Re: I have a situation that I need help with


"Sue" <sburke9368@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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"Welches" <debbie.welchNO@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message > To be
honest I don't think I'd have changed any wording without discussing
it with my child first.

The usual situation would have been having her right beside me while I did
this, but she had put this project off, first working on it a week and
getting most of it done and then procrastinating until last night to do
the finishing touches and start memorizing it and practicing it out loud.
It was my offer to type the report as a matter of fact, I was incorrect
with that part of the detail. She had started typing it herself and it was
dinner time and I told her that I would type it because it would take me
less time, which she didn't believe and made a huge fuss over me typing
it.

Okay that sounds much more what I can see you doing. It didn't sound like
you really just doing it for no reason. I was a bit puzzled by that.
I agree with your final conclusion (answer to Jeff below) I don't think a
treat is in order, but an apology is probably reasonable. She'll probably be
more reasonable too if the project was received well at school :-)
Debbie

From the child's point of view she may be worried that if she says things
that are different from the text then she will be told she hasn't learnt
it properly or that the teacher will look at it and say that she must
have got someone to do it because it's not her work so has "cheated". I
know that if I asked my parents for help and they suggested a way of
writing something (I can remember this happening on conclusions for
science experiements particularly) I always would take what they'd
written and put it in my own words as I was afraid that it would be
picked up that I hadn't written it on my own and their way of expressing
something was very different from mine.

Debbie

Thanks. You are probably right about her being worried. I know she was;
however, part of it was because she put the project off until the last
minute.

Sue



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