Tip #33 from 365 Teacher Secrets from Parents (McKinley & Trombly) - Homework Policy
Today's tip for parents from two talented teachers comes from 365 Teacher Secrets for Parents by Cindy McKinley Alder and Patti Trombly. #33 Review that Homework Policy It isn't that they can't see the solution. It's that they can't see the problem. ~G.K. Chesterton Homework often becomes the dreaded “H” word around homes with school-aged children. Perhaps you know the feeling. You struggle with your child to get her to sit down and complete it, become frustrated trying to help her when she says, “That’s not how my teacher said to do it!,” or become stressed because your child can’t even remember what she’s supposed to do and you have no idea, either! So, begins another year of frustration for your whole family. Or does it? The goal of homework should be to practice skills learned at school, help develop st...