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[quote=Anonymous]If the child is special needs and either (1) this is the type of project that would be extremely frustrating for him/her to attempt at home, or (2) the finished product of this child would likely be so bad that s/he might get laughed at if s/he brought it in, then I think it's a kindness for the parents to help out. I don't think the parent needs to orchestrate it into a beautiful work of art. The point of homework is for a child to learn, and if all the child actually learns is either frustration or humiliation, that's a terrible lesson. So in some cases I think parental help is not just okay but the preferred way to go. FWIW, we have never actually carved out pumpkins in our home so if my second grader were given a knife and a pumpkin and some instructions and told to go for it, I think we would have a pumpkin massacre that would end in tears. So I'd either let her go nuts with some Elmers or help out with some carving.[/quote]
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