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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DS's 6th grade teachers strongly recommend parents look over homework, because it's "an easy way to produce better grades." I don't think they're suggesting we give answers, but more point out where things might be wrong or accidentally missed. Is this normal?[/quote]

Of course it would produce better grades but you’re not in 6th grade.  It’s not a group project.  If they miss things or make mistakes they should get bad grades and then figure it out.  That’s very weird advice to me for that age.  Middle school is the time to let them figure it out before their grades matter.  If you are helping them at that age you’ll be helping them the whole way.[/quote]

Or they can do and verify the homework on their own. If the parent finds there’s a mistake the kid can try again on their own. At this point, if there are still mistakes there could be a bigger problem with either the classroom teaching or the lack of a solid foundation. Both would require some kind of intervention, tutoring or outside enrichment.

I’m not sure leaving the child on their own is the right approach. I don’t trust the school to keep a close eye on my one child out of 25, and not all 6th graders have the executive function or maturity to realize when they need help.

Of course there are exceptions, but only relying on end of the year score cards to know how your child does in school is asking for trouble in later years.[/quote]

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