answers but we can arrive at the right answers when we work together and I like this better than just plopping them in a quiet corner know what I mean? The school policy way I think would just foster laziness.
MO3. Oh don't do this to teacher that is sending note. She might mind it. She is teacher she will know herself.
What you have to do as you help your kid you know where the hurdles are. Where your kids are wrong.
Teach him and explain him first. then ask him to do on other page then ask him to do that on the homework page. That way he will get practice.
Whatever is you doing is very wrong according to me.
What I would suggest buy Reader Rabbits games and let your kids play they will learn. In the begining you play with them and then let them play themselves.
Reader Rabbit cd's are so good for teaching kids.
What you have to do is find out their course from teacher and then you teach to your kid yourself ahead of teacher teaches that and if there will be anything which your kid won't pick up from you he will pick up from class.
Find out all the weaknesses in your kids work them on all (teach and explain) and then let them do themselves.