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[quote=Anonymous]I feel so much pressure to assist with school projects.  As far back as Kindergarten, whenever I let my child struggle through projects by herself, it was patently obvious that other parents had helped their children significantly with long term projects.  In comparison, her projects looked sloppily done and age appropriate.  So I conformed and helped as much as possible to make sure that the end result was still her idea but a much more polished product.

Fast forward to seventh grade, I feel like now is the time to step back and allow my child to do her projects on her own and simply ask questions like, "Why did you make that choice?"  "Have you thought that through?"  "Can you think of another way to do that that might show that you have a really clear understanding of the topic?"

I feel like teachers may have unrealistic expectations of what a seventh grader's science project should actually look like because so many parents interfere.  Have others felt this same pressure?  Are there any teachers out there who could chime in about what they think when they see a high quality project versus something that a child clearly did by herself?  Do you ever grade accordingly?

Torn about ethics . . . .[/quote]

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