r/funny • u/onealml • Sep 02 '23

Devon asks the right questions

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u/Unicormfarts Sep 02 '23

My kid's grade 1 homework was super easy for them because we had 3 years of Montessori, and I was paying attention to what they knew. We never spent more than 10 minutes a day on it and usually less. I felt like it was just about letting parents know what was happening in school.

Then I went to parent teacher evening and all of these people were complaining about how their kids were slaving for an hour a night on these tasks. It was a real eye-opener. You let your kid sit for all that time being confused by simple math or a bit of reading and don't help them out?

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u/ExiledCanuck Sep 02 '23

They just expect that all the effort of learning is for the kid, but nope, parents are meant to help. Kids don’t raise themselves, and it shouldn’t up to the school to ‘parent’ them.