If we have to teach our kids then maybie we should be the ones to get 80,000.oo a year, while we work full time jobs as well. I don't know about you people, but I have a full time job as it is and it isn't fair that the teachers give assignments expecting parents to do ther job. Now I am not saying all teachers are like this, but the ones that are shouldn't have a job they can't perform.
2006-09-07 14:01:13 · 13 answers · asked by mwha1369 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Primary & Secondary Education
Just for the record, I live in long island new york and yes the teachers here make that much money.
2006-09-07 14:29:48 · update #1
I know it's hard.....I've been there! While working full time, going to school part time, teaching Bible class & volunteering for church & community projects I had to help my 4 children with their homework almost every night.
Of course, it would have been easier if the schools weren't constantly changing terminology & methods. I would work feverishly to try to figure out how to do something in order to help my children with their homework, only to finally realize it was something I had been taught after all, but the terminology &/or method had been changed.
It's when they change the method where the real problem comes in, & where I have the biggest gripe. In other words, if they expect we parents to help our children with homework, & I believe we should mainly because of the benefits our children derive from those moments, then they should either leave the methods alone or have seminars to help we parents to "catch up" with the changes!
Personally, I think they ought to go back to the old methods & terminologies, & stay with it. Parents are parents, Not degreed teachers!
Thought: Is it a conspiracy just to "PROVE" to children & teens, who may already think their parents are dumb, that they are right??? :) :) Just kidding! Well, sort of!
2006-09-07 14:35:17 · answer #1 · answered by dlcarnall 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know any teachers earning $80,000 a year. Ten years ago the base salary for a high school teacher was $25,000. I also believe this parental involvement is out of desperation to involve parents who wouldn't care about their children's education otherwise. Many parents believe it's the schools job to educate and the parent's to discipline. I believe the foundation is created by schools and the rest filled in by parents on a daily interaction with their children. So I understand the motive but the reality is the parents who are already involved are frustrated and the ones that aren't are irritated and still not involved. So this rarely accomplishes anything. And as a last thought, being a parent is about teaching our children.
2006-09-07 14:15:47 · answer #2 · answered by feeble 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Im both a teacher and a parent. I have to say that its very important for kids to have the parents involved in school activities and homework even though I know its a pain sometimes because lets face it were tired as hell when we get home and would just like to take care of other things or relax a little. Trust me I feel it too but I just keep thinking that if I dont show an interest in what the kids are doing , how can I expect my kids to want to be involved in what they are doing there either. Does my head in too at times but I believe in what I just said .
2006-09-07 14:06:46 · answer #3 · answered by D K 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
First off, I don't know any teachers that make $80,000 a year.
Secondly, I'm a teacher. I don't assign gobs of homework, except to students in my chemistry and physics classes.
Thirdly, I'm a parent. I always made my own kids accomplish their own work. Even when they were in first grade. I was there to help, but it's THEIR homework.
My daughter has a 4.0 and is valedictorian of her junior class. My kids don't need my help with their homework any more, except for rare occasions. YOU are the one that created this monster, lady. If you had made your kids learn the value of responsibility early on you wouldn't be in this mess now. Don't blame the teachers for you being a sucker.
2006-09-07 14:13:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
$80,000 per year?! Where are you lady? I'd love to take even a subbing job there!
But seriously, I know you're tired, but when you do homework with your kids it sends the message that school and learning is important. Yes, we all know that you're not a teacher, but some elementary level studies should be easy for you to help out with. If you didn't want to have a child, you shouldn't have taken the job.
2006-09-07 14:09:18 · answer #5 · answered by adphllps 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am currently a sophomore in college, and would like to say that having my mom help with my homework when I was younger is a huge part of my being here. My schooling costs about $32,000 a year, and I here on full scholarship due to my grades.
When I was a child, it was just my mom and I. She worked full time at a job that didn't pay terribly well, yet she found time to help me with homework. Through her support I was encouraged to do my best in school, and have always been in the top of my class because of it.
I currently help kids at my church, and have also been able to see the difference in their motivation in school just by having somone there to support them. They have even begun calling me mom and contacting me at collge to get help.
I just want to encourage you to take the time to help your kids out, as stressful as it may be. It could be the determining factor in their determination to do well. I hope this was an encouragement to you! Best of luck!
2006-09-07 14:45:20 · answer #6 · answered by drumchica 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am a teacher, and homework is not assigned for you to do it for them. The child should do the homework, and then you should check it. If your child is unable to do the assignment without your help, you might want to consider getting a tutor for him/her. I know that my students are all able to do their homework without their parents' assistance, as we go over the content of the assignment in class. The homework is just a tool to reinforce what has already been taught. Also, part of your job as a parent is to help your children, and I would hope that assisting in their learning would be important to you.
2006-09-13 07:39:21 · answer #7 · answered by Amanda 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
amen , sister ! i have had the same problem myself . and yeah I'm fed up with it and if you complain they make you feel like you don't get involved enough . i work a full time job and its hard enough to just keep the house work caught up and the boys fed well , i had expected my kids teachers to be understanding of my situation , but it was the opposite . i feel like I'm disrespected for being out of the home .
2006-09-07 14:06:31 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
yea, teachers teach and parents work at a job
2006-09-07 14:41:05 · answer #9 · answered by LiTlE mIsSy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when you help your children with their homework, you show them that you care. you show them, that you are interested in what they are doing, and how they are doing in school.
it gives your child a lot of confidence, and lets them know that homework is important. it makes them want to do better in school, to make you proud.
helping with homework is not for the benefit of the teachers, it's for your child.
2006-09-07 14:17:54 · answer #10 · answered by lilou 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋