Homework: Improper Teaching Leads to Massive Frustration
by Many kids these days have trouble completing their homework and thus suffer from low school grades. Frustration leads to ignorance and eventually the child will no longer take education seriously.
This is the main problem with regards to families these days. Granted, bills need to be paid, you need to put food on the table, and you need to keep a roof over your heads. But keep in mind that your kids will learn much more from you than from any teacher, as I did from my dad. If you don’t help your children with their homework, they’ll get frustrated and often just quit. Their grades will suffer and only you will be to blame for it. And that doesn’t mean you should just give them the answers either – it means you need to take to time to explain to them HOW to get the answers.
It’s most common for kids to struggle in the mathematics and science department, as those are some of the toughest subjects in school. I myself never took physics, though I did learn some of what was involved in my Grade 10 Academic Science class. Needless to say, I still cannot figure out annoying questions such as, “If Train A is traveling at this speed in this direction and Train B is traveling at that speed in the opposite direction, when will the two trains meet?” Obviously this involves creating a formula and then substituting numbers into said formula. Of course, physics is one of the hardest courses to take, and it’s only available on the “Academic” level – there’s no “Applied” version. That was one reason I didn’t take the course; the other two reasons being that I wasn’t interested in physics and that I had previously known some relatively intelligent friends who had barely passed the course with a 67% average.
As a parent, you may not know the answer to every single question your child gets on their homework sheet, but it’s your responsibility to help teach what you do know. If your son or daughter has a science project, help them build it. If they need to study for a test, help them memorize information. Take every opportunity you have to ensure your child succeeds in achieving an education.
Most importantly, remember that we are all different in nature, and as such, we all learn in our own unique ways. A teacher may explain how to solve a math problem a certain way, but your child may not understand it. I often solved math problems in different ways other than what the teacher taught me. I’d always come up with the correct answer, but I could never solve the equation using the teacher’s method, because their version seemed overly complicated to me. Often, I’d help my classmates solve a problem, and at the end of it, they would tell me that they understood it better when I explained it, than when the teacher explained it. No wonder why everyone always told me that I should become a teacher.
Play an active role in your child’s education and it’ll pay off in the long-run. After all, it certainly beats the expenses of hiring a tutor. As for me, unlike other kids who’ve thrown out all of their papers each year, I’ve kept all of my schoolwork in boxes in my basement. That way, when I have kids in the future, and I’ve forgotten how to write essays or complete math equations, they’ll be able to look off of my notes and homework from when I was in high school.
Geez. As I write this, I still can’t believe I’m already 18.
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Post CommentGlynis Smy
On February 2, 2009 at 9:20 am
Interesting,my children were taught, play after the education day is finished, ie homework etc is completed. All three obtained high grades and levels of their careers. Homework for the weekend was completed by mid day saturday and they played to their hearts content until 7pm sunday. I had no tears, they accepted the rules.
Interesting article.
cardy
On February 2, 2009 at 9:41 am
Fab article, I play a big part in my childrens homework other wise thay forget to do it lol. nice work agen from you.
Morgana
On February 2, 2009 at 11:30 am
I agree, Dialga, one must take an active part in ones child education.
Suppee XX
On February 2, 2009 at 4:19 pm
I agree, Kidsneed support and it seems that perants misplace their own time so easily, and forget that time is limited for kids too.
Yovita Siswati
On February 3, 2009 at 3:45 am
Interesting ideas! I love physic and maths as it is the only subjects in school where every question has definite answer
Anyway, you are rigth that parents should take a more active role in their children’s education. Thanks for reminding me. Great work.
Alina Beck
On February 11, 2009 at 7:06 am
The role of parents in kids homework is absolutely vital – in the UK, young children are regularly sent home with work that is absolutely dependent on their parent’s input, e.g. working through a reading book. Those whose parents can’t or won’t help can easily fall behind the others. On the other hand, I have often found myself giving out homework that wasn’t strictly necessary just to meet up to some target. Personally I’d rather give kids a lot less homework (but more worthwhile work) so that they have more time to play, take up extra-curricular activities and visit places of interest with their families, all of which are truly learning experiences. Sadly, for every parent that complains their child has too much homework, there is also one complaining that their child has too little! Thought-provoking article!
eddiego65
On February 12, 2009 at 8:12 am
Excellent and insightful article. I’m very thankful my parents were very strict about our education.
PHILLY DREAMER
On December 20, 2011 at 12:09 pm
As a child I guess I was one of those geniuses. The work was always easy, and my parents really weren’t any help. The only subjects i had trouble with were chemistry and calculus. My biggest problem was organization and teachers who harped on keeping good notes were my kryptonite. I believe as long as we try to teach our children eventually they will get the point, it is good to have a parent that can help.