Some schools in the Chicago area are trying to crack down on parent
"help" on big projects, like science fair displays. Science fair
judges say the problem has been becoming greater in recent years.
Competition for college is one theory. But the upshot is that when
parents help kids too much with projects, the kids often don't learn
very much. Instead, kids find it harder to complete smaller
assignments, being unused to work and having not learned to
self-regulate.Another issue is that professional parents with jobs like
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