"He copied my AIM too …"!!!!!

@Sreekala (34312)
India
September 9, 2017 5:49am CST
Dear friends, My younger one is in 5th grade, two days ago one of his classmate’s father called up and requested to my hubby that provide our son’s moral science book to his son. He added, his son can’t understand what has to be done in his copy. May be the instructions from teacher is not clear to him. Actually the notes was completed by children themselves (teacher given the topics only) and they are on ‘good habits’, ‘good eating habits’ then they should write about their Life AIM. I told hubby, children should write it by themselves. Our son asked suggestions from me after writing by his own. My hubby is so broadminded and told that just give the book to them. The book has given and returned the same by next day. But my son was not happy on reaching back home, I asked what happened, he told me, the other boy not only copied his works but his AIM also. He plays football in school and he wrote about his wish on becoming a foot ball player. The other boy copied the same even though that boy never plays ‘football’. He is worrying when he writes the same in exam (which is coming the last week of September) teacher may think that ‘some one copied the content’ and teacher does not have any idea who used the book for copy. I pacified him, there is nothing to worry you can change the structure of sentences and write in a different manner. He becomes relieved after changing the whole matter in a different way. I think parents should encourage their children to write by their own. What do you think?
11 people like this
10 responses
@vandana7 (99013)
• India
9 Sep 17
Yes, children should be original. That copying thing is plain wrong. What sort of training is that!!!
4 people like this
@Sreekala (34312)
• India
9 Sep 17
They have a subject on 'Moral' which is included the good habits like how to show respect to to elders, how to show the concern to a needy, how to care younger person, how to make good eating habits, how to make our environment clean.. etc. The teacher is giving some instructions alone and they have to make their own notes. She won't check it what they wrote in copy but children should write the same in exam and marks will be given accordingly.
4 people like this
@vsai2008 (11796)
• India
16 Sep 17
The parent should at least check what the homework is about before asking help from other parents. I guess he didn't have time and see what happened LOL
2 people like this
@Sreekala (34312)
• India
19 Sep 17
They do not understand what has to be done, the child failed to communicate what has to be done, that may be the reason he called up.
2 people like this
@Sreekala (34312)
• India
20 Sep 17
@vsai2008 His father said that way, they can't understand what has to be done. I don't know whether the child is failing to communicate it properly.
2 people like this
@vsai2008 (11796)
• India
19 Sep 17
@Sreekala What is there to not to understand? I guess the parents didnt put enough effort
1 person likes this
@Jotomy (6322)
• India
11 Sep 17
oh he copied his work as well AIM also haahaaa too intelligent kids now a days.
2 people like this
@Sreekala (34312)
• India
11 Sep 17
That was an easy way for completing his 'home works'
1 person likes this
@prashu228 (37525)
• India
9 Sep 17
Haha..lol. the boys father , should tell him ,all those topics should be written by him and not to be copied..he himself seems lazy . Copied AIM also , that means the boy didn't even go through what he is copying.. blindly wrote what ever he saw... Glad matter got sorted out and your son is happy..
2 people like this
@Sreekala (34312)
• India
11 Sep 17
Yes, it seems his parents are lazy to check what their son's activity. They are just happy as they got the copy book of other boy. He was upset but with my suggestions he become happy.
1 person likes this
• Trinidad And Tobago
30 Jan 18
Yes absolutely. I think your son is learning the correct foundation to lesson and life. As an original writer he will be able to modify and rewrite his own script. I think both you and your husband have the right approach. The other boy's father parenting is not correct. He is teaching his son it is okay to steal someone else work. You can see that parent is not investing time in his child and later he'll wonder why his child don't have the correct value. Parents are first teachers!
2 people like this
@Sreekala (34312)
• India
31 Jan 18
I asked to my son about it, he told me, his father told my son to help his son for studies. His father himself approached my son for his notebook in another occasion as some other class mates refused to provide the book. What I felt the parents unable to help the child. Anyway I advised him to provide the book if he asks further.
1 person likes this
@YrNemo (20261)
9 Sep 17
guess the other man had no clue how to tutor his own son. Some parents are not lucky in having a good education when they were younger. At least the guy tried his best to help his son, even though his way was terribly awkward. (I have acquaintances like that so I know.)
2 people like this
@Sreekala (34312)
• India
11 Sep 17
You are right, may be he don't want to use his brain so sought help from outside. Else his son failed to communicate to him what his teacher instructed.
2 people like this
@Sreekala (34312)
• India
12 Sep 17
@YrNemo I agree still they can encourage their children to write about the 'aim' by their own.
2 people like this
@YrNemo (20261)
11 Sep 17
@Sreekala Some adults are frozen with fear when it comes to helping their children with their homework... (They don't feel confident enough!)
2 people like this
@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
11 Sep 17
Yes, the children should write on their own so they will learn and will not be dependent on anyone. All the parents should do is to guide them while doing the writing
1 person likes this
@Sreekala (34312)
• India
12 Sep 17
Little bit of guidance is enough to encourage children to do the works by their own.
2 people like this
• Philippines
16 Sep 17
Well, if you have no time to be creative on their work, then I guess changing a few words won't hurt. Just don't make it a habit.
1 person likes this
@Sreekala (34312)
• India
16 Sep 17
Actually he wrote about his aim by himself. But his classmate who borrowed his book for finishing some works, copied the same content of "AIM" from his copy book. They supposed to write this in exam, if he and his class mate write the same content in exam, teacher may get confuse. So I helped him to change the structure of his sentence for the sake of his exam. (I can't do anything with his class mate)
1 person likes this
@Sreekala (34312)
• India
5 Feb 18
@Letranknight2015 Yes, otherwise it would be a problem.
1 person likes this
• Philippines
5 Feb 18
@Sreekala At least you helped him or he could get disqualified or something.
1 person likes this
@cahaya1983 (11120)
• Malaysia
20 Dec 17
I'm not against the idea of helping out someone with homework and assignments, but copying it directly from someone is just wrong. If the boy just needed help with understanding the instructions he should not have copied your son's work completely.
@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
30 Sep 17
I believe the parent of the other child was wrong. He should have explained the assignment to his own child, not ask that his son be allowed to borrow your son's book. Am I misunderstanding something here? Why would your son's book be different than the book purchased for his son?
1 person likes this
@Sreekala (34312)
• India
3 Oct 17
He asked the 'note book' not the text book. Child supposed to do the work by his/her own. Teacher given instructions and asked to do the same at home. So my child completed his work by his own in his copy book. The other child could not understand what he supposed to do in book. So his father called up and requested to provide the book of my child.
2 people like this
@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
4 Oct 17
@Sreekala Oh, I see... The other parent was wrong. He could have just as easily called the teacher to find out what his son needed to do. SMH!