I was startled by how strongly I disagree with this.
Over the past few weeks my son has come back from grade 3 with a social studies project in which he was to study trees near our home. This project needed our assistance in order to complete. (Actually my wife is the one who really spent most of the time with him!) Hours were spent outside doing tree bark rubbings, explaining what the project meant, helping find a library book, and more.
What a powerful learning experience! Parent and child working closely together to learn. What an example for our son to see mom and dad engaged and interested in his learning. How important it is for him to be engaged with his parents in education. The biggest role models he has working with him to learn.
Parents are the most powerful influence on their children. They should be closely involved with their child's education.
I would argue that some assignments should involve and even require parent involvement to understand and/or to complete.
Doing that wisely is another story.
