Why do so many [not all but a lot] of you think your child has too much homework or shouldn't even have homework? Don't you want your child to learn as much as he/she can? My son has it every night and it's done in 15 minutes. That's three pages. He's in third grade. I print up math sheets for him because he needs the pratice. I never ever have to tell him to do his homework. Why do so many parents find homework so wrong?
2007-01-31 05:49:43 · 20 answers · asked by musicpanther67 5 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Grade-Schooler
It's only 15 minutes because he KNOWS to sit down and do it. It's very easy for him that's not his fault. Other kids in his class take longer up to an hour. That's why I give him extra work.
2007-01-31 06:00:34 · update #1
I do have to agree that high schools do give out way too much homework. I remember that myself. It's like the teachers think they are the only ones giving out homework. I guess I'm talking about grade school.
2007-01-31 06:05:29 · update #2
To lae_ed: HOW DARE YOU SAY I will be hated??? Oh yeah, my son is going to whine because he had 15 minutes less of play time??? You are so wrong. I think my child will be happy because [and this might just shock you] HE WILL GO TO A GOOD COLLEGE AND GET A GOOD JOB. You are excatly the parent I am talking about. You whine about your child doing homework then cry because they don't get good grades. No wonder you don't allow emails sent to you because you couldn't handle what I'd say to you if this were in private. MY Child will not hate me, yours on the other hand may hate you because obviously you put no value on education.
As for working all day and then coming home and doing more work? Just what do you think MOTHERHOOD is??? It's work! I don't get to sit down for more than a few minutes until after 9 pm. And a lot of people have to bring work home with them after working all day. But I guess you don't understand that concept.
2007-01-31 10:33:03 · update #3
its probably because their kids need help doing it and they are either to lazy or too (how do i put this nicely?) ignorant to understand it. personaly i kind of like homework i am also taking Latin and love it even though i takes me like and hour. but to answer your question, they are just to easy to push around they are the type of people who dont believe that you shouldn't spank your kids( even controled spanks) because it will give them a "complex," yeah, sure complex my foot.
2007-01-31 06:03:06 · answer #1 · answered by Jadelyn K 1 · 3⤊ 5⤋
I am not against homework, I think it is good for the kids. It is when it comes to high school and they have 3 or 4 pages from six different classes that it bothers me. I graduated about 4 years ago, I remember coming home starting my homework taking a break for dinner at about 6, then back to homework and not being done till 8:30-9. I would get home from school at 4, that is too much. And on days that I had to work, I spent breaks doing homework and then was up till 10:30- 11. And I had to have a job, so it wasn't something to have money to play with, my job was to help pay the bills every month.
2007-01-31 05:59:08 · answer #2 · answered by The Invisible Woman 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
My son has ADHD. He is also in the Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) program. He gets A's in school. His homework should take him 15 -35 minutes. It can take upwards of 3 hours if his medication has worn off. But I make him do it and think he does need the practice.
My daughter get's straight A's. She's in Middle School and the teacher sends home these INSANE word searches. She spends an Hour tracking down one word on a page. She doesn't need to write down a definition, just find the word. Now THAT kind of homework, I have a problem with. Her grades are important to her and even if I tell her not to bother with it, she perseveres and gets it all done.
There is homework that helps you practice, learn and explore things more in depth.
Then there is homework that is just busy work. (Cause some parents complain when there *isn't* any homework being given)
It's the busy work have a problem with.
2007-01-31 06:12:24 · answer #3 · answered by AleksMama 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
My son isn't in school yet, but I've only been out of school (college and everything) for a few years, so I remember all the homework we had.
15 minutes to a half an hour of homework is good.There isn't time in class to finish every workbook page, or to study for a test, so that needs to be done at home. The problem comes in when the kids have two or three hours worth of homework.
They'll have to haul so many books home that they get back problems, and they start to get so burnt out on everything that they end up learning nothing. They might get the work done, but it will be such a fight that none of the information sinks in.
Like I said, some homework is good and necessary, but once you pass up the hour mark every night, then it's getting to be too much.
2007-01-31 06:01:12 · answer #4 · answered by Queen Queso 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't object to homework just the amount expected each night. My son is also in the 3rd grade and has a writing assignment, 2 pages of math ,a comprehension paper and reading for 20 minutes. He also is in a advanced studies IB program so I wouldn't say he has normal 3rd grade work.
My other son on the other hand does do extra workbook work because he has some troubles in class, so I have no problem with giving work where it is needed.
2007-01-31 07:20:03 · answer #5 · answered by Shadow Kat 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Perhaps, parents and teachers need a meeting?
Homework in and of itself is not wrong. That being said, however, I must point out that not everything is age-appropriate. I agree that your third grade child should have homework, at least a little bit, everyday. 15 minutes is about right for his skill-level, because this fosters good working habits.
On the other hand, as we all know that all children learn differently, is it too much to ask that children still have time to play when they get home from school?
I think play is a viable way to learn, but neither parent nor teacher should structure all of it. Children need independent play and giving too much homework does not foster it. I'm sure you are aware that independent play with other children teaches life skills that homework simply can't touch.
So, is there too much homework expected for specific ages/skill-levels? This is something that both the parents and the teachers need to assess on a regular and cooperative basis. Neither is the expert for learning. This needs to be remembered, because its important to the overall health of the child.
2007-01-31 06:12:31 · answer #6 · answered by Hoolia 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I object when the teacher sends home ALOT of homework. It messes up family time. Kids are in school from 8-3, when they are at home, they shouldn't have to do hours of schoolwork there, too. My daughter also does her homework in about 20-30 minutes, but I still think that some (not all) teachers give an unfair amount of homework. I mean, what are they doing at school all day if they have that much homework?
2007-01-31 09:09:09 · answer #7 · answered by Lotus 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In third grade (that was the year my third grade teacher had a baby), for most of the year, we had a substitute that started out making us write our spelling words 3 times each once or twice a week or make us write sentences with them or our vocab words, but then she started giving up on the idea of homework altogether. However, for 2 six weeks, only 2 students got straight a's. In 7th grade, we got homework, but we also got a math teacher that gave us 55 minutes to do 5 problems and the rest of the time as study hall... and I happened to have her 7th period. Now (8th grade), I think this is what really bugs me about homework: Some teachers assign it, don't explain it, don't give any class time to work on it, and then complain when most of the kids don't understand 15 out of the 20 questions.
2007-01-31 08:44:48 · answer #8 · answered by Caroline 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Wait until he is older. You will also see differences in different areas of the country. Stay there and maybe it won't get worse. I moved around a lot as a child and school districts are as different as any other item on earth.
I hated the heavy load given to one of my daughters. The other quit school in the 11th grade not because she was failing the subject but because the homework for her was tedius and she felt she knew the topic (and proved it on test) but the teachers wanted to highlight individual work and they choose homework to do that. NOT all kids are cut out for homework. Teachers should make the class time more interesting and then students would learn more in class and the homework would not be neccessary to begin with.
2007-01-31 06:05:25 · answer #9 · answered by chattanooga chip 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Homeworks are good practice for home and it's also a follow-up measurement of what the child has taken in class. I do agree with homeworks. Lucky you that you got a clever son who finishes homework in 15 mins. Wish we can have all this kind of trait for our children. But what about those who are not clever in doing their homeworks, they definitely spent more time in doing them and understanding what it is. I am not against homework and my girls are clever too. They finishes their work according to how many homeworks they got and sometimes me giving extra work for them too, like reading, spelling, math problem, etc. I just hope many people will understand the value of homework and that they can help their children in achieving good grades.
2007-01-31 06:18:52 · answer #10 · answered by angel 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think homework is a good way for parents to instill what they learn in class. My oldest is in Kindergarten so he still has a small amount of homework to do. I like to sit down and go over his homework with him, and then we have about 20 minutes of reading we have to do every night. Sometimes I fall behind b/c of a full time job and two younger ones (both in diapers) so my plate is full.
But I really think training starts at home and if they do well at what we teach them at home then they will know to do well at school.
2007-01-31 07:51:54 · answer #11 · answered by amyvnsn 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋