I'm thinking of purchasing my sons math journal to help him with math in school because they use the curriculum everyday mathematics which does not have textbooks for kids to bring home and I disagree with this curriculum but it is what it is and he is having trouble so is it wrong for me to purchase the books to help him?
2007-10-26 05:23:55 · 11 answers · asked by shimmyshimmer 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Primary & Secondary Education
yes im just trying to give him extra help but the only thing im afraid of is if he goes to school and memorizes the answers and not even try to work out the problems i guess i'l have to tell him he needs to do the same thing that we do at home in school. and no i'm not allowing him to take this book to school to copy.
2007-10-26 05:39:52 · update #1
he's only in first grade but everyday mathematics don't use alot of algorithms like i was taught which in a way i dont like they use alot of "fun things" i guess
2007-10-26 05:41:24 · update #2
It's not cheating at all...it's teaching him. If they are not teaching him in a way that makes sense to him, it is your right (and responsibility) to do so at home.
You may also want to look into helping him learn the concepts over the summer...something like Math U See may be a really great supplement. I think I know the math program you're talking about, and it's very sketchy on teaching conceptual math. MUS is a homeschool curriculum, but you don't need to be a homeschooler to use it. I have friends who are teachers, whose children are in school, who "afterschool" their kids with things like Math U See because the curriculum in their school doesn't teach to their children's needs.
2007-10-26 06:42:52 · answer #1 · answered by hsmomlovinit 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's not cheating, you're teaching him using the same materials as his school.
From what I've seen no one in public school will get a real education these days unless their parents spend the time to teach them.
I look at what my daughter is taught in a "good" school in a state that supposedly ranks near the top in education and it's pathetic. In fifth grade they're still going over math that I had in second grade in the sixties. They are actually encouraged to count on their fingers! Meanwhile all schoolwork is printed because they aren't supposed to write in cursive yet. This is for fifth graders! She does calligraphy as a hobby, and has been taught cursive at home, but isn't allowed to use it in school.
I won't even go into detail regarding social studies or science, except to say that PC indoctrination seems to have replaced anything based on actual facts.
Get used to it. If you want your child to have an education and can't afford the cost of private school, or the time for full time home schooling, you'll be doing the job yourself in your spare time. If you count on the public education monopoly, your son will end up graduating high school without even a middle school level of education.
2007-10-26 06:21:21 · answer #2 · answered by Mark S 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't think it's cheating because during the summer, my mom got ahold of the math book I would be using when the school year started from my soon-to-be math teacher just so I could get a look at what we'd be doing. I think it got me prepared so I would understand the class better, so what if I had done some of the problems already? Now I could put my skills to the test. I think it's perfectly normal for you to want your son to do better in class and if it helps him then great!
2007-10-26 06:47:52 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
learn prepare that the type one reason pupils who have been doing nicely in complication-unfastened math start to flow downhill in the better grades isn't understanding the multiplication info. It takes a pupil see you later to discover an answer to a multiplication question that as quickly as he finally unearths it, he has forgotten what the unique question has requested. So, 1st learn those info. you ought to use flash enjoying cards or purchase a Cd of multiplication songs. 2d, flow to your nearby library and ask approximately their unfastened tutoring help. Many furnish after college help and almost all furnish unfastened tutors to help adults discover ways to study. those comparable tutors could be drawn to assisting you seize up. Ask your librarian to place out the word and supply a telephone type the place you will nicely be contacted. additionally, colleges are required to swap their math books each 4 or so years. flow to the district and ask in the event that they have copies of the previous books for grades 5, 6, 7 + (or despite the fact that grades you elect to earnings). in the event that they have not got copies, usually any instructor whose been coaching a collectively as could have countless copies you have got or borrow. you additionally can get previous copies from the manufacturers (Scott Foresman, Houghton Mifflin, as an occasion). and then, learn, learn, learn!
2016-11-09 12:47:50 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As long as you are purchasing the books to teach yourself so you can teach him then no, it is not cheating. Your intention seems to give him one-on-one tutoring ... that is wonderful. I don't know how old your son is, but if you are planning to work through the books to teach the cirriculum to yourself, then I would keep them out of reach as he could copy your work and that would be cheating.
It sounds like you are a wonderful mother who is just trying to help your son.
2007-10-26 05:33:08 · answer #5 · answered by littlelins1 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it's not wrong. the best thing is for you to SPEND TIME with him doing the math, helping him learn. go ahead and buy the books, then you can use them together. Your attention and involvement are very important. Make time to sit with him to do his math homework, or check every problem after he finishes it. yup, being a mom is lots of work.
it's not cheating.
2007-10-26 05:32:23 · answer #6 · answered by Sufi 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
not cheating at all as long as you don't just give him the answers and really help him understand the problems and work them out together
2007-10-26 05:32:07 · answer #7 · answered by Cat 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you're actually teaching him instead of just giving him answers, no it's not cheating. that's called home-schooling, but with the benefit of going to school as well.
2007-10-26 05:31:59 · answer #8 · answered by mizzouswm 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is not cheating. It is being an intelligent mother.
He also will be able to obtain free on line tutoring at pathwhelp.com and jiskha.com.
2007-10-26 08:51:03 · answer #9 · answered by DrIG 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Nope. Great idea! The school system's can't even teach 'em to read anymore! Go for it! ;-)=
2007-10-26 05:32:02 · answer #10 · answered by Jcontrols 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋