Originally Posted by Dbat
Fortunately the teacher was cool about it being a total waste of everyone's time, and we just apologized for not having realized what was going on, ...
You apologized to the teacher because the teacher wasted everyone's time? crazy I don't get it.

Originally Posted by Dbat
However, we did notice last year at the presentation that there was a very evident and wide distribution of parent involvement ...
Perhaps they should have a declaration about the level of parent involvement, otherwise (if it is a contest, then) it is unfair to the kids who really do it themselves.

Originally Posted by Dbat
But I'm glad it worked out. And I'm impressed that you were trying to help the kids figure it out and also get it to work correctly! Good for all of you smile
Okay, I'm totally confused. I guess I don't understand the concept of these Science Fairs. It seems that anything goes.