Homeroom: How Can I Get My Child to Finish Her Work?
The Atlantic Homeroom: How Can I Get My Child to Finish Her Work? She says she’s “done” when she’s not. And when I try to intervene, it ends in tears. ELENA XAUSA Editor’s Note: Every Tuesday, Abby Freireich and Brian Platzer take questions from readers about their kids’ education. Have one? Email them at homeroom@theatlantic.com. Dear Abby and Brian, My seventh grader, Lucy, says that she’s “done” with her homework when she’s not. The tough thing is that she actually seems to believe she has completed her work. She checks it off in her planner, and submits it on the porta...
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