Homework. The bane of parents’ and kids’ existence. I hear complaints constantly from other moms.
“These kids have so much homework. How are we supposed to find any time for family life?”
Or from the kids, “Homework sucks.”
And you know what? I don’t disagree with them. Homework does suck. But? It is here to stay. So. Let’s discuss homework strategies. Share your ideas and thoughts below.
Where do your kids do homework? The kitchen, their bedroom?
What time do they do it? Right after school or do you let them play first.
Do you check their homework every day?
Does your school have a system like Aeries where you can check to make sure they have turned their homework in?
Do you have a child that doesn’t turn in homework? (I do. Drives me crazy.)
Do you let them listen to their ipod or have the television on while they do their homework?
Do you think they have too much homework?
Please leave your comments below. Don’t forget to include any special tips you have to help others get through this daily process.
Please join me today at 11:00 a.m. PT to discuss homework strategies with Dr. Keith Kanner.
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I’ll weigh in on this one. We just started the whole homework thing. My girl is 5 and in Kindergarten. She’s also adhd, (and asthma but that doesnt really factor in on the homework issue) so off the bat that does make a difference in how we do things. She does homework at the dining table, so I can supervise/assist/make sure she doesn’t get distracted by various shiny objects… we also generally turn the tv off for the same distraction issue. As far as too much, as I said we just started but fact that she has homework just about every night in the form of a worksheet as well as practice for her weekly handwriting, letter recognition and sight words tests seems a bit much to me. I certainly dont remember having that much homework in kindergarten! We usually do her homework as soon as she gets home, for 2 reasons. 1 is her meds are still in effect then and if we wait till later they have begun to wear off and she has a harder time focusing. The other though? Thats simply because its been my experience with her so far that its easier on her if we do it while she is still in "school mode"
Ellie isn’t even 4 yet and already I hate homework!
Kitchen Table, no TV, and she’ll let me know when she’s ready to do it. In the future I’m sure we’ll do it right after school, but right now…
SHE’S THREE! Why does she have homework already!
When it came to homework, I always just plopped down and did it.. unless I thought I could get it done before school/class started the next day.
I was hopelessly lazy in that regard.
However, I started setting aside and hour of quiet time where I just do what I need to get done. After that hour is done I give myself a little break and then get back to the task at hand until it is finished. I found it was a great technique for doing my homework as well!
Our kids are home schooled, so in a way All their work is home work, as to the answers to your questions, it depends on the kid. Baby girl does her work with me in the mornings at the kitchen table so that we can redirect/refocus when needed, and Boychild who is 15 and finally ready for a bit more self direction comes out to get his assignments in the afternoon and then retreats to -my- bedroom, where it is quiet and distraction free to do the actual work, with the understanding that he can come to us if he gets stuck.
I found that if I don’t make the kids do their homework as soon as they get home from school, it won’t get done and I’ll stress myself out making them do it later in the day or after dinner. Once they do it, it’s done! We’ve been very fortunate that my kids’ homework doesn’t take hours and hours to do. I can’t imagine what we would do if they ever get more.
Yes to the "school mode"! I always found it was easier to do homework right away. I’d grab a snack then buckle down and get the work done. That way, when I was done, I was done! I had the rest of the afternoon and evening to do as I pleased and I didn’t have homework hanging over my head.
In elementary school, my bff and neighbor did her hw after dinner. Her dad loved helping his 2 kids with their hw. Looking back at it as an adult, I suspect it was the "together" time he loved more than the hw part, but regardless, that was their thing. After dinner, clear the table and bring out the hw.
When I was in school, I knew I was going to do homework. It didn’t matter how much or how little; I was expected to do it. I did it at varying places in my parent’s home, and sometimes with music on. To the day it helps me concentrate.
As a middle school teacher, I see the importance of homework. I don’t think I assign an absurd amount of work. 6 or 7 vocab words twice a week, or 1-3 questions at the end of a section isn’t that much. I teach 7 different subjects, so often times parents will come in to complain about the homework. They, as well as their kids, need to remember that I am 7 different teachers all rolled into one.
Parents! Please please help your children with homework. If you do it for them, they’ll come to class having learned nothing, and when you’re trying to keep all the students on the same page (thanks so much, No Child Left Behind’s Inclusion law for that big mess) spending time going over just vocabulary bores the students. It’s much easier for them to have a basic knowledge on which they can build.
Enough rambling on my part. Homework was here, is here, and will always be here. Our children are expected to pack more information in during their academic years, so they will have more homework than we recall having.
When I was in school, I knew I was going to do homework. It didn’t matter how much or how little; I was expected to do it. I did it at varying places in my parent’s home, and sometimes with music on. To the day it helps me concentrate.
As a middle school teacher, I see the importance of homework. I don’t think I assign an absurd amount of work. 6 or 7 vocab words twice a week, or 1-3 questions at the end of a section isn’t that much. I teach 7 different subjects, so often times parents will come in to complain about the homework. They, as well as their kids, need to remember that I am 7 different teachers all rolled into one.
Parents! Please please help your children with homework. If you do it for them, they’ll come to class having learned nothing, and when you’re trying to keep all the students on the same page (thanks so much, No Child Left Behind’s Inclusion law for that big mess) spending time going over just vocabulary bores the students. It’s much easier for them to have a basic knowledge on which they can build.
Enough rambling on my part. Homework was here, is here, and will always be here. Our children are expected to pack more information in during their academic years, so they will have more homework than we recall having.
My kid has way too much homework, which means I have way too much homework. It’s supposed to take 1/2 hour in 2nd grade. It takes a good hour of nagging before we even get to that 1/2 hour.
She does it on the dining room table, no iPod, no TV. Just me nagging the whole time and yelling at the dog.
After last year I haven’t been able to bring myself to post about the homework, I like this years teacher too much, but I don’t get the homework at all. I’m pretty sure the teachers and the school district likes it that way, it keeps us parents in out place.
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My daughter gets 8 hours of homework every day and weekends. She has 2 hours of tennis. It drives me nuts. She is always in her room while me and my husband play the wii with my son. She is missing out all the fun.
. Should i consider talking to her teachers?