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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A few years ago, all the complaints were about teachers being overly dependent on textbooks and the resulting lack of creativity in the classroom.  Teachers just can't win!

A lot of parents like textbooks so they can teach their kids one chapter ahead of the class. That way, little Larla/o looks sooo smart because he understands the lesson in class so quickly.

In the long run, it is better for kids to learn with their peers so that the teacher can get a better sense of when the class needs a little more time on an area and when they can move forward. It throws off the true rhythm of the class when a few kids have been working separately at home with parents or tutors. 
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This is exactly what is wrong with the education system in America. Instead of praising individual responsibility taken by a kid/family to take ownership of a student's own education, you want to disapprove of taking initiative to work harder in order to do better. Since when is it a bad thing to be prepared or to do one's very best? And we wonder why people are starting to complain about catering to the lowest common denominator in school and how kids don't feel any responsibility for their own educational attainment. Wow, PP. It's sad that so many people think like you.[/quote]

Sorry, it is not simply "working hard" and "taking initiative" to try to set up child up to look smarter than s/he actually is. Being prepared is doing the homework as it is assigned, not being taught a lesson ahead of the class so as to look smarter than the other kids. If some kids are being taught ahead of the class, the teacher might think the class needs less time on an area, when that is not actually true.  When the class learns together, the teacher can help all the students to understand the lesson using the available resources. 
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Doing what's assigned and doing it well is good, but I think of it as a bare minimum. You really never strive to go above and beyond, nor support your kids in doing the same?[/quote]

NP.  No, students aren't supposed to work ahead of the teacher.  Why should that be "above and beyond" instead of just ridiculous?  Above and beyond would be going deeper into a subject, not ahead.  [/quote]

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