my kid ratted me out to her teacher

[SandEagle]

well she was assigned a homework where she's supposed to collect data by asking adults certain questions. i told her to just make up some answers and turn it in, no one's going to check.

today, she turned it in, but then decided to ask the teacher for a new homework paper. teacher asked why. she said 'my dad told me to make up the answers and i did and i don't feel right about that'. wtf? now the teacher is going to think i'm such a loser. wonder how i'm going to look her straight in the eyes on parent teacher conference night

/FML

 

[sixone]

Why on earth would you do that? Do you send her to school to learn, or is it just free babysitting?

 

[BoomerD]

well she was assigned a homework where she's supposed to collect data by asking adults certain questions. i told her to just make up some answers and turn it in, no one's going to check.

today, she turned it in, but then decided to ask the teacher for a new homework paper. teacher asked why. she said 'my dad told me to make up the answers and i did and i don't feel right about that'. wtf? now the teacher is going to think i'm such a loser. wonder how i'm going to look her straight in the eyes on parent teacher conference night

/FML

Well...at least she'll have the same opinion of you that ATOT already has...

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

Learn from your kid.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Tell the teach that you were just trying to foster some creativity in her.

 

[Howard]

you don't have kids

 

[SandEagle]

you don't have kids

my oldest is almost 11. she got me in trouble last year with this, same teacher.
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2189506

 

[Away]

Good for her.

 

[midwestfisherman]

my oldest is almost 11. she got me in trouble last year with this, same teacher.
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2189506

So you didn't learn your lesson the first time? Loser dad!

 

[Rage187]

An exchange i had with my 5 year old when I saw her picking her nose.


Me: Madison, I don't want to see you picking your nose.
Daughter: well, don't look at me.


Touché

 

[sixone]

Your daughter should be rewarded for asking for a new assignment, and for feeling bad about faking the homework.

I hope you'll reward her behavior, instead of punishing her for "ratting you out". You should be punished.

I think you should clean her room once a week for a month.

 

[Howard]

my oldest is almost 11. she got me in trouble last year with this, same teacher.
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2189506

How is this proof you have kids?

 

[Aluvus]

i told her to just make up some answers and turn it in, no one's going to check.

As someone without kids I am normally extremely hesitant to say this. But you are a bad parent.

 

[Joseph F]

Good for her.

Indeed.

 

[Ronstang]

You should be proud of your kid. You can't teach them to have a conscience. You got lucky.

 

[PieIsAwesome]

Sounds like something I would do. I remember having an assignment for an English class where I was supposed to go somewhere, observe, and write about it using what we went over in class. I just made it all up. Got an A. Same thing with interview assignments.

I don't see the issue in my case. The only person being screwed over by my actions is myself, and I don't mind. But you are teaching bad things to your daughter. You are a terrible father and a terrible person. You are not supposed to teach them to BS their way through things until they are older.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

You should be proud of your kid. You can't teach them to have a conscience. You got lucky.

Most kids do have a conscience. It's the ones who don't you have to keep a firm grip on and a sharp eye.

 

[LikeLinus]

my oldest is almost 11. she got me in trouble last year with this, same teacher.
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2189506

So, I'm confused. Why does your "daughter" have an art teacher one year, but then the next year the child has the exact same teacher, again, that is now asking her to "collect data by asking adults certain questions" (interesting art project by the way). Do you seriously think we're stupid enough to buy your bullshit? Please don't bother with further stories or excuses.


Edit: That original post was on 9-04-11. This post is 05-15-12. That is the same school year.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

Consequences will never be the same!

 

[SandEagle]

So, I'm confused. Why does your "daughter" have an art teacher one year, but then the next year the child has the exact same teacher, again, that is now asking her to "collect data by asking adults certain questions" (interesting art project by the way). Do you seriously think we're stupid enough to buy your bullshit? Please don't bother with further stories or excuses.


Edit: That original post was on 9-04-11. This post is 05-15-12. That is the SAME SCHOOL YEAR.

yeah and? my bad i don't keep track of all her teachers. i thought it was the same teacher, but maybe not. suck it. why would anyone make something like this up? i have better things to do

btw, i didn't reward her for her good behavior. i told her getting daddy in trouble is wrong. anyway, i think sixone is right. i will straighten things out and tell her that she did good, even though honestly isn't always the best answer.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Sounds like something I would do. I remember having an assignment for an English class where I was supposed to go somewhere, observe, and write about it using what we went over in class. I just made it all up. Got an A. Same thing with interview assignments.

lol, reminds me of getting an assignment to write about a friend who was a minority. I have no friends let alone non-Aryan ones, so I made up a few pages about my Korean friend Kim Nguyen who loves Starcraft and kimchi. Got an A.

 

[Fayd]

So, I'm confused. Why does your "daughter" have an art teacher one year, but then the next year the child has the exact same teacher, again, that is now asking her to "collect data by asking adults certain questions" (interesting art project by the way). Do you seriously think we're stupid enough to buy your bullshit? Please don't bother with further stories or excuses.


Edit: That original post was on 9-04-11. This post is 05-15-12. That is the same school year.

in elementary school it's common to have 1-3 art, 1-3 music, a few gym teachers for the whole school. (depending on how many students your school has.)

while the primary/homeroom teachers would change depending on the grade, the art/music teacher would remain the same. at least that's how it was for me.

 

[LikeLinus]

yeah and? my bad i don't keep track of all her teachers. i thought it was the same teacher, but maybe not. suck it. why would anyone make something like this up? i have better things to do

btw, i didn't reward her for her good behavior. i told her getting daddy in trouble is wrong. anyway, i think sixone is right. i will straighten things out and tell her that she did good, even though honestly isn't always the best answer.

I have a feeling it's reality that you don't keep track of.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

I have a feeling it's reality that you don't keep track of.

That's what kids are for.

 

[PieIsAwesome]

lol, reminds me of getting an assignment to write about a friend who was a minority. I have no friends let alone non-Aryan ones, so I made up a few pages about my Korean friend Kim Nguyen who loves Starcraft and kimchi. Got an A.

:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup: :awe: