Best parents ever!

[HisMajestyBOB]

Most homework was worthless for me in school. OTOH, if I had actually done my math homework, I probably would have done better in math class - in college I did my homework and did fairly well.

[Valdemar]

having both sons now in school it is funny to see how even teachers have changed attitude to homework.

Basically homework will only come in two forms for the first 3-5 years.

A stuff that hasn't been done in class... for a variety of reasons this only impacts some kids.

Or

B Stuff where repetition makes you better at it, so as not to waste actual teaching time on more than a few run throughs.. in this case it has been writing nicely. They do a few pages in school and finish up at home over time. Also they have been given a ten finger keyboard program. First few weeks were at school. they can brush up and refine skills at home.

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[Grey Fox]

Yay!

Homeworks have getting out of hand. It's useless except maybe in Math.

[Caliga]

I never did my homework at home, ever.  I almost always did it in homeroom, on the bus, at lunch, or during other classes when there was "downtime".

[Caliga]

Not planning to issue an injunction any time soon, though.   

EPIC FAIL.

[Ed Anger]

I never did my homework at home, ever.  I almost always did it in homeroom, on the bus, at lunch, or during other classes when there was "downtime".

Study hall was excellent for that.

[merithyn]

I <3 these people.

[Caliga]

Study hall was excellent for that.

We never had study hall. 

Anyway, my overall belief is that homework is utter nonsense and should be purged with fire.

[merithyn]

We never had study hall. 

Anyway, my overall belief is that homework is utter nonsense and should be purged with fire.

This.

[Ed Anger]

We never had study hall. 

Study hall was the awesome. Good times, good times.

[Grallon]

Yay!

Homeworks have getting out of hand. It's useless except maybe in Math.

A little more homework might have improved your language skills...



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[Ed Anger]

Ba-zing.

[Grey Fox]

My french teachers were never big on homeworks, no idea why.

But I don't think it would have helped, I don't care enough to apply reasonable effort into that.

[Maximus]

My french teachers were never big on homeworks, no idea why.

But I don't think it would have helped, I don't care enough to apply reasonable effort into that.

I think this is the issue. Kids are not known for their self-motivation when it comes to academic pursuits, which is why we send them to school instead of just letting them study on their own.

Its a little strange that the school then sends them home to study on their own.

FWIW, the schools I went to did not send homework as a matter of course. It only happened when you did not finish work in class that you were supposed to, or if you missed a day.

[Valmy]

How exactly are kids supposed to type essays in class?