KEYSINTRODUCTION TO HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS & ACTIVITIES KEYS to… Becoming a Safe Driver Purpose of Homework Assignments Teen driving is deeply rooted in the American & Montana culture, but, unfortunately, driving is an even more high-risk activity for teens than it is for adults. The purpose of Parent-Teen Homework Assignments is for families to ensure that teens show the knowledge, skill, & behaviors for safe driving.
ROLE FOR PARENTS: Parents have a very important role to play in encouraging & ensuring safe teen driving. Your influence is stronger, more immediate, & longer-lasting than all other influences. Your role in the Parent-Teen Homework Assignments is to assess your teen’s knowledge, skills, & behaviors related to safe driving. ROLE FOR TEENS: Teens need to fully explain to your parents the concepts & show them the procedures that you have learned in driver education so that your parents can easily follow along. Your role in the Parent-Teen Homework Assignments is to show your parents your knowledge, skills, & behaviors for safe driving. Overview of Homework Assignments Parents & teens need to work together to complete all Parent-Teen Homework Assignments. Completing homework assignments may take some time & energy, but the experience will be worth it & the safety impact will be long-lasting! Set-up for Homework Assignments: There are 5 Parent-Teen Homework Assignments. Each homework assignment has an Information Sheet (in the same format as this Introduction) & an Assignment Sheet that cover two or three safe driving topics & four or five family activities. Completing Homework Assignments: For each of the 5 Parent-Teen Homework Assignments, parents & teens need to: (1) Read over the Information Sheet provided, (2) fully & thoroughly perform the parent-teen activities listed on the Assignment Sheet, & (3) complete & turn in the Assignment Sheet to your driver education class. Each homework assignment will include all the information that parents need to effectively participate in the activities. Grading Homework Assignments: After completing activities, parents will rate teens’ progress on the Assignment Sheet. Grading will be based ONLY on the completion of the activities, not on the actual ratings for teen progress. Thus, all comments, whether they seem good, bad, or indifferent, are welcomed & needed. Such information is important for tracking student progress & providing you with feedback on ways to improve. Remember, patience is not only a virtue, it is necessary! Driving in traffic is very serious business. As your family completes the homework assignments & the required supervised practice required by the state of Montana, remember to REMAIN PATIENT WITH EACH OTHER! This is a new experience for both of parents & teens! |
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