I agree with you on the spelling words, luckystarmom, though I must tell you that I left out a key element of my story: that spelling assignment and the multiplication tables were often the ONLY homework we got. If there was any more, it was a VERY short assignment, like current events. (Cut out an article from the paper and be prepared to talk about it — that sort of thing.)
I’m amazed at the amount of homework some of the younger kids get; my older boy (6th grade) gets FAR less homework than my younger (4th). Should be the other way around, IMO.
Anyway, gotta fly off to church. Happy Mothers Day!
Regards,
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.