Many children do not often understand the material, which was given in classroom by the teacher. They struggle to do the home assignment by themselves, because they do not know how to do that properly. In this case, parents’ help might be beneficial for students, because it develops their knowledge of the topic. However, some parents think that this tendency may have a negative impact by doing the home task instead of their kids since these students might lose a discipline and motivation to do it by themselves later. Nevertheless, I am of the opinion that the parents’ assistance might have a positive influence at the start of their children’s learning process, even engaging them to carry out the home assignment.
Helping children with the homework is extremely essential in primary school, since they are getting used to the education at the beginning and not all the topics are evident to them. Parents’ explanation is usually more familiar for them than the teachers’ is. Indeed, this tendency is engaging them to the learning process as the topics are beginning to be evident and clear. Parents can sit nearby, give feedbacks, and help organize materials.
Despite the advantages, doing homework with parents has also a negative impact and it depends on how much students have been assisted. Adults might explain the material and help with a few exercises or do it completely instead of their kids. The latter is worse for them as they are not learning and practicing enough to cover the topic with sufficient knowledge of it. The aid in middle or high school is additionally not suitable, because in this period students have to develop their habits and skills of doing things alone. This activity prepares them for adult life, which consists of organizing and managing work and way of living independently.
All in all, I believe that supporting kids from the first to the fifth grade is truly necessary as they build their habits of studying and the process might make the material more understandable. However, parents should act as a guide and motivator rather than do the work for their child.