I am just curious if this is the norm or is this extreme. My daughter has 5 pages of 20-30 questions on each page of long division for homework that is due the next day.
2007-01-03 15:32:18 · 29 answers · asked by veaj 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Primary & Secondary Education
Yes, that seems extreme to me, if it is long division. It would be ok if it was simple division.
My daughter is also in 4th grade, and will bring home an average of 20 long division problems per night.
2007-01-03 15:34:58 · answer #1 · answered by bashnick 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
100-150 questions for math homework seems extreme to me. And I'm a former grade 4 teacher. I'm not sure how it could only take 20-30 minutes according to one person answering--she'd have to be able to do 5 questions a minute!
Are you sure about when your daughter got those sheets? And was she perhaps given time during the day to work on it and didn't get as much done as she was expected to? Don't be afraid to give the teacher a call to talk about it--either to find out if there's information your daughter has not passed on to you or in sharing your concerns about the amount of work she's being expected to do.
Unfortunately, it may be "normal" for that teacher or school. Some schools and teachers seem to forget that kids already have a 35-hour week 'job' being at school and are being given way too much over-time work to do. I've known or known about kids who had the 35 hours of school a week plus 3 hours of homework a night (so, 50 hours a week) PLUS an additional at least 2 hours of homework on the weekend, often more. Adults get paid overtime--what are the kids getting except stressed out?
2007-01-03 15:53:52 · answer #2 · answered by glurpy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am a third grade teacher with experience in fourth and I think that this may be a little excessive. Although, before you go bashing the teacher, you may want to look in to it and see what prompted the homework. The class may have been acting up during class and were givin extra homework, or the class may have done horrible on a recent long division test. I know as a teacher, I give homework assignments that may be quite lengthy, but I usually don't grade all the problems. Teachers don't like to grade papers anymore than the students like to do them, but you have to do what you have to do sometimes. I would go talk to the teacher either before or after school (after school is always best) and without being defensive, just ask if assignments like this will be givin regularly or if this was a one time thing. Hope that helps.
2007-01-03 15:41:58 · answer #3 · answered by TexasLiving 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Oh my god yes!!!!!!!! thats like what 100 questions. I couldn't even do long division in 7th grade. And to think that they wouldn't realise that a kid don't have that much of an attention span and most of the time parents do the kids homework. I think you would have a right to complain. I mean if thats just math, they would have english, science and god knows what else on top of sports, and free time, dinner and family commitments. For a 4th grader they shouldn't have more than 1/2 hour homework each night. I think thats fair.
2007-01-03 15:36:47 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
That is way too much. Keep it low otherwise she will rebel and refuse to do anything at all. When I was in 4th grade I only got about 1 page of 20-30 problems, and I thought it was too much. You should talk to your daughter's teacher and principal about lowering it. If you're still not sure, doing what she does, and if it you can judge from there. All work and no play can really ruin a childhood. Trust me.
2007-01-03 15:39:49 · answer #5 · answered by musiclover123 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If it is 5 pages with 20 to 30 questions on each page then yes it is exteamly too much. I would talk to the teacher and see his/hers reasoning behind all the homework for just one nights work. Remind then that home work is to reinforce what they have learned in class and it doesn't take 100 problems for them to remember how to do a problem.
2007-01-03 15:38:23 · answer #6 · answered by tina m 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Personally I feel that's too much for anybody, but math teachers always do this. Another reason why I hated it so much! I guess long division is hard and they want to make sure the kids know it.
Something else that gets me is teachers who don't bother to grade all that homework they give out. Who is it helping, then, if they don't know if they're right or not? That's just BUSY WORK, which is B.S.
2007-01-03 15:45:42 · answer #7 · answered by chelleedub 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It seems like a lot. I guess it depends on the type of math and the student. Unfortunately these days there are so many families that either both parents have to work or the child lives in a single parent home and the parents arent able to help with homework like they could years ago. Times have changed and its unfortunate for our kids but that is the way it is. If the child is struggling you might have a nice conversation with his or her teacher and let her know your concerns. She might be willing to work with you. I wouldn't approach it in an angry or accusing way or you may not get anything accomplished. Good luck.
2007-01-03 15:41:05 · answer #8 · answered by E 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like a lot to me.. When I took college algebra I only had 30 questions a night! I don't see how a 4th grader could do all that work and be in bed by 9 o clock.
2007-01-03 15:35:28 · answer #9 · answered by maggielynn 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
wow, sounds like a plan to me. I remember doing something similar to this while in 5th grade, also might want to double check if she has to do every single one or just the odds or evens or if only just 1 page is due. It is possible for a 4th grader to do so many however especially if they are are easy division problems, also i recommend giving her a reward for it when she is done
2007-01-03 15:44:08 · answer #10 · answered by Randy Z 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋