No homework???

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Just moved into the county and was told by my elementary and middle schools that they don’t give ANY homework. Is that right?? Is it just by schools or is this FCPS wide?

How in the heck can students be prepared without any homework??

Its an equity issue. If you can't afford private school, then be prepared to acquire tutoring support down the road for subjects where you cant help them.

Equity -lmfao. You clowns throw that around on every thread. It rained today so my kid can't go on the playground. Stupid equity programs.

My kid had next to no HW in ES and MS, frankly, despite being all honors. And is in all AP classes (all the hard stem ones) and doing well. So, lots of kids can prepare with little or no HW, actually. Maybe YOURS can't but that's a you problem.

[Anonymous]

Our ES principal had a no-homework policy for kids but he retired a few years ago. Our new principal leaves it up to the teachers and a few of my kid's 5th grade teachers are now sending home homework occasionally. Which is great, because it allows me to see what my kid is doing and where she needs help (like multiplying and simplifying fractions). Even getting some worksheets to do at home to give kids a little more practice is awfully helpful, IMHO.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:No homework, at least in elementary school, is in line with contemporary education research and best practices.

And for most kids that don't need remedial/extra help, HW really is not needed in ES.

The fact that grade school kids cannot write (penmanship ), cannot spell or use proper punctuation and sentence structure, do not know their math facts is entirely unrelated.

Really?

[Anonymous]

My kids in the Greenbriar West, Rocky Run, and Chantilly school pyramid had homework (though not much other than reading and a few activities in early elementary years).

They got assigned PLENTY of homework in their AP/Honors classes at Rocky Run and Chantilly, but they also had free time during their "Rock Time" and "Charger Time" periods every other day. Students can finish a lot of homework during school hours if they choose to work efficiently.

[Anonymous]

everyone passes
even in high school no homework or test everyone gets A & B,

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No homework, at least in elementary school, is in line with contemporary education research and best practices.

And for most kids that don't need remedial/extra help, HW really is not needed in ES.

The fact that grade school kids cannot write (penmanship ), cannot spell or use proper punctuation and sentence structure, do not know their math facts is entirely unrelated.

Really?

Those things are, basically, not taught in ES. And I agree it is a huge problem. But has little to do with the need for homework.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No homework, at least in elementary school, is in line with contemporary education research and best practices.

And for most kids that don't need remedial/extra help, HW really is not needed in ES.

The fact that grade school kids cannot write (penmanship ), cannot spell or use proper punctuation and sentence structure, do not know their math facts is entirely unrelated.

Really?

Those things are, basically, not taught in ES. And I agree it is a huge problem. But has little to do with the need for homework.

Kids would do better at these skills with more practice. Homework is the second half, after being taught the skills.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No homework, at least in elementary school, is in line with contemporary education research and best practices.

And for most kids that don't need remedial/extra help, HW really is not needed in ES.

The fact that grade school kids cannot write (penmanship ), cannot spell or use proper punctuation and sentence structure, do not know their math facts is entirely unrelated.

Really?

Those things are, basically, not taught in ES. And I agree it is a huge problem. But has little to do with the need for homework.

Kids would do better at these skills with more practice. Homework is the second half, after being taught the skills.

There is nothing to practice if it's not being taught. This is not the best example to make your point.
And furthermore, then have your kid practice it! That's what we did. It's not hard and it doesn't take long.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:No homework, at least in elementary school, is in line with contemporary education research and best practices.

I substitute in FCPS and the general classes are full of kids that can’t do basic math. If these kids were given 5-10 minutes of math homework a night, the problem would be solved.

Even if we just had kids drilling each other with flash cards for 10 minutes it would help. Get rid of morning meeting and do that.

+1 million.

But it's not just the kids who can't do math. My very math-y kid struggles to do problems quickly because of the lack of practice on the basics. She understands every single concept, but she hasn't done it until it's automatic. If she tries to go quickly (say, for a test), she messes up something simple. I'm convinced a few speed drills along the way and a nightly math worksheet from 4th-6th would have helped.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No homework, at least in elementary school, is in line with contemporary education research and best practices.

I substitute in FCPS and the general classes are full of kids that can’t do basic math. If these kids were given 5-10 minutes of math homework a night, the problem would be solved.

Even if we just had kids drilling each other with flash cards for 10 minutes it would help. Get rid of morning meeting and do that.

+1 million.

But it's not just the kids who can't do math. My very math-y kid struggles to do problems quickly because of the lack of practice on the basics. She understands every single concept, but she hasn't done it until it's automatic. If she tries to go quickly (say, for a test), she messes up something simple. I'm convinced a few speed drills along the way and a nightly math worksheet from 4th-6th would have helped.

It’s never too late. You can print them free off the Internet.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No homework, at least in elementary school, is in line with contemporary education research and best practices.

I substitute in FCPS and the general classes are full of kids that can’t do basic math. If these kids were given 5-10 minutes of math homework a night, the problem would be solved.

Even if we just had kids drilling each other with flash cards for 10 minutes it would help. Get rid of morning meeting and do that.

+1 million.

But it's not just the kids who can't do math. My very math-y kid struggles to do problems quickly because of the lack of practice on the basics. She understands every single concept, but she hasn't done it until it's automatic. If she tries to go quickly (say, for a test), she messes up something simple. I'm convinced a few speed drills along the way and a nightly math worksheet from 4th-6th would have helped.

It’s never too late. You can print them free off the Internet.

Can you hear yourself? This is what school is for, teaching the 3 Rs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No homework, at least in elementary school, is in line with contemporary education research and best practices.

I substitute in FCPS and the general classes are full of kids that can’t do basic math. If these kids were given 5-10 minutes of math homework a night, the problem would be solved.

Even if we just had kids drilling each other with flash cards for 10 minutes it would help. Get rid of morning meeting and do that.

+1 million.

But it's not just the kids who can't do math. My very math-y kid struggles to do problems quickly because of the lack of practice on the basics. She understands every single concept, but she hasn't done it until it's automatic. If she tries to go quickly (say, for a test), she messes up something simple. I'm convinced a few speed drills along the way and a nightly math worksheet from 4th-6th would have helped.

It’s never too late. You can print them free off the Internet.

Can you hear yourself? This is what school is for, teaching the 3 Rs.

But what if it’s not being taught? Do you give up as well? Or do you try to help your child?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:everyone passes
even in high school no homework or test everyone gets A & B,

As a HS math teacher, I can assure you this is not true. Around 60% of my students have As and Bs. 30% have Cs, and 10% have Ds and Fs. This is across the board, even in my AP classes. People on DCUM like to whine that grades are so inflated and anything less than an A basically means you're failing, but it's not true.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No homework, at least in elementary school, is in line with contemporary education research and best practices.

I substitute in FCPS and the general classes are full of kids that can’t do basic math. If these kids were given 5-10 minutes of math homework a night, the problem would be solved.

Even if we just had kids drilling each other with flash cards for 10 minutes it would help. Get rid of morning meeting and do that.

+1 million.

But it's not just the kids who can't do math. My very math-y kid struggles to do problems quickly because of the lack of practice on the basics. She understands every single concept, but she hasn't done it until it's automatic. If she tries to go quickly (say, for a test), she messes up something simple. I'm convinced a few speed drills along the way and a nightly math worksheet from 4th-6th would have helped.

It’s never too late. You can print them free off the Internet.

I did for a good long while. And then her teacher started taking up her free time by assigning extra ST Math, we assume because the county started pushing a minimum number of ST Math minutes. We'll get back to it.

I taught my kids to read (since the county didn't do science of reading when they were younger, and still barely does). I taught them to spell. I taught them handwriting. I'll make sure they can do their math automatically too. It's just painful that they waste 6+ hours a day doing...I'm not sure how to even describe it...and I teach them the 3 Rs after school and in the summer.

[Anonymous]

AAP still gives homework. I don’t think hours of homework makes sense but some is helpful. Also in MS-many students do homework during learning seminar.