 Dear
Wisconsin Mom,
A parent is a child's first and most important teacher, so while
it is your lifelong responsibility to guide your children toward
success in school, subtle nudges are often the most effective
strategies. Yes, teaching is an awesome job, a fact which makes it so
impressive that daily, thousands of teachers are facilitating the
education of millions of children, sometimes thirty plus pupils per
educator per class. (I am proud to honk my profession's horn, so
please excuse this indulgence!) However, being a credentialed teacher
and being a parent as teacher are different jobs, so first and
foremost, realize that it is not your responsibility to teach the
academics. Leave that job to the woman or man at the front of the
classroom. Also, pat yourself on the back. At least you care about
your children and love them enough to wonder how to manage America's
most important job! Remember, being a good parent doesn't mean you
have to know everything, just that you are trying your best. So
first, hug yourself and your child. Then read on.
First of all, do you really have a problem or do you only think you
have one? According to Homework
Without Tears: A Parent's Guide for Motivating Children to do
Homework and to Succeed in School, these are the seven most
common homework problems (the author gives you the solutions):
· Child does not do his best work (i.e. the work is sloppy and
full of mistakes).
· Child refuses to do homework assignments.
· Child fails to bring assignments home.
· Child takes all night to finish homework.
· Child will not do homework on his own.
· Child waits until the last minute to finish
assignments.
· Children will not do homework if you're not home.
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