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Post by KyLady on Oct 17, 2015 16:39:57 GMT -7
I could have time to do homework, but it would come at the expense of my kids having any free time to play, or having any scheduled activities, both of which I find important to a well rounded development. Homework would cheese me off.
Though to be fair, my kids are probably significantly behind your kids academically. I just don't find that all that important at this age. Academics are important in middle school and more so in high school. Elementary is more for the basics, growing healthy bodies and attitudes, and exposure to piles and piles of new ideas not found easily at home.
At least in my opinion
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Post by ronin on Oct 17, 2015 18:03:37 GMT -7
I feel the same way, Ky. There's plenty of time to stuff their heads with useless facts they'll never need. Let them learn how to play nicely with other kids and not be jackasses, or explore extracurricular talents like art and music.
Right now, my son's first grade class is learning about the Aztecs. Not sure what they think he'll remember about those lessons a week after they're over, but that isn't stopping anyone from teaching it. :/
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Post by noodle on Oct 17, 2015 18:06:55 GMT -7
Agreed Ronin! Smdh.
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Post by mon on Oct 17, 2015 19:18:27 GMT -7
I'm secretly hoping I get to teach fourth grade next year, so I can have Kylee and turn that grade upside down. They have a butt load of homework, and it is ridiculous
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Post by KyLady on Oct 17, 2015 19:48:32 GMT -7
That would be awesome
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Post by kissy on Oct 18, 2015 10:33:41 GMT -7
I agree with you all, I think homework at this age is ridiculous, aside from reading, I think either having them practice reading or reading to them is hella important. I think in the US they are putting so much pressure on the teachers to teach insane curriculums and not enough time to do it in, I feel bad for the teachers. But yeah, I want Ry outside playing, running off the energy, and being creative. It's so awesome to watch him be that way at home with his legos or random shit he finds around the house or in the yard.
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Post by KyLady on Oct 18, 2015 11:20:19 GMT -7
I refuse to either schedule activities or allow them electronics in the 2 hours between when they get home from school and we eat supper. That time is for free play, go outside, build a blanket fort downstairs, make an awesome battleship seadoo with blasters out of Lego, I don't care, but you will not be doing anything structured by adults. Kids NEED time to be bored and figure out how to entertain themselves.
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Post by kissy on Oct 18, 2015 12:03:42 GMT -7
I agree!!
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Post by KyLady on Oct 18, 2015 12:11:21 GMT -7
However after supper almost every evening is filled with some sort of activity, then they come home and go straight to bed. That's why homework would piss me off so much. What do they give up? Winter sports are vital in my mind, there is too long of a period where they can't go outside to play and they need the exercise, and free time is vital for their brains. Schools get several hours a day for academics, also vital, but they don't get to ruin the balance between all the shit kids need by taking over the rest of the day.
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Post by History on Oct 18, 2015 17:27:23 GMT -7
E missed the entire week last week because of pneumonia. I asked for homework on Friday and expected to get a shit load sent home. He had like 6 things. His teacher rocks as far as I'm concerned. She wrote a note and said these are the things I NEED in order to get is grade card out. We will get him caught up as we go on the rest.
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Post by KyLady on Oct 18, 2015 18:05:00 GMT -7
My kids are missing a week and a half for Disney. All Sarah's teacher told her to do is write in her journal every night and Kaleb's teacher said she'd make sure he is ahead enough that he'll be on track when he gets back. But our elementary schools are all about proving you are at grade level as judged by the teacher, they don't even give out marks. You get a 1, 2, or 3. 3 means you're at grade, 2 means you can do the work with assistance and 1 means you don't understand the material.
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Post by ronin on Oct 18, 2015 19:04:24 GMT -7
I like that Ky. My kids' school uses the same sort of a system. 1=Emerging, 2=Developing, 3=Proficient, 4=Excelling. Their individual assignments are not graded as such, but their overall comprehension of their assignments are tracked throughout the year. They also let the kids study with the grades above and below to catch up or stay challenged. The homework is my only real issue with the way that they work with my kids.
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Post by nomorewirehanger on Oct 21, 2015 19:12:05 GMT -7
My kindergarten child has a minimum of handwriting and reading every night, along with not mandatory but highly recommended math practice. First grader has homework every night but Wednesday.
My freshman apparently like never has homework. I doubt that's accurate but he's pulling a/ b average since I fought the school and had him yanked out of his RIDICULOUS hard loaded pre ap schedule that would have made us all miserable.
I'm lucky the first grader is so proficient at reading she literally knocks her mountain of homework out in under and hour with little to no assistance.
Because I'm sitting there with the crying five year old begging her to just write her name pretty for me ONE time.
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