6th grade Homework

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Anonymous wrote:Here is a breakdown for my 6th grader. Relative to ES, when there was no HW at all, my 6th grader has quite a bit -- but it's still very manageable. FWIW, he's in a regular, non-magnet school, but he takes enriched math/social studies and language A/B. The actual amount of work varies per night depending on what he finishes in class, what he puts off until the weekend, etc.

Language is by far the class he has to study the most for; he usually studies most nights for maybe 20 minutes, longer (maybe 45 minutes) on evenings before an assessment.

He has about an hour of math homework per week for math, but it can be done at any point, and he usually does it on the weekends. If there is an end-of-unit test, he spends about an hour or two studying in advance of the test (spread over several evenings).

For English, he has about 45 minutes of work per week if they are doing a novel study -- to read the novel and complete the homework. He also sometimes has to continue to work on writing he started in class.

For social studies and science, he mostly completes work in class, but occasionally has to finish projects he didn't have time to finish in class.

Can I ask - are you at a public school?



I have had two kids go through our MCPS public school and they have not read many novels in MS English. They seem to mostly read excerpts in Study Sync. Wondering which MCPS middle schools are reading novels!

My kids read books in HIGH in 6th grade. Not so much in ‘Advanced’ English though.

I have a 6th grader and a 9th grader. My 6th grader is doing far more novel reading than my 9th grader did a few years ago (same school, same teacher). Maybe they are incorporating more in?

My 8th grader did a lot more novel reading in 4th grade CES before the lottery.

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My 6th is doing about 1 to 2 hours a night. More if study hall time is used for social emotional learning.

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Not much at all for my now 7th grader in either 6th or 7th grade. The big exception is band, for which they have to practice at least 2 hours a week (130 min a week in 7th.) Spanish 1AB in 6th grade was a bit of a rough transition for him and he got a B first semester, after which we got a tutor for him. He's getting As now, so we let go of the tutor, though it may be because his teacher this year is an easier grader too - we're keeping a close eye on it. All other classes (including Algebra this year) are pretty easy for him. He is very academically inclined though and is able to complete a lot of assignments during advisory period at school, so it may be different for others.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Here is a breakdown for my 6th grader. Relative to ES, when there was no HW at all, my 6th grader has quite a bit -- but it's still very manageable. FWIW, he's in a regular, non-magnet school, but he takes enriched math/social studies and language A/B. The actual amount of work varies per night depending on what he finishes in class, what he puts off until the weekend, etc.

Language is by far the class he has to study the most for; he usually studies most nights for maybe 20 minutes, longer (maybe 45 minutes) on evenings before an assessment.

He has about an hour of math homework per week for math, but it can be done at any point, and he usually does it on the weekends. If there is an end-of-unit test, he spends about an hour or two studying in advance of the test (spread over several evenings).

For English, he has about 45 minutes of work per week if they are doing a novel study -- to read the novel and complete the homework. He also sometimes has to continue to work on writing he started in class.

For social studies and science, he mostly completes work in class, but occasionally has to finish projects he didn't have time to finish in class.

Can I ask - are you at a public school?

I have had two kids go through our MCPS public school and they have not read many novels in MS English. They seem to mostly read excerpts in Study Sync. Wondering which MCPS middle schools are reading novels!

My kids read books in HIGH in 6th grade. Not so much in ‘Advanced’ English though.

Most English teachers in my middle school hate StudySync. I’m hoping that when the McGraw Hill contract expires, the county will not renew. Middle School students need to read novels.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Here is a breakdown for my 6th grader. Relative to ES, when there was no HW at all, my 6th grader has quite a bit -- but it's still very manageable. FWIW, he's in a regular, non-magnet school, but he takes enriched math/social studies and language A/B. The actual amount of work varies per night depending on what he finishes in class, what he puts off until the weekend, etc.

Language is by far the class he has to study the most for; he usually studies most nights for maybe 20 minutes, longer (maybe 45 minutes) on evenings before an assessment.

He has about an hour of math homework per week for math, but it can be done at any point, and he usually does it on the weekends. If there is an end-of-unit test, he spends about an hour or two studying in advance of the test (spread over several evenings).

For English, he has about 45 minutes of work per week if they are doing a novel study -- to read the novel and complete the homework. He also sometimes has to continue to work on writing he started in class.

For social studies and science, he mostly completes work in class, but occasionally has to finish projects he didn't have time to finish in class.

Can I ask - are you at a public school?

I have had two kids go through our MCPS public school and they have not read many novels in MS English. They seem to mostly read excerpts in Study Sync. Wondering which MCPS middle schools are reading novels!

My kids read books in HIGH in 6th grade. Not so much in ‘Advanced’ English though.

Yes, in MCPS. My kid is in a regular, non-magnet program. Just completed his English homework for tomorrow - reading a few chapters of a book and doing a short writing assignment. My kid did read "A Long Walk to Water" in HIGH as well, with a short writing assignment, but currently he has no HIGH HW.

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7th grade. Both this year and last year, almost none. Once in a rare while he needs to finish something, but it never takes long. He says he does it in class. The teachers say they're not supposed to but kid says there's plenty of time in class to do it.

I don't micromanage assignments or study the syllabus, but he has mostly As so I know he's doing the work somehow.

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Anonymous wrote:How much time does your 6th grader spend on homework per night? Specifically, at Hoover, if that matters.

Often, 2 hours a night at the TPMS magnet, but their hardest class is Spanish.

For real? What are they spending their time on? My TPMS kids spends about 0-10 min most days, though he does spend considerably more time sometimes learning Spanish vocab. There’s barely any other homework, except for some occasional very quick math. I can’t even think of a time he’s had homework in other subjects and he’s very much keeping up with everything and diligent about getting work done.

Yes, for real, the assignments like presentations, papers, etc, assigned. Their lowest grade right now is 98%. This week, they had a 2-page math assignment, a formative in math, a debate in Spanish 3, a vocabulary test in Spanish, a paper due in social studies, and a science quiz. They also wrote a simple game in their CS class that uses 2D arrays but completed it at school.

How is your kid taking Spanish 3 as a sixth grader? Guessing that you actually have an 8th grader? That sounds more like my 8th graders workload in the magnet. My 6th grader has 100% in everything and doesn’t have the workload you describe.

Not PP, but don’t forget that there are elementary schools with immersion programs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How much time does your 6th grader spend on homework per night? Specifically, at Hoover, if that matters.

Often, 2 hours a night at the TPMS magnet, but their hardest class is Spanish.

For real? What are they spending their time on? My TPMS kids spends about 0-10 min most days, though he does spend considerably more time sometimes learning Spanish vocab. There’s barely any other homework, except for some occasional very quick math. I can’t even think of a time he’s had homework in other subjects and he’s very much keeping up with everything and diligent about getting work done.

Yes, for real, the assignments like presentations, papers, etc, assigned. Their lowest grade right now is 98%. This week, they had a 2-page math assignment, a formative in math, a debate in Spanish 3, a vocabulary test in Spanish, a paper due in social studies, and a science quiz. They also wrote a simple game in their CS class that uses 2D arrays but completed it at school.

How is your kid taking Spanish 3 as a sixth grader? Guessing that you actually have an 8th grader? That sounds more like my 8th graders workload in the magnet. My 6th grader has 100% in everything and doesn’t have the workload you describe.

Not PP, but don’t forget that there are elementary schools with immersion programs.

Exactly, just like some kids come from wealthy schools that offer math enrichment so they can take honors geometry in 6th.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How much time does your 6th grader spend on homework per night? Specifically, at Hoover, if that matters.

Often, 2 hours a night at the TPMS magnet, but their hardest class is Spanish.

For real? What are they spending their time on? My TPMS kids spends about 0-10 min most days, though he does spend considerably more time sometimes learning Spanish vocab. There’s barely any other homework, except for some occasional very quick math. I can’t even think of a time he’s had homework in other subjects and he’s very much keeping up with everything and diligent about getting work done.

Yes, for real, the assignments like presentations, papers, etc, assigned. Their lowest grade right now is 98%. This week, they had a 2-page math assignment, a formative in math, a debate in Spanish 3, a vocabulary test in Spanish, a paper due in social studies, and a science quiz. They also wrote a simple game in their CS class that uses 2D arrays but completed it at school.

How is your kid taking Spanish 3 as a sixth grader? Guessing that you actually have an 8th grader? That sounds more like my 8th graders workload in the magnet. My 6th grader has 100% in everything and doesn’t have the workload you describe.

Not PP, but don’t forget that there are elementary schools with immersion programs.

I didn’t forget that. Multiple kids joined TPMS from immersion programs this year and were all resolutely told that under no circumstances could they go straight to Spanish 3 in 6th.

[Anonymous]

0 minutes, he does everything at the end of class or during free time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Here is a breakdown for my 6th grader. Relative to ES, when there was no HW at all, my 6th grader has quite a bit -- but it's still very manageable. FWIW, he's in a regular, non-magnet school, but he takes enriched math/social studies and language A/B. The actual amount of work varies per night depending on what he finishes in class, what he puts off until the weekend, etc.

Language is by far the class he has to study the most for; he usually studies most nights for maybe 20 minutes, longer (maybe 45 minutes) on evenings before an assessment.

He has about an hour of math homework per week for math, but it can be done at any point, and he usually does it on the weekends. If there is an end-of-unit test, he spends about an hour or two studying in advance of the test (spread over several evenings).

For English, he has about 45 minutes of work per week if they are doing a novel study -- to read the novel and complete the homework. He also sometimes has to continue to work on writing he started in class.

For social studies and science, he mostly completes work in class, but occasionally has to finish projects he didn't have time to finish in class.

Can I ask - are you at a public school?

I have had two kids go through our MCPS public school and they have not read many novels in MS English. They seem to mostly read excerpts in Study Sync. Wondering which MCPS middle schools are reading novels!

My kids read books in HIGH in 6th grade. Not so much in ‘Advanced’ English though.

How much do you want them to read for school?

My kids read about 1 novel per quarter at school and go all in commenting each page and writing responses and essays and all that school stuff.
At home and read 3 novels a week.
They don't need more "work" novels.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Here is a breakdown for my 6th grader. Relative to ES, when there was no HW at all, my 6th grader has quite a bit -- but it's still very manageable. FWIW, he's in a regular, non-magnet school, but he takes enriched math/social studies and language A/B. The actual amount of work varies per night depending on what he finishes in class, what he puts off until the weekend, etc.

Language is by far the class he has to study the most for; he usually studies most nights for maybe 20 minutes, longer (maybe 45 minutes) on evenings before an assessment.

He has about an hour of math homework per week for math, but it can be done at any point, and he usually does it on the weekends. If there is an end-of-unit test, he spends about an hour or two studying in advance of the test (spread over several evenings).

For English, he has about 45 minutes of work per week if they are doing a novel study -- to read the novel and complete the homework. He also sometimes has to continue to work on writing he started in class.

For social studies and science, he mostly completes work in class, but occasionally has to finish projects he didn't have time to finish in class.

Can I ask - are you at a public school?

I have had two kids go through our MCPS public school and they have not read many novels in MS English. They seem to mostly read excerpts in Study Sync. Wondering which MCPS middle schools are reading novels!

My kids read books in HIGH in 6th grade. Not so much in ‘Advanced’ English though.

How much do you want them to read for school?

My kids read about 1 novel per quarter at school and go all in commenting each page and writing responses and essays and all that school stuff.
At home and read 3 novels a week.
They don't need more "work" novels.

DP - The problem for my kid is that the novels they read in school are below grade level, and he has read some of them before. It would be better to do it through reading groups so advanced readers could get above-grade level text. Doing it through whole-group instruction means that those who need more challenge are bored.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How much time does your 6th grader spend on homework per night? Specifically, at Hoover, if that matters.

Often, 2 hours a night at the TPMS magnet, but their hardest class is Spanish.

For real? What are they spending their time on? My TPMS kids spends about 0-10 min most days, though he does spend considerably more time sometimes learning Spanish vocab. There’s barely any other homework, except for some occasional very quick math. I can’t even think of a time he’s had homework in other subjects and he’s very much keeping up with everything and diligent about getting work done.

Yes, for real, the assignments like presentations, papers, etc, assigned. Their lowest grade right now is 98%. This week, they had a 2-page math assignment, a formative in math, a debate in Spanish 3, a vocabulary test in Spanish, a paper due in social studies, and a science quiz. They also wrote a simple game in their CS class that uses 2D arrays but completed it at school.

How is your kid taking Spanish 3 as a sixth grader? Guessing that you actually have an 8th grader? That sounds more like my 8th graders workload in the magnet. My 6th grader has 100% in everything and doesn’t have the workload you describe.

Not PP, but don’t forget that there are elementary schools with immersion programs.

Exactly, just like some kids come from wealthy schools that offer math enrichment so they can take honors geometry in 6th.

Shh! You're not supposed to talk about it!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Here is a breakdown for my 6th grader. Relative to ES, when there was no HW at all, my 6th grader has quite a bit -- but it's still very manageable. FWIW, he's in a regular, non-magnet school, but he takes enriched math/social studies and language A/B. The actual amount of work varies per night depending on what he finishes in class, what he puts off until the weekend, etc.

Language is by far the class he has to study the most for; he usually studies most nights for maybe 20 minutes, longer (maybe 45 minutes) on evenings before an assessment.

He has about an hour of math homework per week for math, but it can be done at any point, and he usually does it on the weekends. If there is an end-of-unit test, he spends about an hour or two studying in advance of the test (spread over several evenings).

For English, he has about 45 minutes of work per week if they are doing a novel study -- to read the novel and complete the homework. He also sometimes has to continue to work on writing he started in class.

For social studies and science, he mostly completes work in class, but occasionally has to finish projects he didn't have time to finish in class.

Can I ask - are you at a public school?

I have had two kids go through our MCPS public school and they have not read many novels in MS English. They seem to mostly read excerpts in Study Sync. Wondering which MCPS middle schools are reading novels!

My kids read books in HIGH in 6th grade. Not so much in ‘Advanced’ English though.

How much do you want them to read for school?

My kids read about 1 novel per quarter at school and go all in commenting each page and writing responses and essays and all that school stuff.
At home and read 3 novels a week.
They don't need more "work" novels.

DP - The problem for my kid is that the novels they read in school are below grade level, and he has read some of them before. It would be better to do it through reading groups so advanced readers could get above-grade level text. Doing it through whole-group instruction means that those who need more challenge are bored.

Not enough teachers to go around for that I'd imagine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Here is a breakdown for my 6th grader. Relative to ES, when there was no HW at all, my 6th grader has quite a bit -- but it's still very manageable. FWIW, he's in a regular, non-magnet school, but he takes enriched math/social studies and language A/B. The actual amount of work varies per night depending on what he finishes in class, what he puts off until the weekend, etc.

Language is by far the class he has to study the most for; he usually studies most nights for maybe 20 minutes, longer (maybe 45 minutes) on evenings before an assessment.

He has about an hour of math homework per week for math, but it can be done at any point, and he usually does it on the weekends. If there is an end-of-unit test, he spends about an hour or two studying in advance of the test (spread over several evenings).

For English, he has about 45 minutes of work per week if they are doing a novel study -- to read the novel and complete the homework. He also sometimes has to continue to work on writing he started in class.

For social studies and science, he mostly completes work in class, but occasionally has to finish projects he didn't have time to finish in class.

Can I ask - are you at a public school?

I have had two kids go through our MCPS public school and they have not read many novels in MS English. They seem to mostly read excerpts in Study Sync. Wondering which MCPS middle schools are reading novels!

My kids read books in HIGH in 6th grade. Not so much in ‘Advanced’ English though.

How much do you want them to read for school?

My kids read about 1 novel per quarter at school and go all in commenting each page and writing responses and essays and all that school stuff.
At home and read 3 novels a week.
They don't need more "work" novels.

DP - The problem for my kid is that the novels they read in school are below grade level, and he has read some of them before. It would be better to do it through reading groups so advanced readers could get above-grade level text. Doing it through whole-group instruction means that those who need more challenge are bored.

Not enough teachers to go around for that I'd imagine.

They could do it with reading groups - which coud meet once a week with the teacher, while others did independent work. This is how it was in ES.