Teaching is not the same as parenting, but parenting is the same as teaching. Explain your answer.
True or False
Teaching is not the same as parenting, but parenting is the same as teaching. Explain your answer.
4 Comments
Anonymous
False to the first part, I mean.
SK
Anonymous
False, because last year I felt that I was playing mother for my llth graders. I was seeing more of them in that daily hour-and-a-half of class time than some of their mothers were, likely. (And they desperately needed mothers.)
SK
KTdid
I would say that the statement is false, my reason being: parenting does include teaching/ modeling/training, particularly when the offspring are young, but it is a broader role that encompasses more than this. Parenting has many stages and continues until the death of the parent or (God forbid) his/her child. There is unconditional love, support and friendship (with all its complexities) throughout the years of parenting adult children, much of which does not involve teaching. So I would not say that “parenting” and “teaching” are synonymous.
You Can Call Me Jane
Personally, I think this statement is true. I think parenting is most effective when there is a secure, intentional, loving, and longer-term bond/relationship between a child and an adult.
On the flip side, I am not a school teacher in a traditional setting (I am a homeschool teacher/parent). Some traditional teachers may feel as if they do take on the role of parent at times. I don’t think I could argue with them.
Real decisive, aren’t I? Interesting question, JJ.