enjoy school? I don't want him to give up so quickly.
2007-11-16 06:39:22 · 14 answers · asked by TwinD 3 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
My son is in prekindergarten and they give homework on Mondays and return on Friday.
2007-11-16 07:33:23 · update #1
I just wanted to add that my son attend an elementary school that has a pre-k program. We live in Houston, Texas.
2007-11-16 08:35:21 · update #2
Do you people even have preschoolers (the ones objecting to homework)? GET REAL. The homework is simple and is prepping them for kindergarten. My daughter started preschool in August and the amount of things she has learned in 3 months is absolutely amazing to me.
Back to the question... try making a game out of homework, and always encourage. If the child senses you are getting frustrated, they will too. I always sit down with my daughter when new material is brought home for homework. I also notice she does better when her step dad works with her versus when I work with her. I guess he knows how to make it more fun. now she comes home and does the work herself..... The more time we spend with her the more she wants to learn
2007-11-16 07:13:34 · answer #1 · answered by lilLuv_2001 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It is really odd that your pre-schooler is getting homework. I have never heard of that before!!!! Poor kid! But, you gotta make the best of what it is, right. The most important thing is to not make him hate homework and school from the get go. Make it fun, join him, give him some sort of treat (sticker, M&M's, his choice of dinner, a small toy) at the end of the week if he does all his homework w/o frustrations. This is what we did with my younger brother and sister when they were in elementary school to set them up with good study habits. The treats were small and they were never payed for good grades . But like I said, pre-school is too young to start doing homework. Their attention span is not that big and the added pressure of work is detremental to some that can't handle it.
I don't get this idea of speeding up academics and those parents that think they are helping their children get a leg up on college competitors. Not a single person in my family did homework before elementary school and I come from a family of doctors, lawyers, professors, and very talented musicians. Homework is busy work, you can do page after page of math, writing, science, etc.... but if you don't have it in your brain you will never have it, no matter how hard you try.
2007-11-16 07:24:06 · answer #2 · answered by mlcg2001 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Find another preschool if you can afford it. Children that age need a program that is about learning how to get along with others, exploring the world with all their senses, and enlarging their world with new experiences. Homework should not be part of it. If you can get other parents involved ask for a meeting with the teacher. I'm willing to bet there are other parents having the same problem. Do not make him do it. Offer him the chance to sit with you and try if he wants but do not push it. Make sure there is no punishment for not doing it.
2007-11-16 08:44:07 · answer #3 · answered by EC Expert 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i agree preschoolers should definitely not have homework and that you might consider a different school. there's research that "academic" preschools (which would probably include those giving homework) tend not to give any long-term academic advantage to kids over kids who go to play-based preschools. in fact, there are some disadvantages to academic preschools -- the kids show less creativity, for example. See this study, for example ... I know I've seen references to others but can't find them quickly online. http://www.leaonline.com/doi/abs/10.1207/s15566935eed0106_1
of course that's not to say that preschoolers can't learn stuff ... but it's much better if it's in a spirit of play and discovery, not tracing letters on a worksheet....
2007-11-16 09:28:30 · answer #4 · answered by ... 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would ask why a preschooler is being assigned homework in the first place. That seems extreme. And you're right to be concerned because if he develops an adversion to school before he even STARTS school, the problem is going to be a big one.
Talk to his teachers or change preschool if at all possible.
2007-11-16 06:44:14 · answer #5 · answered by Karsten S 3 · 4⤊ 1⤋
I think I have said this a bazillion times today. Mamas, please listen to your child! If your child is telling you they are not READY for something, please believe them. Don't push them into something they are not ready for yet
Only one of my children has been in preschool, but he never had homework. That is so weird. I would ask around and see if this is the norm for preschools in your area. And I would talk with your caregiver and tell her that your child is just not ready for sit down school work. My oldest child STILL won't sit down and do that sort of thing and he is 9. We homeschool though, so it makes life much different than school outside the home.
Good luck!
2007-11-16 07:41:01 · answer #6 · answered by apmama2four 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd think about finding a different preschool. Preschoolers learn naturally, through play. Traditional, formal 'lessons' (and homework!) at this age do more harm than good.
2007-11-16 07:05:58 · answer #7 · answered by daa 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Reword his homework and make a game out of it. Preschool is too young to sit and take things seriously.
2007-11-16 06:43:57 · answer #8 · answered by redplumbbabythumb 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
whatever subject it is ...just look up a couple of games for each subject and play the games and as ur playing throw in a couple of his homework problems.then without him even knowing it he is doing his homework....
2007-11-16 20:47:24 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Disgusting. The idea for preschool is to acclimate them to the idea of school, and hopefully make them like school so they approach it with the right frame of mind. Homework in preschool? WTF do they think they are at that school?
I'd protest, and don't make him do it. It's not real school yet, anyway.
2007-11-16 06:43:45 · answer #10 · answered by suzanne g 6 · 5⤊ 1⤋