Parents doing projects
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Parents doing projects are not helping but IMHO nothing wrong helping the children doing the projects.
Meaning, parents guide the children how to make a good projects so as later on they would do good projects without any help from parents.
But actually how many children have these kind of luxury that parents helping the children to do projects :grphug: . Some parents are just too busy :xedfingers: -
If we want inventors, we have better left the children to their own vices on their projects. I am ok with cutting and pasting and helping in the menial tasks which they already know how to do so well if time to attend to those is a constraint.
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OK. I confess. I helped my dd do her art hw/project when she's in pri sch. Anyway, she doesn't like art and art is not important, so I did it for her. Then she can use the time to do other hw. The tr didn't know I did it because my art is really bad, looks like it's done by a student.
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sall:
OK. I confess. I helped my dd do her art hw/project when she's in pri sch. Anyway, she doesn't like art and art is not important, so I did it for her. Then she can use the time to do other hw. The tr didn't know I did it because my art is really bad, looks like it's done by a student.
ha ha ha...I can totally relate to that. Ds1 was in icl, and I helped him with all the drawing (he would have to write out the words and colour by himself). not sure if teacher knew mummy was doing it becos the drawings were (and still are) very kiddy.
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sometimes, my ds2 helps ds1 do his colouring projects. :evil:
no, in general, i only help in surfing the net (supervision), or going library to borrow related books. -
I don’t agree with parents helping kids with their projects, especially the more important projects like GEP projects. Parents can guide the children, show them how to find research material, give feedback etc, but no hands-on help. In the long run, it’s not good for the child because firstly, he doesn’t learn how to do such projects in the future, and there’ll be lots more of such projects as they get older. And secondly, what values are we imparting to our children when we teach them that it’s okay to claim credit for work which is not done by them.
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I think this is really dependent on the situation at hand. Not many parents will sit back and let his kid go into a tizzy over something that could be beyond his head. It could end up very discouraging for the child. But the other end of the spectrum where a child turns out a very polished work…worthy of a professional - that one I will tsk tsk.
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sall:
OK. I confess. I helped my dd do her art hw/project when she's in pri sch. Anyway, she doesn't like art and art is not important, so I did it for her. Then she can use the time to do other hw. The tr didn't know I did it because my art is really bad, looks like it's done by a student.
I'm guilty of that too...hubby helps son with his art and social studies work. Otherwise he will have to sleep very late. Sometimes I will help him to check up meanings of the words and he will have to copy them (cannot type). Recently, there was a social studies project where he has to find out more info about Singapore's presidents. Hubby went online to help him get pics and print them. -
IMO, the thought process in coming out with the project ideas are more important than actually doing it. I may provide ideas or give feedback but I want my kids to be the ones to come up with what they want to do. I may help out with some hands - on work if they are running out of time. If not, they should be the ones doing the projects. I always tell my kids I have \"been there, done that\", so I shouldn't be doing them. :evil:
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DD2 in K2 has this book call \"WORD BANK\" book where the kid is required to write all the words they know for certain alphabet. For eg, \"A\" she has to write Aeroplane, Apple, August...etc....
Not only has to write but to draw the pic! The kid is expected to write at least 25 words so that mean 25 pics. She will finish writing the word but by then she will be a bit tired and :snooze: and grouchy. So, mummy - has to confess - helps with the drawing and coloring. I hate to draw but in order for her to submit her h/w, I hape to push myself to do it!
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