Since English was a second language to them, they did not help me with my homework when I was in elementary school.
My older sister and my teachers did most of the teaching.
What about you?
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My parents don't speak English either, at least not enough to help with school work. I'm the oldest so I didn't have older siblings to help either. My mom did make me memorize the multiplication table in Chinese shortly after starting kindergarten so I guess she helped with that.
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I was homeschooled so yes lol
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My mom helped us through 4th grade or so!
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My parents couldn't help too much with English since it was their second language but they helped a lot with math.
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English was also not their first language so they could only help up until 3rd grade or so. And then I took Mandarin in high school so they helped with that.
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@BoogieBea: That chinese multiplication table was my best friend in school! 25 years after I learned it, I still remember it!
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I didn't have homework in elementary school.
But once I hit middle school (and on up through high school) my dad always helped me with math, until I got to pre-calc and AP calc and he couldn't help me anymore! My mom would proofread things like essays and papers. She also quizzed me / helped me study for tests. Very helpful, my parents.
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My parents checked my work and made me redo wrong problems until middle school. I think it was helpful.
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my parents didn't help me out either. i definitely want to be there to help my kids if they have questions.
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My dad did all the way up to college for some of my accounting classes.
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We went to french school and my parents don't speak french so they didn't help much. They did the best they could when we asked. Often I would read the questions to them in english, they would help, and I would write the answer in french.
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My Mom helped me whenever I needed help - all the way through High School. Most of the time I needed help just calming down enough to pay attention to the problem and realize I actually could figure it out on my own.
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Like many of you, English was not my parents' first language either. I learned to be resourceful and got phone numbers of all of the smart people in class, and then I would call them for help!
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I never thought about how hard it would be for parents that didn't speak the same language for homework.
I never had help with homework, my mom was a firm believer that we had to figure it out. I could always go with questions, but she never sat down and did HW w/ me.My younger brother though... he got a little more help, but I think he needed it more. She also typed all of his papers through high school and still fills out his paperwork for work. I fuss at her all the time b/c she never did that kind of stuff for me
Ohhhh to be the baby in the house!
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Yes, until I got to jr. high school and then I was on my own as they couldn't remember the harder stuff. I was lucky and didn't need it, and then I helped my younger sister when she hit it since school came easier to me than her.
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My parents were really helpful. I mean, they never just fed us answers, but my mom would help me with math and would proofread my papers, and my dad would help me with history / social studies, things like that.
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My parents helped out a lot. My mom would help with the creative stuff and my dad would always help with the math and science stuff. I actually smile when I think back on the times when my dad would help me out and I hope to have that kind of impact on DD.
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My parents went to an English university, but English is not their primary language. I stopped asking my dad for help with hw in 3rd grade, after he gave me an algebra lecture (!) after I asked for help with a math assignment. Mom helped more by making us sit down to do hw, but not with the actual work.
Ohhhh to be the baby in the house!
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