I've tried helping. It helps. He understands better what he has to do. He has developed confidence in his ability to write Good Stuff. He has worked out how to draw, how to budget, how to research, how to present projects. He has a better grasp of some topics than he otherwise might have had.
But, I can't go on helping him. Can I?
We've just finished budgeting a trip for Maths homework. I had to make him rewrite some of it as it was such a mess. I knew teacher would make comment "untidy work" , and he would shrug and think..I don't care, I can't do what they want...
Perhaps I should have just let him hand it in..
Would teachers give a child enough individual attention to actually turn their work around (rather than just grade his work), if I don't pay attention to it? Is it my responsibility to motivate him or the teachers?
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AIBU?
AIBU to let my secondary school (yr 7)child do his homework, Badly, by Himself. Warts and all.
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swanriver · 13/10/2011 22:54
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