School, projects and reports
Yesterday Honey had a project due. She was given it about a month ago. It was in the form of a diary and she had to choose her character from 1670's or something; living life at the Castle of Good Hope. They had to talk about how they got there, what they wore,ate and generally their daily life.
It was a doff project in my opinion. It irritates me when they have to do dumb meaningless things. But annnyyyywaaaaay....it had to be handed in yesterday.
She wasnt finished. She still had to colour her title page and write some screed on the last page about something I cant remember. She freaked and said she wasnt going to hand it in and would finish it that afternoon. I told her if she left it at home on purpose I would bin the thing and she would get zero.
She handed it in; she got 78% for it but would have gotten 90% if she had put more effort into it. (her teacher told her this). She has learnt a valuable lesson.....
It was a doff project in my opinion. It irritates me when they have to do dumb meaningless things. But annnyyyywaaaaay....it had to be handed in yesterday.
She wasnt finished. She still had to colour her title page and write some screed on the last page about something I cant remember. She freaked and said she wasnt going to hand it in and would finish it that afternoon. I told her if she left it at home on purpose I would bin the thing and she would get zero.
She handed it in; she got 78% for it but would have gotten 90% if she had put more effort into it. (her teacher told her this). She has learnt a valuable lesson.....
Mama aint doing your projects darling.
Apart from that little drama both girls received outstanding reports. I honestly could not ask for anything better (except perhaps completion of said project....but a far more valuable lesson was learnt in this instance).
This was Lulu's first school report and I have been amazed at how she has settled into school life and excelled academically.
We are so proud of them both.
This was Lulu's first school report and I have been amazed at how she has settled into school life and excelled academically.
We are so proud of them both.
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I am sure that your daughter have learned a valuable lesson. I so agree with the fact that children need to learn that their parents is not going to do their homework or projects for them.
But, i suppose the teachers have to earn their money somehow?
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You can teach kids research,planning and using time wisely by giving them something CONSTRUCTIVE to do. Not by giving them meaningless annoying tasks that just frustrate them.
It's good that you don't do their work for them, they need to learn how to research, how to discern what is necessary info and what is not, they need to learn how to document those facts, how to edit,how to use a bibliography, how to manage their time,...
I don't think either that its a dof project. Atleast one day she will be able to display some general knowledge of our history that is not realated to the last 20years.
BTW: Whoever thought that teachers work half day, aint never been a teacher! They work FLIPPIN hard.
OK. My little opinion over... I need to go and prep my lessons for tomorrow... OH and Mel - congrats of their reports, yes, they did SO well!!! Awesome.
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Pats on the back to the mom for the endless hours of coaching too
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Of course, they could do that out of an exercise book - copy and write it down... but that they may also find boring - so I suppose that would be dof too?
Sorry Mel... but everything they do now with the kids is not because they are bored with what they are teaching, its necessary for later, whether they understand that or not.
Give meaningful themes/projects. Period.
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I think it very silly of anyone to assume that teachers do nothing.....and if you truly believe that, maybe your kids should be at a different school where you feel the teachers are working? These people are the cornerstone of your childrens education, the start of their lives, they often see your kids more than you do.....to be apathetic about your kids teacher is not the way to go.
Well done Mel - stick to the old school of parenting. too much molly-coddling of kids these days.
"If its not broke, don't fix it"
My kids will be let out the cupboard tonight if they're good... and fed dinner, nut only for an hour cos I wouldn't wanna spoil them ;)
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