Is It Ever OK to Do Your Child’s Schoolwork for Them During This Era of Online Learning?
“Do any of y’all ever do your kid’s schoolwork for them? I have. I feel wrong about it, but I also get SO tired of arguing with my 13-year-old to get it done.”
“Do any of y’all ever do your kid’s schoolwork for them? I have. I feel wrong about it, but I also get SO tired of arguing with my 13-year-old to get it done.”
We’ve all had moments as parents when you’re looking over your kid’s homework from school only to discover one of the answers isn’t correct. Welcome to the world of homework fails! You’re so proud of them for completing the work on their own, but your eye is drawn to the incorrect answer circled on the page. Then, you burst out laughing. The answer may be wrong, but it is also hilarious.
Due to coronavirus, online learning has been a struggle for most. But after one Black, disabled teen in Michigan was jailed for not doing her homework during the pandemic — leaders came together to have her released. And after 80 days in detention, she has been released.
A mom writes in asking for advice on the topic of school work. She says her first-grader is struggling a little bit, but this mom is concerned that the work being asked of her daughter is a burden and ultimately not productive in terms of solving the issues.
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You remember homework, how much you hated doing it. A lot of things have changed over the years, but not that! Kids still hate doing homework, but it’s a fact of life that we as parents must cope with.
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