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  Case: Parent help with homework
Students are given a book project twice a quarter in Mrs. Newman's class. Students generally have four weeks to read the book and complete the project. It's apparent that some students are having assistance from their parents with this effort. It's obvious because the students, who have never crafted an assignment as creative, organized, or on topic in the classroom setting, are turning in exemplar models. How does Mrs. Newman handle this with both the student and the parent?
Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!)
It is not completely wrong for the parent to assist the child with homework. As a teacher, we should encourage parents to assist students in creating exemplar models. However, I would talk with the parent directly to ask that they guide the student through the work as opposed to doing it. I would advise doing a face to face parent-teacher conference. Keep samples of the student's class work to compare with the homework assignments. Assignments should be a reflection of the student's practice, it is not an end to all means of success if they do not do well.
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: Homework is to be done at home, so yes the parent should help. Homework is not an assessment on how the student has mastered the standard.
Rated On: October 19, 2014 1:51 am
Rated By: qaWeBu
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: Agreed. There should be a face-to-face conference between the teacher and the parents. If the students can not do well, then the parents can help guiding them, not doing for them, that will make the students rely too much on their parents.
Rated On: October 19, 2014 3:07 pm
Rated By: Adam Sanchez
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: I agree that the parents should be involved with their children, but not doing their assignments for them. I agree that talking to the parents and reminding them of the purpose would help.
Rated On: October 19, 2014 3:43 pm
Rated By: JabuDu
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: If I were in this situation, I would exactly do this these are great solutions to this question.
Rated On: October 19, 2014 5:09 pm
Rated By: apened
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: I think this is a good solution to the situation.
Rated On: October 19, 2014 6:06 pm
Rated By: duGyJy
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: I agree. Seeing parent involvement should be a good sign to the teacher because it means that the parents care about their child's schooling, but there is a difference between helping with work and doing the work. Show the parent examples of their students work so they understand your concern.
Rated On: October 19, 2014 7:32 pm
Rated By: MaXuDe
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: This is a good idea, however simply asking the parents not to help might not work.
Rated On: October 19, 2014 9:23 pm
Rated By: SuGaNe
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: I agree and would do this myself.
Rated On: October 21, 2014 11:23 pm
Rated By: yVuLyR
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: I agree with this statement because parents want to help the students but in real life they are impacting the student's learning process. We want to make sure that we explain the reason's behind this because if the parents are doing the student's work- then what will that teach them? Can they take a test by themselves? How will they be like when they go to college - will they even know enough information to go? Students need to do their own work and it is important that parents know this.
Rated On: February 28, 2015 3:40 pm
Rated By: aHeXud
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: This is a great solution
Rated On: March 2, 2015 1:06 am
Rated By: XaSaPe
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: great solution
Rated On: October 8, 2017 4:07 am
Rated By: Gapasa