Saturday, August 29, 2009
School Projects
It's that time of year again!!! Not long after Kassidy's teacher told us they wouldn't have many projects this year, she sent home a HUGE one! AHHHH! LOL Fortunately Frank is home this year and he LOVES doing this kind of stuff! The task? Create a Native American Dwelling Place. Kassidy was assigned a Tee Pee. Here they are working on it this morning. You'll have to wait for the final product! :)
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I can't wait to see the final result !
I love native american related stuff !!
Lookin' good there Frank.
Not many projects...translation: a few super major big ones! (At least, as a teacher, that's what I mean [evil grin])
TeePee's already! Looks like lotta fun!
Sounds like a fun project. My daughter Tammy is in the 4th grade and shes already got a project too. Hers is do do a poster board of her life in a time line. She needs at least 5 events. So we did like 20, LOL! We pulled the baby books out and did her 1st stuff like, walk, tooth, roll over and then we did her heart surgery and few others. It was really a fun project and good way to spend time with her.
Hugs
Amy
LOVE the fact that Frank is helping out w/this stuff!
~Elyse
Wow my sister is actually making a teepee right now too. Shes in 5th grade. We are not having the best time with it. Any tips?
Frank IS letting Kassidy help....right!
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I'll never understand why parents "help" kids with their projects. It is the childs job to do these things..... It is a school project. Why allow a parent to do something that is the child's responsibility? What does the child learn? How does it help.
It is so frustrating to see these "perfect" projects where the parents "just helped"
if your kid can't find the time to do a project on their own(it is their school and grade after all) then you need to find the time so they can. Its so sad when a kid says "oh i don't have to worry about finishing that project...dad will help."
where is the honesty?
I think it's great that Frank and Kassidy get to do this project together. When I taught a medieval unit in a particular class, I sent the castle projects home for "an at home" project. As a teacher you know who does their projects on their own and who has help....but for some projects that's the point! As teachers we want to encourage parents to be involved in their child's learning...so if a parent can help their child learn through a project that they do together...then GREAT! The whole idea is for the child to learn...they have to bring it to school and present it themselves so again....as a teacher you know who researched their projects and can explain what each part is and its purpose and those whose parents just did the whole thing to make it look awesome. Sometimes teachers do send things home to help parents bond with their children. We can assess learning through many means other than one project in one unit of study. Sometimes teachers send things home with the intention that parents should not help...that it would be an individual project...but that would be clearly stated and would not involve an activity that would REQUIRE parental help (hot glue guns, sharp cutting etc) Not to worry Renee....I hope Frank and Kassidy had a great time putting this project together and they both learned something!
~Shannon~
Can't wait to see the final result either!
Hi Renee Good to see Frank so involved with his girl.
My Dad died when I was around Kassidy’s age, taking his own life. I was old enough to remember seeing my dad help my older sisters with homework related things. Something I never got to do, it really warms my heart to see Kassidy’s face sitting there with her Dad. OMG tears poured down my face, when I seen her how proud she is to have her Daddy helping her.
What a lovely time they must have had, she will treasure this moment forever. This is the kind of pick you need to print and put up on her bedroom wall. Will you do that? I hope so.
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