I love the topic. Congrats on your new baby. We are slightly ahead of you. Our boy is 12 weeks old and is now sleeping through the night. When you get there, it is bliss!!!
Homework is nowhere near my mind right now, but we have him watching Baby Einstein all the time. We believe in this and there is TONS of evidence it works magic. I am hoping to have healthy balance with my son of homework and other activities.
That is, I believe in good academics, but I also believe in being VERY well rounded. I want him learning but not at the expense of "learning how to learn". To be able to fend for himself and teaching him the art of getting things done will be paramount in my teachings.
I also will make sure that the homework is not just filler. If I feel the homework is meaningless junk, then I will do my best to direct him away from this. As a teacher, I know you cringe when you hear this, but not every assignment is a value added one. He will need to learn to do address all assignments given to him as everything we do in life is not value added, but still might need to be done. Just as in life, we should address everything put in front of us, but not every task deserves same amount of attention...
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I love the topic. Congrats on your new baby. We are slightly ahead of you. Our boy is 12 weeks old and is now sleeping through the night. When you get there, it is bliss!!!
Homework is nowhere near my mind right now, but we have him watching Baby Einstein all the time. We believe in this and there is TONS of evidence it works magic. I am hoping to have healthy balance with my son of homework and other activities.
That is, I believe in good academics, but I also believe in being VERY well rounded. I want him learning but not at the expense of "learning how to learn". To be able to fend for himself and teaching him the art of getting things done will be paramount in my teachings.
I also will make sure that the homework is not just filler. If I feel the homework is meaningless junk, then I will do my best to direct him away from this. As a teacher, I know you cringe when you hear this, but not every assignment is a value added one. He will need to learn to do address all assignments given to him as everything we do in life is not value added, but still might need to be done. Just as in life, we should address everything put in front of us, but not every task deserves same amount of attention...