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What Does A Good Parent Versus A Bad Parent?

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Analyze the problem scenario that you have chosen, and organize your analysis into sections that correlate to each step in the selected problem solving strategy. The scenario is a child has come home with a school project and he or she is excited and has begun to work on the assignment by starting research and collecting materials. The goal is to encourage the child to develop responsibility for his/her own learning. In the scenario it was also noticed that another parent in the store who had bought $30 worth of materials, taken the day off and was putting the project together for their child. In Einstein’s article “Einstein’s Secret to Amazing Problem Solving” he outlines ten steps to help clearly define the problem and then being able to reach a logical solution. After analyzing, the problem and being able to rephrase the problem addressed the biggest concern, which is “What does a good parent versus a bad parent look like in this situation? This led to the next step of “exposing and challenging assumptions” The assumption the parent was better because they did all the work led to understanding it is possible they are not the better parent because the child learns nothing about responsibility. It is possible the child will also have the feeling the parent has no faith in their abilities to complete the project. Second assumption was because the parent was doing all the work they were doing a better job of supporting their child. By exposing and challenging these

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