Archive for September, 2009

What’s your advice on this one…..?

Posted on Sep 1, 2009 04:46:00 AM

Here we go with the homework obsession.  Last night though, when we were prepping for bed, we were planning our story like we always do.  But, when my son realized he was going to have the read the book himself, he flipped out.  He was crying and begging us to read him the book. 

When I explained that the weekend homework was a reading assignment and he could choose any book he wanted to read for that assignment.  He did not want to read.  He wanted us to read to him.  But, I have to figure out what to do, should I have just lied to the teacher and signed his paperwork saying he did his reading.  Walker would tell her differently I think.

We could make him do the reading another time during the weekend instead of Sunday night but thus far, it doesn’t matter, any reading he has to do extra, he flips out.  He has always loved to be read to and that is no different, he still likes for us to read to him.  And, he doesn’t complain about reading the assignments that he gets as homework assignments.  But anything after that, he wants us to read to him.

So, it’s getting to be an issue with us.  I refuse to cause my son to hate reading just because his dang teacher insists on it.  But I can’t be dishonest and teach my son that it is ok for that to happen either.

So, with that, I ask you…what would you do?