Our family’s story, and many more like it, occur every day in the lives of our children, from elementary through high school. The truth? Sarah’s team won because of her father’s talent and resourcefulness, not because she and her teammates learned important processes like planning, designing, experimenting, and problem-solving. Our daughter’s team won the race, and we were all excited. At least 20 homemade chariots lined the school playing field as students dressed in Roman togas took their places and proud parents cheered from the sidelines. Sarah had an advantage over her classmates-her father was an architect with great design ideas. So, we came together as a family to build the best chariot possible. Like most parents, we wanted to help our daughter in her quest to succeed. It was a fun school project, and one that had the potential to help Sarah learn resourcefulness-the ability to find and use available resources to achieve goals. Sarah’s goal was to build the best chariot so she and her team could win the competition. When our daughter Sarah was in 7 th grade, her Latin Class held student chariot races-reenacting a sport that began in ancient Greece.
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