Is he being too harsh on his daughter? There are a lot of parents out there who do not tolerate their kids getting less-than-perfect grades. If their kid gets an 89 on a quiz, they aren’t allowed to see their friends for a month. I think most of us can agree that such punishment is …
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High school student demands math teacher raise C grade to A for scholarship, gets annoyed when he refuses: ‘He has been terribly lazy’
Is it the duty of a teacher to always bump up the grades of a student in need? Anybody who has ever been through the college application process knows that it can be brutal. The wrong kind of extracurriculars or just 0.1 less GPA can be the thing that keeps a student out of going …
Seguir leyendo High school student demands math teacher raise C grade to A for scholarship, gets annoyed when he refuses: ‘He has been terribly lazy’
Homeschool mom gets upset when math tutor brother quizzes 6th grader on math curriculum: ‘He was having trouble recalling what they covered’
Should parents need to meet more requirements to homeschool? There are all kinds of different reasons that moms and dads may feel like their kids are better off learning with them than in the traditional education system. Maybe they have a child who doesn’t adapt well to the mainstream, or they feel like conventional school …
Seguir leyendo Homeschool mom gets upset when math tutor brother quizzes 6th grader on math curriculum: ‘He was having trouble recalling what they covered’
4th-grade teacher gives student 50% on a test, despite her getting 92% of the answers correct, because she used ‘old math’ her dad taught her
Why would she be punished for getting the right answers? Have you ever cried at the dinner table with your dad, trying to figure out your math homework? If you haven’t, you missed out on one of the most formative father-daughter experiences. It can be incredibly difficult for parents to help their kids with their …
Seguir leyendo 4th-grade teacher gives student 50% on a test, despite her getting 92% of the answers correct, because she used ‘old math’ her dad taught her
Homeschooled 15-year-old does math at a 5th-grade level, mom refuses to put her in public school, no matter how much she begs: ‘I have NO IDEA WHAT TO DO!’
She just wants some guidance, and all the adults in her life have failed to give it to her. I believe that on a very primal level, all humans desire to learn and acquire an education. There’s a lot of speculation about how AI might eliminate the need for teachers and traditional methods of schooling, …
Seguir leyendo Homeschooled 15-year-old does math at a 5th-grade level, mom refuses to put her in public school, no matter how much she begs: ‘I have NO IDEA WHAT TO DO!’
5th grade math teacher refuses to plan homeschool reading curriculum for her 5-year-old nephew despite her sister-in-law’s insistence: ‘My sister-in-law is saying it’s my duty as a family member to help educate her son’
It’s her job to teach her students. It’s not her job to teach her nephew and appease her entitled sister-in-law. Tons of parents think that any teacher can teach any grade or subject. While some teachers have transitioned from teaching middle school to high school to elementary school across various subjects, many remain in the …
Seguir leyendo 5th grade math teacher refuses to plan homeschool reading curriculum for her 5-year-old nephew despite her sister-in-law’s insistence: ‘My sister-in-law is saying it’s my duty as a family member to help educate her son’
Stay-at-home dad refuses to homeschool his 6-year-old daughter because she’s failing 1st grade math, despite his wife’s insistence: ‘I want her to have a “normal” childhood’
Homeschooling is one of those things that you can’t do halfway. If one parent really wants to do it and the other does not, it will be challenging to make it happen. Homeschooling requires both parents to be working full-time, with one parent supporting the family financially and the other planning and facilitating their children’s …
Seguir leyendo Stay-at-home dad refuses to homeschool his 6-year-old daughter because she’s failing 1st grade math, despite his wife’s insistence: ‘I want her to have a “normal” childhood’
High strung mom asks tutor to teach her 3-year-old son math for 4 hours a week: ‘How long does it usually take for him to get better?’
Kids need the opportunity just to be kids without the pressures of academic achievement. If a toddler shows interest in reading, that’s an excellent opportunity to expand their world through literacy. But if a 3-year-old can’t read yet and doesn’t seem particularly ready/interested in reading, that doesn’t mean you have to hire a team of …
Seguir leyendo High strung mom asks tutor to teach her 3-year-old son math for 4 hours a week: ‘How long does it usually take for him to get better?’
23-year-old niece tries to help homeschooled 13-year-old cousin who can’t do his times tables, enrages aunt who thinks her teaching is just fine: ‘Charlie needs to learn to be accountable to someone besides his mommy’
People are so split on whether homeschooling is a good thing or a bad thing for a reason. Homeschoolers either grow up to be the biggest slackers who have very little common knowledge, or hardworking, professional, and incredibly smart. I’ve never met a former homeschooler who was totally middle of the road in every way: …
Seguir leyendo 23-year-old niece tries to help homeschooled 13-year-old cousin who can’t do his times tables, enrages aunt who thinks her teaching is just fine: ‘Charlie needs to learn to be accountable to someone besides his mommy’
‘My 19-year-old can’t spell or write’: Unschooling mom with illiterate 12-year-old and adult kids calls herself a failure, the internet agrees
I have always been a little suspicious of alternative methods of schooling. I know that there are some parents out there who are completely competent at teaching their kids from Kindergarten to 12th grade, but I highly doubt that’s the majority of homeschoolers. Most of the time, kids who do their schooling at home would …
Seguir leyendo ‘My 19-year-old can’t spell or write’: Unschooling mom with illiterate 12-year-old and adult kids calls herself a failure, the internet agrees