Teaching Self Reliance On Our Kids' School Projects
By sbucu57
@sbucu57 (55)
Philippines
July 10, 2012 8:56pm CST
When I was a student I was not really into school projects. I was not artistic, creative even. It is one of the trying subjects for me in school and I had long accepted that I have to be content with a satisfactory or even a fair grade in this area. But despite this weak aspect of my school life, my parents did not in any way do the task for me. To them, it does not really matter if it was poorly done as long as I took the effort of doing it on my own.
When my kids started going to school, I had learned in the process that what I had lacked in the arts, my kids have been creatively gifted in return. And since they love the arts, they do not mind if they do all their school projects without my help, preferring to act on their own initiative instead. For me, that is a sign of self reliance and independence, a simple way of having them act responsible to their assigned tasks.
Sometimes there are parents who have their own reasons why they prefer to help their kids with their school projects to the point of literally doing it for them.
What about you, what is your take about extending help with your kids' school projects?
3 responses
@bingskee (5234)
• Philippines
16 Jul 12
the problem with some school projects is that they cannot be completed or done by a small child. some teachers give projects that i believe are instructional materials. i had a few experiences when the children are in the primary grades.
self reliance in projects that are really intended for the children must be honed though. your parents were right in not having to do it for you. the children always have to learn the lesson in every endeavor.
@sbucu57 (55)
• Philippines
17 Jul 12
It is good that you also have noticed bingskee that some projects cannot be done by our kids on their own. I sometimes wonder if other school teachers were aware of this.
I am also glad that you believe kids need to have the initiative to learn on their own as well.
Blessings !
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
11 Jul 12
My daughter is just now getting to the age where she is going to be having school projects that she is going to have to work on at home. Well, I have no qualms at all with helping her and later her brother with their school projects if that is what they want me to do. The reason that I would help them (but not do their work for them) is because of the fact that it will show my support to them. In addition to that, I think that it is important for a child to see that their parents really do care about their success.
@jazel_juan (15746)
• Philippines
11 Jul 12
When i was a kid, i was also self reliant, i would do everything alone as my parents were busy from work as my dad was in the military and my mom into the business. So i really learned everything myself and i am into crafts and arts so i am lucky in a way as i can do things alone..
lucky for me too my kids now are that way, my daughter particularly is the best at art, she does not need any help from me at all, she can do those crafts from baskets they do at school to coloring... but my son who is not much of an art person still needs more encouraging, but i avoid helping them so they learn on their own.
