Debate: Whose Work Is Homework?
Should parents help their children with homework? Or do they end up doing more harm than good?

Claim: Parents should help their children with homework
Reason: Children need an adult to help them learn good working habits and help with their frustration.
Warrant 0: strangers wouldn't be able to help your children with homework
Warrant 1: strangers will help your children with homework
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Parents should help their children with homework
Reason: A parent at home can give more individual attention than can a  teacher of a large class.
Warrant 0: individual attention make children comfortable
Warrant 1: individual attention make children uncomfortable
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Parents should help their children with homework
Reason: There is a difference between doing the homework for them, versus helping them understand the principles.
Warrant 0: parents often fully understand the subject matter and can inform their kids
Warrant 1: parents don't often fully understand the subject matter and can misinform their kids
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Parents should help their children with homework
Reason: It can alert them to early signs of learning problems or personal issues they may  have.
Warrant 0: doing it themselves is the best way to see if they have problems working on homework.
Warrant 1: helping them is the best way to see if they have problems working on homework.
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Parents should help their children with homework
Reason: There is a difference between doing the homework for them, versus helping them understand the principles.
Warrant 0: that difference is easily understood by parents
Warrant 1: that difference is so easily blurred and disrespected
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Parents should help their children with homework
Reason: A parent at home can give more individual attention than can a  teacher of a large class.
Warrant 0: people in the real world don't get individualized attention
Warrant 1: people in the real world often get individualized attention
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Parents should help their children with homework
Reason: Children need an adult to help them learn good working habits and help with their frustration.
Warrant 0: children need to learn to deal with their frustrations alone
Warrant 1: children shouldn't deal with their frustrations alone
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Parents should help their children with homework
Reason: When children discuss what they are learning with their parents, it helps to reinforce what they have learned.
Warrant 0: learning is reinforced in the classroom through tests and quizzes there is no need for parents to discuss classwork
Warrant 1: learning is not adequately reinforced in the classroom through tests and quizzes there is a need for parents to discuss classwork
Correct warrant: 1