Older sister tells mom her14-year-old brother is using ChatGPT to do his French homework while mom spends money on a tutor: ‘He hasn’t spoken to me in a week.’

She’s trying to help him out because he won’t help himself.  Some kids never cheat in school. They are told from a young age that cheating is not only forbidden but also a particularly heinous offense, and they internalize that for all of their years of education. Other kids try to cheat, but get caught, …
Seguir leyendo Older sister tells mom her14-year-old brother is using ChatGPT to do his French homework while mom spends money on a tutor: ‘He hasn’t spoken to me in a week.’

Older sister tells mom her 14-year-old brother is using ChatGPT to do his French homework while mom spends money on a tutor: ‘He hasn’t spoken to me in a week.’

She’s trying to help him out because he won’t help himself.  Some kids never cheat in school. They are told from a young age that cheating is not only forbidden but also a particularly heinous offense, and they internalize that for all of their years of education. Other kids try to cheat, but get caught, …
Seguir leyendo Older sister tells mom her 14-year-old brother is using ChatGPT to do his French homework while mom spends money on a tutor: ‘He hasn’t spoken to me in a week.’

17-year-old brother refuses to drive his sister’s friend to school after she rejected his advances: ‘Continuing to be around Melissa was making it harder for him to move on.’

He was given a level of responsibility that far exceeded his age. Teenagers should not be wholly responsible for getting their peers to school. It’s very noble for a teen to take on driving their friends without cars or their younger siblings, but if that teen gets grounded and loses driving privileges, it shouldn’t mean …
Seguir leyendo 17-year-old brother refuses to drive his sister’s friend to school after she rejected his advances: ‘Continuing to be around Melissa was making it harder for him to move on.’

Parents demand 26-year-old niece give free private lessons to their kids, dropping the kids off for tutoring without even asking, leading to family dispute: ‘I’m done being their private teacher’

Giving kids private lessons and tutoring them is a great way for young adults to earn some extra cash. There are plenty of kids out there who need help with school, and plenty of parents willing to pay for that to happen. A few tutoring hours a week is a great source of income, and …
Seguir leyendo Parents demand 26-year-old niece give free private lessons to their kids, dropping the kids off for tutoring without even asking, leading to family dispute: ‘I’m done being their private teacher’

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?’

Parents force 16-year-old son to tutor his failing twin sister and carry her down the stairs after she broke her foot, gets in trouble when he refuses: ‘I told her I am not her caregiver all the time and she needs to do stuff herself’

Teenagers should not have adult responsibilities. I’m not saying that teens should never get a part-time job, learn how to drive, or help around the house. I just believe that they should only be responsible for their own schoolwork, chores, and jobs. One of the best things about being a young childless person is that …
Seguir leyendo Parents force 16-year-old son to tutor his failing twin sister and carry her down the stairs after she broke her foot, gets in trouble when he refuses: ‘I told her I am not her caregiver all the time and she needs to do stuff herself’

Tutoring Company Forbids Students From Drinking Water Because ‘They’ve Had Spills’

When you’re a kid, you always have arbitrary rules thrust upon you for stupid reasons. In elementary school, we were only allowed to wear hats on Fridays, which as a hat girl, I found ridiculous. How is wearing a hat any more distracting than not wearing a hat? I would understand if hats were banned …
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Tutor Quits After Boss Refuses to Give Water to Thirsty Kids

If your entire business consists of taking care of other peoples’ kids, maybe providing those kids with their most basic human needs should be worked somewhere into the budget. Just a thought.  When u/frodothebaker sent an email to their employer inquiring about why on earth their tutoring company had a bizarre «no water for kids» …
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