Kid's Homework

[Anonymous]

12:51 here - I also meant to say, DD is in AAP as is DS, has August birthday so very young and usually straight As - she has always needed more supervision - she's one of those creative, artistic types - head in the clouds, daydreaming - also needs occasional math tutoring from me but still pulls off an A somehow. DS missed the birthday cutoff so is older for his class - perhaps that's the difference - who knows?

[Anonymous]

I wonder how AAP teachers are selected, and whether there's a qualification process.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wonder how AAP teachers are selected, and whether there's a qualification process.

what's this got to do with homework.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wonder how AAP teachers are selected, and whether there's a qualification process.

what's this got to do with homework.

An AAP qualified teacher who has the ability and knowledge to teach the material has a big effect on a kid understanding the material and how the kid does with homework.

[Anonymous]

I wonder how AAP teachers are selected, and whether there's a qualification process.

Yes, there is a process. The AAP teachers have to be certified to teach AAP classes, not just GE classes.

[Anonymous]

General ed teachers can have a GT endorsement added to their teaching certificate.

[Anonymous]

OK, wow. I'm 7:50 from the previous page and just checked in again. I only mentioned my DD was AAP because there can be differences in class sizes for AAP vs GE at many schools.

And the OP asked about needing to teach concepts at home because the classroom teachers are too overwhelmed to do it. My response was pointing out that for my kid, that was not necessary. Yet I never said we had no homework struggles! But they were always around getting her started, finding the right time, balancing it vs. other activities, was it too much or too much writing, keeping organized, etc. These were non-trivial issues for us, but not at all related to her knowing the concepts.

Also, we've been in two different schools now and I have seen a big difference in how the two school manage the homework and how they help the students stay organized. In our case, the base school was very haphazard. The teachers were not pushed/encouraged/supported to put info up on Blackboard. The students were expected to be very self directed in knowing what they needed to bring home. The center school has EVERYTHING on Blackboard. It makes things so much easier! They also really work with the kids to make sure they have their assignments written down correctly in their agendas, whereas the base school did not. I'm not saying this is always the case with a base school vs. a center, but it has been our experience.

[Anonymous]

Also, we've been in two different schools now and I have seen a big difference in how the two school manage the homework and how they help the students stay organized. In our case, the base school was very haphazard. The teachers were not pushed/encouraged/supported to put info up on Blackboard. The students were expected to be very self directed in knowing what they needed to bring home. The center school has EVERYTHING on Blackboard. It makes things so much easier! They also really work with the kids to make sure they have their assignments written down correctly in their agendas, whereas the base school did not. I'm not saying this is always the case with a base school vs. a center, but it has been our experience.

Our base school IS a Center school and this is how it is done throughout the school, not just in the Center. Even before my kids were in the Center, in 1st & 2nd grade, they came home with everything written in their planners each day & most of it was posted on Blackboard as well. I'm not sure why all the schools can't manage to do this - it makes life easier for everyone & teaches the kids to be responsible for their work!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OK, wow. I'm 7:50 from the previous page and just checked in again. I only mentioned my DD was AAP because there can be differences in class sizes for AAP vs GE at many schools.

And the OP asked about needing to teach concepts at home because the classroom teachers are too overwhelmed to do it. My response was pointing out that for my kid, that was not necessary. Yet I never said we had no homework struggles! But they were always around getting her started, finding the right time, balancing it vs. other activities, was it too much or too much writing, keeping organized, etc. These were non-trivial issues for us, but not at all related to her knowing the concepts.

Also, we've been in two different schools now and I have seen a big difference in how the two school manage the homework and how they help the students stay organized. In our case, the base school was very haphazard. The teachers were not pushed/encouraged/supported to put info up on Blackboard. The students were expected to be very self directed in knowing what they needed to bring home. The center school has EVERYTHING on Blackboard. It makes things so much easier! They also really work with the kids to make sure they have their assignments written down correctly in their agendas, whereas the base school did not. I'm not saying this is always the case with a base school vs. a center, but it has been our experience.[/quote]

unfortunately we've not had this same experience at the GT center. Off to the parent/teacher conference now to dicuss this very issue.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Also, we've been in two different schools now and I have seen a big difference in how the two school manage the homework and how they help the students stay organized. In our case, the base school was very haphazard. The teachers were not pushed/encouraged/supported to put info up on Blackboard. The students were expected to be very self directed in knowing what they needed to bring home. The center school has EVERYTHING on Blackboard. It makes things so much easier! They also really work with the kids to make sure they have their assignments written down correctly in their agendas, whereas the base school did not. I'm not saying this is always the case with a base school vs. a center, but it has been our experience.

Our AAP Center school posts everything on Blackboard, too, but it is for all classes, including GE. I think it is school specific vs. AAP Center specific. (Our base school was also haphazard at best.)

[Anonymous]

To the 7:20 and 10:50 posters: Can you please tell me what schools you are referring to?

Our DS is in the 3rd grade Local Level IV program at Chesterbrook and one of our frustrations is that Blackboard is not kept up to date. One teacher even told me via email that she simply does not have time to post the homework on Blackboard. The other 3rd grade teachers post most of the homework, but when I have complained that Blackboard is not up to date the response is that it is the kid's job to write the homework down in their daily planner (then what is the point of the "backup" blackboard?)

We are wondering if it is different at Haycock.

[Anonymous]

I am 7:20 and our center is Mantua.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:21:24 here. I wasn't saying my kids are better than someone else's, just that I don't do their homework with them or teach them material that should have been learned in school. I mentioned they had good grades simply because they don't seem to need me hovering over their homework in order for them to do well. Good grades are a fairly objective fact; it wasn't bragging, it was in the context of whether they need help with their schoolwork outside of school. (We already had our P/T conferences after school this week b/c I can't make it on Mon/Tues & both kids had perfect grades for the first quarter.) Flame away.

This was the NORM when I was I kid.

[Anonymous]

"The students were expected to be very self directed in knowing what they needed to bring home. "

An impossible dream?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:To the 7:20 and 10:50 posters: Can you please tell me what schools you are referring to?

Our DS is in the 3rd grade Local Level IV program at Chesterbrook and one of our frustrations is that Blackboard is not kept up to date. One teacher even told me via email that she simply does not have time to post the homework on Blackboard. The other 3rd grade teachers post most of the homework, but when I have complained that Blackboard is not up to date the response is that it is the kid's job to write the homework down in their daily planner (then what is the point of the "backup" blackboard?)

We are wondering if it is different at Haycock.

would rather not mention the school but it isn't Chesterbrook or Haycock. I would be very concerned if the teacher said he/she expects the kids to write the homework in their planner and they are old enough now to take this responsibility themselves.

At the parent/teacher conference, DC's teacher told me she tries to update Blckboard but alot of things come up, like meetings and other demands on her time and it often doesn't get done. We discussed ways to help DC get more organized. She has 30 kids to worry about and only maybe 5 or 6 of the boys are dispoganized and mine's not the worst. She didn't seem as concerned about it as I am.