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Jana6 -> No Homework? (8/29/2008 9:54:11 AM)
We are at the end of our second week of school and my third grader still has had no homework. My second grader has had homework since the 2nd day of school and last year the second grade had homework every day. Of course I feel some relief at less evening stress in completeing homework but am more the type that I want to know what my kids are working on in school and want to see how they are performing. I will of course talk to the teacher soon (she failed the check the box that she will assign homework on the commitment page the parents, teachers, and students had to sign. I thought it was an oversight but now am not sure) . Other third grade teachers in the school have announced they will rarely assign homework. My third grader also said they will not have much homework. Have others had experience with little or no homework? I'm nervous about this philosophy.

zoebob -> RE: No Homework? (8/29/2008 10:00:08 AM)
I work at a school providing after school care to kids that need it. The kids K and below don't have HW. The first graders don't really have any either. 2-5th graders all do. The younger kids don't have a lot. There is a 5th grade boy I watch every day. On Wed. they don't have HW because of church stuff. However, this was the first week of school and he has had about a half hour every day.

csl7037 -> RE: No Homework? (8/29/2008 10:17:53 AM)
My 2nd grader hasn't had any yet. His teacher, bless her heart is brand new and I talked to her yesterday - she thought the other two teachers (in the grade) said they didn't give any the first two weeks but now has realized they must've said "until the second week". So he'll start with homework next week. He's had a couple of math papers but that's it. Dd has had some in 4th but not a great deal, I don't think. I love my kids' school because (at least through this point, up to 4th grade) the homework is really pretty consistent. They only get homework on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday. In 2nd, ds has to write his spelling words 3x, write 5 sentences with them, and write his Bible verse. We can do all that on the weekend because it's the same every week. Then on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday, we'll have one math worksheet which he finishes very quickly plus reading for 10-15 minutes. As the year gets going, there will be the occassional social studies or science quiz and he'll have one "big" project (a poster) each semester. I like knowing what's expected. Dd will have more going on in 4th and more to keep up with. Her teacher has told the parents to set aside one hour/night. If they finish everything, the rest of the hour should be "studying" - spelling words, Bible verse, or for other quizzes or tests coming up. She wants them to get into a mindset of study-time more than just homework to get through it and be done with it. My dd had quite a bit of homework last year. It was still pretty predictable and we did a lot on the weekend just to be a couple steps ahead. I'd be concerned if the teacher doesn't plan to give any or much homework. IMO, it's as much for my benefit as hers. I need to know what she's doing and I need to see where she might not be getting something or where she might need more work. With 20+ kids to monitor, the teacher can't always catch those shortfalls until she sees what comes back on the test or quiz. Third grade's way to early to be taking mom out of the loop, I think.

garsyt -> RE: No Homework? (8/29/2008 10:38:15 AM)
My 2nd grader hasn't had any yet and we are in our second week. My 4th grader has had some, but knowing the 4th grade teachers like I do, I know they give the kids plenty of time to complete most things in class. I was expecting my 5th grader to have more, but she really hasn't had more then 30 minutes of homework tops and that has not been every night. She tells me she's getting it done in class. Now my high schooler on the other hand! But it is kinda expected - he is taking several high level honors classes after all! Blessings, Garsy

debilyn -> RE: No Homework? (8/29/2008 11:28:23 AM)
My 2nd grader has a spelling and math worksheet every night. My 9th grader has algebra problems, usually only 4 - 7 so far, as a review of what was learned in class. My 12th grader has had very little. Because of the schedule at the high school, many teachers give students 10-20 minutes at the end of class to complete their assignments. They often use that time to assist students who are having difficulty "catching" whatever has been taught. This year, all district schools offer "homework help" on specific days each week, ex. math/algebra on Tuesdays, science on Thursdays. I generally ask them each to tell me what they learned in each class as a review time for them. I'll ask questions about what they covered to see what they know or don't. Sometimes I review any notes they've taken, sometimes not.

artemis -> RE: No Homework? (8/29/2008 10:27:31 PM)
I almost never give homework to my jr. highers. Once an assignment leaves my room, I have no guarantee that my student is the one who will actually complete it [;)] Besides that, I rarely get more than 30% of homework assignments turned in [8\|] quote: ORIGINAL: debilyn Because of the schedule at the high school, many teachers give students 10-20 minutes at the end of class to complete their assignments. This is what I do in my class, for the most part. I teach Spanish and most of my students do not have Spanish-speaking parents. I try to give them enough class time to start (and usually finish) an assignment so I can help them on it. Assignments become homework if they are not completed in class. And usually, if it isn't finished in class, it's because the student was goofing off or staring at the cute cheerleader two rows over.

TeachingforHim -> RE: No Homework? (8/30/2008 8:16:35 AM)
I teach grade 2/3. I rarely give homework. As little as possible through September, and then it tends to be what kids haven't been able to finish in class. Even then I try to limit that. My philosophy is if a child is in school all day sending them with work to go home with is quite unfair. I hate the tons to paper work I have to do when I get home, and I know it's a headache for parents to get it done (especially when kids are SO busy). Maybe if they weren't involved in so many after-school activities I might assign more, but they're busy enough!

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