The best parent comment today, by far:
"Maybe we shouldn't be so strict with her at home. She is on her third [work]book of alphabets, and she has to trace the letters. But when we take the book out she cries."
(in response to my explanation of learning through experimentation and how we "teach" letters)
I know that parents want to do the right thing for their children but it can so easily go wrong. What can we do as educators to help parents understand the balance that kids need? I had one child at portfolios with parents that were grilling him at each station and he finally said, this isn't fun, I want to go home. It made me sad.
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ReplyDeleteoh, how that takes me back.
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