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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why complains and not come up with a solution. My left handed kid is not good at cutting and doesn’t draw well at all even though he can print legibly.

When he has to do an art project in and English, science or history class he prints out a picture or illustration then taps it to a window where there is direct sunlight from the back. He holds up a blank piece of paper to outline the illustration.

Then I have bought him quality  alcohol based markers. I bought him Copic brand when they go in sale. He watched some YouTube videos his to use them. They really do make any type of drawing you color in look 10 times better than cheap markers.
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Impressive. Kudos to you and your kid. Most kids and parents prefer to just complain [/quote]

It is really surprising how many parents expend a lot of effort for their kids not to do an assignment they don't like or don't do well. I thought I was being over the top buying my kid expensive markers, but it is interesting that so many parents figure out how to excuse their kids from work instead of figuring a way how their kid can do the assignment. [/quote]

I think many parents would attend class with their child if they could - just to hover and make sure their kid does not feel the slightest bit of discomfort [/quote]

I started this thread and that’s really not me.  I work full time and generally let my kids be.  I guess I should have figured out the window tracking and fancy marker system!  I just object to keen being graded on something that has no home to do with the class.  Like I’d object if the Spanish teacher required them to write an essay on cell division and then graded them on their understanding of the science.   For kids that struggle in a particular area, it’s really depressing and discouraging to have that area cross over and infect other subjects.  I think some teachers mistakenly think these assignments are “fun” when for some kids they are absolute torture.  [/quote]

I just asked my kid who has never liked any art project (that's why he figured out how to copy by holding the paper up to a window and shining light in the back). He laughed and said it is soooo easy now with AI. You can just keep putting in what type of illustrations you want for your poster into an AI image creator, and have the poster created for you. He says you just need to be really detailed with what you want and might need to create multiple images then put them together. Then Print, trace, color.

He is actually motivated to keep improving his writing because in a little over a year when he is in college he realizes most writing assignments are going to be done in class on proctored tests. But when they tack on an art or other creative project, he figures out the easy way. [/quote]

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