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I was at a fun event, chatting with husband-and-wife doctors, when the guy said, "I have to go. I have to help my sixth grader study for his midterms." Oh my God! Help my sixth grader study for his midterms? I hadn't thought of that! Are people doing that?
So I went home. My sixth grader was watching Nyan Cat videos.
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It's more normal for your 11-year-old kid to watch YouTube videos than to study for midterms. It's hard not to be paranoid that you're not doing enough though when you see other parents doing it.
Posted by: Charlene | January 21, 2012 at 10:10 AM
My 11yo loves Nyan Cat too! And several other more inappropriate YouTube sites. But he and my other son (an eighth grader) are well-rounded, thoughtful, and kind. Those are things that will serve them better in their lives than getting an A on a midterm in 6th grade. Preach on, sister.
Posted by: Becky | January 21, 2012 at 02:53 PM
Is it normal for kids to have midterms in 6th grade? It seems over the top to me.
Posted by: Family Affair | January 23, 2012 at 04:31 PM
Mid-terms in 6th grade?!
Posted by: Kelly | January 24, 2012 at 06:44 PM
My twins are only in second grade so I guess I have a ways to go before I find out what Nyan Cat is all about, but the only abnormal person here is the guy who left the fun event to help his kid study. I feel bad for his kid.
Posted by: Bob in Loudoun | January 27, 2012 at 10:34 AM
Thank you Bob in Loudoun. My thoughts exactly.
Posted by: b in Texas | January 28, 2012 at 01:21 PM
Yeah, but that kid is probably going to go to Harvard Medical School.
Posted by: Charlene | January 29, 2012 at 12:24 PM
Given what my kids are learning now, I doubt I'll be of much help by the time they're in sixth grade anyway!
Posted by: Bob in Loudoun | January 30, 2012 at 08:13 AM
I doubt that the parents were telling the truth. I'm sure they believed it at the exact second they said it because they need to feel superior. They're the ones with the problem, not you.
Posted by: Cavan | February 03, 2012 at 11:00 AM
I would respond but I need to run and coach my son on his third grade "change observation" project. ;-)
Posted by: Red Zone Helicopter parent | February 06, 2012 at 01:25 PM
Come on, the father was just excusing himself.
I'm impressed by the commitment of the physician father to his 6th grader and concurrently to helping develop the capabilities of our future -- our children -- to contribute and to compete in the stiff "the earth is flat" international economic competition. That ALL parents were similarly committed to learning and to helping their children develop their capabilities!
Posted by: Jim Breiling | February 11, 2012 at 06:20 AM