Posted on 05/10/2008 4:38:17 PM PDT by Clive
The pages to color would be something like color something based on the answer to a math problem.
My son was good at math, but hated to color. He actually didn’t mind the math portion, but it was torture to get him to color after he had done 30 math problems.
The coloring didn’t even have anything to do with math.
Oh, my 8th grader gets less homework than his 5th grade sisters. He can handle having homework. His sisters can’t.
He’s given time in class to finish most of his work. There’s been a few days he’s had a lot of homework, but it’s really inconsistent.
I don’t really mind homework for the middle schoolers and the high schoolers. For one thing, they are old enough to stay at home by themselves and do the work by themselves. They can do their homework while I go to the grocery store or when I run errands.
With the little kids, we are all stuck at home doing homework.
I would only consider homeschooling for my special needs daughter. My other 2 like all the activity at school. My other daughter actually hates the summer because it is not busy enough for her.
I’m also looking at some charter schools that do things differently than the other public schools or private schools in the area. I’ve only read about them on the internet, and I haven’t actually visited them. They are more project based and self paced schools. They sound interesting, but I need to actually see the schools.
I do like that we are starting to see options in schooling. I think every kid is different, and it’s wonderful to start seeing options.
I agree!!!!!!
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I never remember having homework in grade school. I had so little home work in high school, I did it in study hall and never brought a book home in four years. These were college-prep classes in the ‘80s. Still aced SAT’s and graduated top 10 and got into every college I tried for. This trend towards excessive homework is ridiculous and wasteful. It is because the teachers are lazy and vindictive.
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Geepers! I’m jealous...I grew up in North Andover in the ‘80s, and had at least 2 hrs a night in elementary school, up to at least 4 in High School...had a great SAT score but wound up at the University of Georgia anyway. I was ready to trade it in for a social life. ;) Oh well, in my career I worked next to Harvard and RISD grads who were in way more debt than I ever was...
You should make your kids do their homework. Or do you mean the school is sending homework home for the parents as well?
(I do understand your point and am poking fun)
PS - The fact that you complain about the amount of homework proves you are involved enough in your children’s education to know what they are working on and helping them with it. It is more than a lot of parents do.
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