tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post5516371997844325688..comments2024-03-26T00:14:00.509-07:00Comments on Crunchy Chicken: Homework: help or hassle?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger65125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-53372535021476673272009-02-07T04:00:00.000-08:002009-02-07T04:00:00.000-08:00I'm not a parent, but to this day I am appreciativ...I'm not a parent, but to this day I am appreciative of the homework I was assigned as a child. When it comes to the knowledge and skills that are the foundation of all your learning to come no amount of practice and "over learning" can be too much.<BR/><BR/>I cringe to see myself type this now but the intellectual discipline and focus homework engenders is important as well<BR/><BR/>(Bah, just Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-38696857522044035112008-11-25T10:23:00.000-08:002008-11-25T10:23:00.000-08:00I see homework as a way to get the kids to practic...I see homework as a way to get the kids to practice what they should have been learning at school. Repetition is the method by which we all learn.<BR/><BR/>With that said, I believe the vast majority of kids get enough repetition in class and don't need additional review at home.<BR/><BR/>And, as knutty knitter mentioned, with additional activities/time to let them be kids, homework simply takes Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13953260146724427186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-24729740047483014562008-11-18T14:07:00.000-08:002008-11-18T14:07:00.000-08:00thank you for this post!! i have been struggling w...thank you for this post!! <BR/>i have been struggling with my daughter's homework assignments (1st grade) that say "15 to 20 minutes per night" and then proceed to take 45 minutes minimum, PLUS the 15 minutes of reading assigned. <BR/>Worse yet, there seems to be no use or reinforcement of the concepts in the classroom. For example, one night's homework is, 'teach your child to make change for a salmonpoetryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12969320882927031803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-42388476632965883262008-11-15T20:57:00.000-08:002008-11-15T20:57:00.000-08:00I love reading the comments on this blog!I am not ...I love reading the comments on this blog!<BR/><BR/>I am not a parent, but I still remember my school days, and have worked as a nanny for many years. <BR/><BR/>I was a great student in school, and can only remember having to ask my parents for help with homework a couple times throughout my entire education. We were simply expected to get it done on our own. <BR/><BR/>I was shocked when I began Nikashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02094505957988043471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-32988954636273948472008-11-14T15:37:00.000-08:002008-11-14T15:37:00.000-08:00When our children are old enough, we will be homes...When our children are old enough, we will be homeschooling. I hadn't even been considering the homework issue up to this point, but the time away from home. Around here, they want to bus my children over 25 miles to school - the bus would pick them up shortly after 7:00 a.m. and wouldn't have them home until between 4:30 and 4:45 p.m.! At least 9 1/2 hours for a first grader?! If you threw Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-9197316498791847892008-11-13T17:53:00.000-08:002008-11-13T17:53:00.000-08:00John Quincy Adams was 14 when he was sent to Russi...John Quincy Adams was 14 when he was sent to Russia to assist the US Ambassador in translation. I have a hard time meeting 14 year old who can articulate a single thought that does not involve "My Space" or the latest video game.<BR/><BR/>What has happened to our youth? Did JQA study too much? did he have the right balance of play, farm, study?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-46723506412839870332008-11-12T23:12:00.000-08:002008-11-12T23:12:00.000-08:00Hey Crunchy! It's a tough call. The kids who n...Hey Crunchy! It's a tough call. The kids who need homework the most, they are the ones who struggle with it. The ones who are already doing well in class, well, they just fly through homework. It would be nice if kids could have some happy medium. <BR/><BR/>As a teacher (granted, it was HS), I gave my students all their homework assignments for the entire chapter at the beginning. Then, I Gretchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00039056206420438194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-16771140387433505622008-11-12T21:48:00.000-08:002008-11-12T21:48:00.000-08:00"Even before we unschooled I was staunchly against..."Even before we unschooled I was staunchly against homework. We tell adults to seperate work and home, not bring their work home."<BR/><BR/>Could someone tell my employer that?<BR/><BR/>Or maybe not, since I'm actually glad to have the option that I can take work home - because if I didn't, I'd be stuck at my desk for a hell of a lot longer each day. A job like mine comes with deadlines that are From the lion's mouthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08269847882599124126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-44374559715235422652008-11-12T15:13:00.000-08:002008-11-12T15:13:00.000-08:00I am both a parent of 2 boys (now grown) and a 4th...I am both a parent of 2 boys (now grown) and a 4th grade teacher. Personally, if I had my way, (which BTW I don't) I would not require homework other than about 15 minutes of reading (child's choice of book) each night. Kids spend all day in the classroom and then are expected to go home and rather than play outside and get exercise and fresh air they are expected to do even more school work.<BR/Lindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05315980350142729265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-24176199779981177772008-11-12T14:08:00.000-08:002008-11-12T14:08:00.000-08:00My son is in 7th grade now so we are no longer dea...My son is in 7th grade now so we are no longer dealing with elementary school. I actually think that kids get too little homework. I certainly don't know how much it contributes to them learning later on, but I think it teaches important discipline. You need to expend some effort to achieve things, and homework starts to prepare kids for it. Yes, it's a pain in the neck to get them to do it, but scifichickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12394001604617288147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-63116226601703842642008-11-12T10:19:00.000-08:002008-11-12T10:19:00.000-08:00We thankfully don't have to deal with homework the...We thankfully don't have to deal with homework these days because we only have the kids on the weekend. <BR/><BR/>When my stepson was in kindergarten he came home with homework 3 times a week. It was usually a sheet or two of practicing letters. It should have taken about 10 minutes but it took about 20 minutes of him throwing a fit before he would even start and 15 minutes to do the work Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-30694539733180874602008-11-12T09:13:00.000-08:002008-11-12T09:13:00.000-08:00I'm on the homework is hell side of life, partly b...I'm on the homework is hell side of life, partly because of our family sitution, I admit. My older daughter gets to my parents around 3:30 (except Tuesdays, when she gets to our house around 5) and in theory she could get some homework done, but she often very tired, and after taking a break until 4, she makes starts. She's a perfectionest. In the hour before I come to take her home, she'll have Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-65350235587986604752008-11-12T06:51:00.000-08:002008-11-12T06:51:00.000-08:00I'm a teacher at a college prep high school in Aus...I'm a teacher at a college prep high school in Austin, TX. What we say is that student should spend no more than 30 minutes/subject/night, which is quite a bit of work to do. They don't have homework every night, but the standard is in place to help students develop the skills necessary to STUDY before they get to college, not just busy work.<BR/><BR/>At the elementary level, though, I can't Nerd Extraordinairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12017783606703918557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-27520129941350730292008-11-12T01:47:00.000-08:002008-11-12T01:47:00.000-08:00I'm also very opinionated about home work. 1) ...I'm also very opinionated about home work. <BR/><BR/>1) my parents never helped me with home work, ever. I was a latch key kid so I did everything myself. Do parents really need to help kids with their work? Or just make sure they do it? I don't understand when parents tell me they help their kids with homework. What are you helping with exactly? This whole concept is alien to me. <BR/><Lilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14157479708442104974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-61350316441672852502008-11-11T21:27:00.000-08:002008-11-11T21:27:00.000-08:00Homework in our house was always a major battle wh...Homework in our house was always a major battle when our daughter was in elementary school. She had a math learning diability so her math work took anywhere from 60 minutes to 90 minutes plus, spelling and reading. So by the time we got done there was no family time, no play time, no extra activities it was school and homework dinner more homework then bed. teachers all tried to pass it off asAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-30471154651333962372008-11-11T21:18:00.000-08:002008-11-11T21:18:00.000-08:00P.S. Teachers also have school-paid cell phones, s...P.S. Teachers also have school-paid cell phones, so students can call and ask questions until 9pm on school nights.<BR/><BR/>The trick is: The better you prep your students to complete the homework independently, the fewer calls you receive. <BR/><BR/>I pride myself on receiving almost no calls. That means my homework is easy to understand and managable to complete without teacher help.laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14299420943796924888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-9294846616700456952008-11-11T21:15:00.000-08:002008-11-11T21:15:00.000-08:00I teach 6th grade reading at a strict charter midd...I teach 6th grade reading at a strict charter middle school in Oakland. We check homework for completion everyday and for accuracy 1-2 times a week. I go over the homework answers at least 4 times a week in class. We discuss them, so I get a general idea of their comprehension.<BR/><BR/>Students with 20 days of perfect HW get a homework pass.<BR/><BR/>My homework consists of one page, sometimes laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14299420943796924888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-23815226003444987862008-11-11T20:59:00.000-08:002008-11-11T20:59:00.000-08:00Abbie... I wish I had you as my AP English teacher...Abbie... I wish I had you as my AP English teacher!<BR/><BR/>Our class was started so that the Academic Decathalon students would have a class together and the books for that class would be the books they read for Decathalon.<BR/><BR/>Half our class were decathaletes, half (self included) were not.<BR/><BR/>All I can recall of that class was spending the last month with a lot of free time to Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11555211840325397458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-1847136417210090642008-11-11T20:49:00.000-08:002008-11-11T20:49:00.000-08:00Ok, one final comment...Anyone remember when homew...Ok, one final comment...<BR/><BR/>Anyone remember when homework was simply studying for a test? Or finishing what you didn't accomplish in class?<BR/><BR/>The math teachers I had would give an assignment, and time to work on it in class. If we understood it well, we would get it done in class. The only ones taking the work home were those who needed the extra time to finish.<BR/><BR/>For english Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11555211840325397458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-25831793039903892122008-11-11T20:44:00.000-08:002008-11-11T20:44:00.000-08:00I work with little ones and each week, I put their...I work with little ones and each week, I put their homework packet in their homework folder. There is one page for each of four days (the folders are taken home Monday, and returned Friday), and each page is pretty much handwriting practice. 2-3 pages of practing the letter of the week, and another page with math. Maybe even a fun page with dot to dots (number sequencing) that they get to color Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11555211840325397458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-2366661943557671842008-11-11T20:28:00.000-08:002008-11-11T20:28:00.000-08:00I don't understand homework. It's like beating a ...I don't understand homework. It's like beating a dead horse - either the kid gets it, and therefore, doesn't <I>need</I> three PAGES of DRILLS to do later at home, when he could be doing something really cool, like building a fort in the backyard. <BR/><BR/>Or he doesn't get it, and at that point, the teacher (or the parent) needs to figure out where the block is. Some kids just don't get Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04642417312794814066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-17373701912527448522008-11-11T19:47:00.000-08:002008-11-11T19:47:00.000-08:00I am not a mom, but I am an elementary teacher-4th...I am not a mom, but I am an elementary teacher-4th grade! I hate homework! I know that's probably blasphemy! But, it really frustrates me. For one thing, many days, most of my inner city class will not do the homework. So, it's a waste of paper! Also, lots of homework only punishes the kids and parent who will do it. If I assign homework, I believe I then need to go over it in class and grade it.Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04764437077561164662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-47468846664539948472008-11-11T17:50:00.000-08:002008-11-11T17:50:00.000-08:00Personally,extra homework in math and music helped...Personally,extra homework in math and music helped me get ahead in my class. My other choice growing: watch TV.<BR/><BR/>It did not hurt me or my own self esteem.<BR/><BR/>I don't have kids, so I don't know how it is different now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-52782599377412193932008-11-11T16:51:00.000-08:002008-11-11T16:51:00.000-08:00Whoah! You hit a "hot button" issue for me. In m...Whoah! You hit a "hot button" issue for me. In my life children's homework equals HELL. I have two teenage daughters---both with mood disorders, my youngest having been diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder at age 6. There are days when homework definitely doesn't get done or only gets half done because she is manic. There are days that it doesn't get done because she is rapid cycling between just duckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02861395390312686308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-91261369875852893852008-11-11T16:44:00.000-08:002008-11-11T16:44:00.000-08:00I'd just like to add in that teachers have a lot o...I'd just like to add in that teachers have a lot of homework, too! I've spent many Saturdays and Sundays grading papers, planning lessons, and reading to keep up to date. Not to mention that I do at least 2 hours of work outside of school each day. And I've been teaching for 6 years! It used to totally consume my life, but now I'm just used to it. So I absolutely understand how kids can Farmer's Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04993260095409544097noreply@blogger.com