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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]And I do wonder if the children of some parents have flattered them into essentially doing their homework for them. [b]"Oh, Parent, I understand it soooo much better when you show me how to do it! Now, show me again how to do the next one, please?"[code] [/b]

The sniff test:  the children who excel in math in high school and college are not the children who got this motivation, drive, and foundation from math teachers in elementary school ...certainly not in our County and Age.  The prime drivers were not elementary school teachers but likely well-trained and educated parents in quantitative studies.  This is the true litmus test.  This is the unfortunate but certain truth.  Very few children will ascribe their math abilities, achievement and performance to what they are taught in elementary school to today.  Those pupils are in the minority.  Just ask the students.[/quote][/quote]

Sorry, I know a number of excellent math students at TJ who were not re-taught at home each night. They do well in math because they really like it and enjoy it. These are the same kids who answered, "Math!" when asked in elementary school what subject they liked the most. One of the kids is mine, and we never had to help this child with homework or get paid tutors to help. This child does homework and does well in school and has time for outside activities, also. Most of this child's friends are also involved in outside activities while doing well at TJ, with no need for re-teaching at home.

Children are simply not yet at a place in life where they are able to reliably ascribe the source of  their abilities, achievement, and performance in anything. They are too young to have a sense of perspective on their lives yet. Ask them again when they're about 50 or 60 and you might get a better answer.

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I think some of these kids have a good thing going with getting Mom and Dad to do their homework for them.  :)  
At some point, they need to do their own work.
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