Amanda Lamb: Here to help
When I was growing up my parents had no idea what I did in school. They simply asked me if I did my homework and looked at my grades when they came on the report card in the mail.
Posted — UpdatedWhen I was growing up my parents had no idea what I did in school. They simply asked me if I did my homework and looked at my grades when they came on the report card in the mail. As long as I was doing well, they didn't get involved.
But today, school is an interactive process between parents and their children. From helping them with projects to quizzing them for tests, we are an active part of their learning.
But sometimes we can help. This week alone my husband helped paint the trifold board and make a game spinner for a middle school history project. He also located an old drum of his to be used in an art project. I designed a toga out of a sheet for a school presentation and also videotaped an interview between my daughter and one of her mentors for another school project.
But one of the things that I am most proud of is that my kids insist on coming up with their own ideas, creating a way to implement them, and making sure we only assist, and not do the work for them. Mostly, I'm responsible for driving them to the craft store 72 times in one week and paying for their supplies.
I remember as a child watching my dad make a giant cell for my school science project out of a piece of plywood. I'm pretty sure he even painted it for me. When I asked him why I couldn't do it myself, he said he didn't have time for that.
I want them to know that I'm here to help. I will not meddle unless they ask, and I will not try to change their ideas. And I definitely won't be doing any math …
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