My daughter is now onto her second school project for this year. When my kids get school projects, there is a part of me that is always frustrated knowing that they are competing against other parents! And I can not stand it! I am very much against parents doing their kids school projects! What are the parents teaching their children? What are the children learning? And please do not tell me, "Well, they left it to the last minute!" So what? How is that the parents responsibility that their child procrastinated? I have 2 things to say, a) let THEM rush the project, hand it in and get a bad mark, maybe it will teach them next time not to procrastinate, and b) teach your children to do a little each night and not to leave something to the last minute. These are very important life skills. I remember when I was in school and my friends whose parents did their projects, yes they were happy to get a good mark, but on the other hand, they were kind of disappointed because they did not do the project. Whatever mark I would get, I knew I did my best and I earned it, not my parents.
Children feel a sense of pride and excitement when they have done their project!
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We don't have the school issue but I find it really annoying that the Awana grand prix becomes all about the parents...namely the dads!
ReplyDeleteWe let out little ones design and help cut,and sand their cars. They do ALL of their own painting. Its not perfect but its theirs and adorable.
However, they have NO chance of winning because the kids cars who are perfect and done by the fathers are in the running. Its crazy!
I feel sorry for the kids because they don't even get to touch their cars because their daddies are too afraid of them messing them up!