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Samantha Merrill posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
According to https://writemyessay.pro/do-my-project/ parental help with homework should never involve doing the homework itself. That is the child’s task. But, by asking the right questions, and by posing and solving problems parallel to those in the homework, parents can help shape young minds.
The most important skills I helped our three sons develop were communications skills, primarily writing, but also speaking. That was mostly done with a “red pencil” technique, criticizing written work with an eye to developing sound analysis and the essay form. The sons are in their forties now, and each has expressed appreciation for this grounding in organizing and expressing their thoughts and ideas.
It is important that the parent’s role not be hidden from the teacher, but discussed at parent-teacher conferences and other such interactions. The idea is that parent and teacher share a collaborative interest in the child’s progress. And the teacher may have ideas to offer the parent about how to help and how not to help.