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Schools have made learning a chore. Reading, mathematics, history were all fun subjects through certain years. But when the teachers were worried about test scores, it turned into a box with chairs and a chalk board.
Learning should be fun and exciting. Do we really want to copy the Chinese. That is why our schools have changed so dramatically. Certain people believe we need to teach our kids how to be droans at an early age so they can be competitive in the world market.
If we stopped allowing companies that sell inside the US, to manufacturer outside the US, our country would be better over night.
If American consumers don't have the funs, they can't purchase even the cheaply made products from foreign countries.
Resolution: Help each other, by creating a self reliant system once again. Our country is dependent on many countries for food, petroleum, metals, etc.
My daughter's comments just broke my heart. We're all avid readers in my family and I hate the thought that she doesn't like it because she views it as "homework", not something fun, which is what reading should be!
I am in middle school. I GET WAYYYY TO MUCH HOMEWORK. People wonder why children become obese... they have no time to go outside and play. I am contantly finding myself buried in hours of homewokr a night... What happened to a social life and family time???
I have a 15yo sophomore son who will whine at the amt of work he has, while rarely does he actually spend more than an hour doing his work. He spends a solid 30 mins whining about how long it's going to take him and can't he just go out and skate for a little while to "wind down" after such a "long hard day at school" and so on and so forth. Then when he sits down to DO THE WORK, it's done in a flash. And I'm talking about geometry and biology and french. He gets good grades (all As and Bs) but he's just a whiner. I find this to be common among his friends, as well. And don't think every one of them would blow off all family quality time for a chance to hang out with their pals. They'll be fine, but it's true (in middle and high school) that they do need to learn the structure of independent study. It doesn't come to them magically once they hit college.
(daughter writing ) I go to school in Cary and I am in 4th grade. I get tons of homework and if I forget it at home or didn't do it I have to go to consequence room and make it up. Also, if I forget, my homework folder I had to write two essays, one saying why I need to bring my matierals and the other is why it is important to do my homework and yesterday I had no homework!
It depends on the grade, the school, and the teacher. I have found, even in kindergarten this to be true.
Homework in kindergarten?? Kindergarteners should be finger-painting and taking naps.
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My 5th grader has about an hour's worth each night. My 11th grader, well...some nights she is done in an hour. Some nights she has 3 hours. Last night she didn't get done until almost 10pm, starting at 6pm.
I do wish it was less...one hour or so is fine. 3-4 is excessive, IMO. I am all for preparing my children for the rigors of college studies, but I also want them to enjoy family time and social lives while they are young too.
No kidding. Lord knows the majority of college kids do.
3/4 hrs on a regular basis sounds over the top IMO, but keep in mind some kids just take longer than others, so it's also an oversimplification to say X amount of time is right or wrong. It's not just about being smarter or not either; some just work harder, or have better work habits, ie some will get right to it to get it out of the way while others will stall and whine and sit there staring at the book fighting it, etc.
PS and FYI generally: most people growing up often find school/learning a chore (sometimes there's a topic you really like and it's not so much, but overall...). What kids need to realize and learn is life can be hard and there are many things you have to do that are a "chore" ie that you don't want to do. It's all about paying a price for the payoff (diploma, self-esteem at being smarter and working towards/achieving goals, better job prospects etc etc etc). Welcome to reality. That doesn't change when you get out of school either. yeesh
[quote=joey2000;7868490]Homework in kindergarten?? Kindergarteners should be finger-painting and taking naps.
Oh how I wish this was true. Kindergarteners are learning to read & write and do simple math.
My daughter gets homework every night. Most recently it has been 1 worksheet that is divided into three different sections. She's to do one small section each night (Mon., Tues. & Wed.) Also on Tues, Wed. & Thurs. evenings I have her write the name of a book we read together into her Reading Log. Then Thursday she writes down the 3rd book we read and draws a picture from her favorite book we read in the Reading Log. & Most recently we have been sent home a book or two for her to read to us on Thursday night as well.
I think the homework is fine, but I have heard complaints from others in higher grades that the homework is too much. My daughter gets hers done pretty quickly.
The notion that our children need to be exposed to the rigors of homework now in order to prepare them for a good college is ridiculous. The argument is known as "vertical relevance" (ie, If they're going to need it later, let's give them a big does of it now). The question is: Where are they developmentally? Studies have shown that too much homework, esp. in the lower grades, can negatively impact a child's motivation and interest in learning. Homework should serve to reinforce what has been learned that day in the classroom. In the later middle school years and high school, students should be given long-term assignments that involve critical thinking and teach the importance of time management. There will be periods of heightened stress for these students, but if a young child is overwhelmed by excessive homework and parents are spending the entire evening helping them complete it, then something is wrong.
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I believe any teacher would want to child to read by themselves.
