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ozwinner
27th July 2005, 07:55 PM
Should we help kids do home work?

Al :confused:

Gumby
27th July 2005, 07:57 PM
Should we help kids do their home work?


I give up. What's the answer. :confused:

Grunt
27th July 2005, 07:58 PM
I voted yes. If we don't do their homework who else will? :D

Ian007
27th July 2005, 07:59 PM
I just checked and its 100% in the affirmative

ozwinner
27th July 2005, 07:59 PM
Skit your quick Gumby.

But I bet ya hear that from the missus too??

Al :D

AlexS
27th July 2005, 08:02 PM
If the school was doing its job properly, they'd learn all they need to know during the day. :D

Sturdee
27th July 2005, 08:07 PM
There is help and there is help. :D

So my answer is yes to the first kind and no to the second.


Peter.

Ian007
27th July 2005, 08:08 PM
I voted yes. If we don't do their homework who else will? :D

I just wish they would do there own
but i dont want them to fail because its costing me 10 grand a year for them to go to there flaming private school

So what do i do when im to busy to help them do there home work
I pay for a university graduate to help them :eek:
because I dont want them to fail, I dont want them to fail,I dont want them to fail,I dont want them to fail,I dont want them to fail,I dont want them to fail

Sorry just making sure I know the reason why I help them so much. :o

Cheers Ian :)

Gumby
27th July 2005, 08:10 PM
Skit your quick Gumby.

But I bet ya hear that from the missus too??

Al :D

You don';t know how close that is to the truth my friend :o

Gingermick
27th July 2005, 08:17 PM
I help my 9 year old son with his homework, but I don't do it for him. Mostly with maths, his mum him with english helps

Ashore
27th July 2005, 08:26 PM
Who didn't do their homework and read the question before answering.

For those who answered yes to "Should we do kids home work"

Not should we help kids with their homework to which I would have answered yes







The trouble with life is there's no background music.

ozwinner
27th July 2005, 08:37 PM
II dont want them to fail, I dont want them to fail,I dont want them to fail,I dont want them to fail,I dont want them to fail,I dont want them to fail

Sorry just making sure I know the reason why I help them so much. :o

Cheers Ian :)
They only fail when they stop trying.
I dont get all this fail/win crap.

As long as they grow up to be happy heathy human beings, what else can you want??

Al :(

echnidna
27th July 2005, 08:40 PM
Can we help you with your homework Al ????????????????

Ianab
27th July 2005, 08:41 PM
Who didn't do their homework and read the question before answering.

For those who answered yes to "Should we do kids home work"

Not should we help kids with their homework to which I would have answered yes




At least someone went to school for more than just eating their lunch :D

Gingermick
27th July 2005, 08:45 PM
And someone is guilty of not reading the whole paper before asigning a mark:D

ozwinner
27th July 2005, 08:47 PM
Can we help you with your homework Al ????????????????
Yeahs please, bring cleaning stuff, and wear your French maid outfit like last time.

Al :cool:

Grunt
27th July 2005, 08:50 PM
Yeahs please, bring cleaning stuff, and wear your French maid outfit like last time.

Al

Bob, I though you saved the maid outfit just for me. :(
I'm begining to think that you're a bit of a hussy.

echnidna
27th July 2005, 08:57 PM
A hussy ..... A HUSSY .....A HUSSY

I've never been so insulted.

I'll have you know I'm an out and out ****!! :D :D :D

echnidna
27th July 2005, 08:59 PM
I wouldna thought that the word s l u t was a nasty !!!!

Gumby
27th July 2005, 09:02 PM
I've never been so insulted.

Stick around, you will be :D

Auld Bassoon
27th July 2005, 09:02 PM
Hi Ozwinner!

I don't think that it's a simple yes / no question. If the oik in question has made a half decent attempt (as someone has already pointed out), then help should be given; if, however, it's just a question of doing their work for them, then clearly, the answer must be "no".

Cheers!

ozwinner
27th July 2005, 09:04 PM
Bob.

Every**** is nasty ****.

A* *

craigb
27th July 2005, 09:40 PM
No.

Let the little scrotes do their own. That way they might actually learn something. :D

corbs
27th July 2005, 10:55 PM
There is help and there is help. :D

So my answer is yes to the first kind and no to the second.


Peter.
I cant tell the diference between the first help and the second help:confused:, what did I just say yes to? I need help but I am not sure if I need the first or second variety.

Sturdee
27th July 2005, 11:13 PM
I cant tell the diference between the first help and the second help:confused:, what did I just say yes to? I need help but I am not sure if I need the first or second variety.

Sorry, but if you don't know what kind of help you need how can we help you? :D


Peter.

oges
28th July 2005, 09:42 AM
I think 'assist' is the word to use here

goat
28th July 2005, 01:22 PM
i voted no i don't see how getting them a "F" will help them :o

zenwood
28th July 2005, 01:51 PM
I voted yes and no.

My approach to helping my 3,000 kids with homework (sometimes feels like that many) is to try to encourage them by showing that the material is genuinely interesting if approached in the right way. Usually there are more ways than one to answer a question, and I try to think of different ways to answer it: they can latch on to the one that makes the most sense to them. I try also to talk to them about how the questions fit in to the rest of life. My daughter had to choose a topic to do with slavery and race (she's interested in American slave history). I suggested she look into early race relations in Australia, link it with the Stolen Generations debate, and try to identify modern equivalents to racist thinking (terrorist stereotyping?) or slavery (people locked into unsatisfying work?). She didn't end up doing that, but it gave her some ideas, and we had a good talk about it.

Sometimes I resort to asking one of the older siblings to help with a question in the younger sibling's homework. Just last night, there was an arithmetic question: "Mary has $20.00, and spends $2.50 on food, $1.75 on drink and $6.00 on entertainment. How much does she have left?" I explained how to add up the total spent, and then do the subtraction. But then I was stumped. I couldn't remember the trick of crossing out and making 0s into 10s. I asked his older brother to help, and he did it with ease. Worked like a charm. I let them check with a calculator afterwards. I still think manual arithmetic is a useful skill for understanding how numbers work, independently of its value for actual computation.

Ian007
28th July 2005, 07:36 PM
They only fail when they stop trying.
I dont get all this fail/win crap.

As long as they grow up to be happy heathy human beings, what else can you want??

Al :(

Electrician, Refrigeration Mechanic, Plumber,Builder
or
Lawyer,Teacher,Doctor,Football Player

you know Profesional people

so they can provide for me in a way in which I would like to become accustomed

:) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :)

Cheers Ian


Just Joking :D

AlexS
28th July 2005, 11:17 PM
I was a mature age maths/computing student at the same time as daughter#1 was doing HSC with 4 unit maths, D #2 was doing school cert and SWMBO was doing childcare cert. There were times when we didn't just help with each others homework, we did each others homework. :cool:

ndru
29th July 2005, 12:17 AM
They only fail when they stop trying.
I dont get all this fail/win crap.

As long as they grow up to be happy heathy human beings, what else can you want??

Al :(

Spoken like a true loser! :D :D :D :D

BTW, I voted "yes". He's my kid and I can relive my school days vicariously through him as much as I want!

Robert WA
29th July 2005, 01:42 AM
I voted no.
My first was born when I was still a law student and he didn't help me one little bit. Why should I turn round and help him?