To The Parents
As the mom of a 4th grade student, throughout the years I have seen parents helping far too much with their kid's school projects. I know we all want our kids to do well in school, but sometimes it takes getting a D or a C to learn how to develop the skills to produce A+ work.
In the past I probably have been guilty of over stepping in some of my daughter's school projects as well, but this year I am taking a stand. With project after project and my busy work schedule, my daughter is on her own. I don't have time to work on school projects and have limited time to even offer any guidance.
I understand that my daughter will probably be producing C work this year, but hopefully as she learns and gains more independence I will be raising a self-reliant individual who will grow to be a strong, responsible adult. After all, our role as parents is to raise our children to not need us as adults.
To the parents that just can't help themselves in overstepping and taking over school projects....YOU ARE NOT HELPING and I can't stand it when my daughter who turns in average 4th grader work is compared to a student that is turning in work produced by a 30-40 year old adult! STOP IT! Do you really want to raise your kids to still be living with you when they are 30?
