[etni] Re: FWD: Model Behavior
- From: judy <judyewc@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 9 Oct 2010 07:42:51 +0200
I don't understand why parents even think that homework is for them. Does
the teacher say "build a model with your parents"? If actually learning to
build a model is important, it should be done in class.
I remember when my son (now 35!) was in fourth grade. The class was
learning about different kinds of houses around the world, and the kids had
to build models of raised huts (in Hebrew, "bet clunsaot"). My son build
his model, small and modest, but his. The next day we all came to school
with the models, and there were huge, impressive things obviously built by
parents (who had probably sent the kids out to play so they wouldn't touch
and ruin the work). My son looked from his work to theirs, and suddenly ran
and threw his model into the trash can. He told the teacher he hadn't done
the assignment.
When I spoke to her later, I asked if she really believed that the kids had
done the work on the big models. She said that that wasn't her concern. If
the parents wanted to help their children, she had no right to stop them.
The important thing was that the children learned, with or without help.
But what did they learn? That product was more important than process?
That only adults really know how to do anything? That the best way to learn
was to put their parents to work? That school was full of things they
didn't like to do and that their success was dependent on getting other
people to do things for them?
There is absolutely no point to homework that parents do for you - or in
most cases even with you.
--
"Music will save the world." Pablo Casals
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