Homework has Changed

Mon, Wed and Friday this week are school days.

Tues and Thurs at home days with additional work to be done.

Tues I receive a text from T telling me that he:

a) does not understand the homework

b) cannot email his teacher as he did not have his Chromebook.

I wanted to know where the Chromebook was.

He had left it at home and I saw him leave without it.

Responded with he is a big boy and I am not responsible for ensuring he has what he needs.

I got back a grumpy I know but I can’t do this.

Told him that we would look at it when he arrived home.

As I was not working Wednesday I could stay up and help with the homework.

He arrives home and hauls out his red folder.

First up: Patterns (Math)

There is a pyramid with numbers in the bottom corners/blanks and one must figure out the numbers.

I admit I looked over it for about 30 seconds or so before my brain made the connection.

No matter what way I explained it T could not understand what I was doing.

Finally though I think that he understood.

Main problem he had: No one said it was math mom!

I chuckled a little and told him this was something we would have to work on.

Next Up: Root Words (ELA)

He was given roots i.e. graph/gram and had to find the words or the meaning.

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I asked if he was suppose to be looking up the root meanings?

IDK is the most common line of response.

As we are going along he is beginning to understand.

Each answer must contain the ‘root’ word.

We get to -dict-

I cannot remember the first word but the meaning of the second word:

To say or command something forcefully.

First word to pop into my head: Edict

T looks at me as if I am making up words.

I told him that his teacher was going to know that I was helping him with his homework.

T laughed and said she should be able to figure out that I helped him with everything.

We did get through all 4 pages of work and were thrilled until T turned to the last page.

He was suppose to write a paper or something on the quote:

No one has the power to destroy your dreams unless you give it to them.

Agree/Disagree.

T says he disagrees but what did I think?

I said I agree.

He said so do I then.

I asked why?

He said I am just going to pretend that I did not see this page.

I could not fault him with that one.

It was 10:30 and I was not about to read and edit his work.

Told him he could do it in the morning.

Needless to say the paper did not get written yesterday a.m. before school.

Whether he has written it or not I am unsure.

I will have to assume I will either receive an email if he has not or he has done so and I can forget about it.

I am not sure about this additional task to add to my day.

I work 40 hours a week.

I am mom 24/7.

I am a chauffeur.

Chief Cook & Bottle Washer.

Maid service.

Cheerleader.

And now…..teacher.

One thing though as teacher I am not going to include learning on my own behalf.

If the ‘new’ math does not work for me I will be using ‘old’ math.

You know the one that was around for hundreds of years.

That no one had any issue with until-well-could someone please explain to me what the hell the point of new math is?

T does math in his head.

Like his mother.

Like his father.

We do not show our work with words.

We do show our work with numbers.

If the answer is the same who the heck cares how you got there as long as you got there.

Math is hard enough as it is why make it harder?

Have a totally awesome Thursday lovies.

©Nov. 19/20

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