1st day of school - homework about homework

[Anonymous]

First day of 3rd grade.
Homework: a couple of pages about organizing one's future homework (and routine in the morning, preparing backpack at night, etc).
Right...
On one hand, it's useful to reinforce these things.
On the other, sigh. Just more busy work. The children don't need to write 2 pages about all this.

Great start to the year?

[Anonymous]

Not a great start.

[Anonymous]

This is the teacher catering to the lowest common denominator. Kids/families that aren't organized. This should be developed at home within that structure and not dictated by the teacher.

[Anonymous]

Disagree. This is smart. There are plenty of organized families where the parents are the ones who keep things organized. This gets the kids thinking that it's THEIR OWN responsibility to manage their school work. Teaching kids how to be good students is never a waste of time.

And if it provides an opportunity to practice their writing or achieve some other educational purpose, why not? (Maybe the teacher will use it to assess her new pupils' writing abilities.) Must they write about what they did on their summer vacation instead?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Disagree. This is smart. There are plenty of organized families where the parents are the ones who keep things organized. This gets the kids thinking that it's THEIR OWN responsibility to manage their school work. Teaching kids how to be good students is never a waste of time.

And if it provides an opportunity to practice their writing or achieve some other educational purpose, why not? (Maybe the teacher will use it to assess her new pupils' writing abilities.) Must they write about what they did on their summer vacation instead?

I agree. Third grade is the year where kids are expected to transition from parental involvement to independence in managing homework. I think the teacher is off to a great start.

[Anonymous]

I teach at the college level, and in one of my courses, organization is paramount to success (with regard to digital tiles and the software we use). Given the ineptitude/unwillingness/lack of success students have had with this in the past, you'd better believe I'm adding some homework about organization to my syllabus this semester.

In short, I think it's just fine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:First day of 3rd grade.
Homework: a couple of pages about organizing one's future homework (and routine in the morning, preparing backpack at night, etc).
Right...
On one hand, it's useful to reinforce these things.
On the other, sigh. Just more busy work. The children don't need to write 2 pages about all this.

Great start to the year?

First day of school.

Already bitching...

Great start to the year?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:First day of 3rd grade.
Homework: a couple of pages about organizing one's future homework (and routine in the morning, preparing backpack at night, etc).
Right...
On one hand, it's useful to reinforce these things.
On the other, sigh. Just more busy work. The children don't need to write 2 pages about all this.

Great start to the year?

First day of school.

Already bitching...

Great start to the year?

Ah ha, you got me

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:First day of 3rd grade.
Homework: a couple of pages about organizing one's future homework (and routine in the morning, preparing backpack at night, etc).
Right...
On one hand, it's useful to reinforce these things.
On the other, sigh. Just more busy work. The children don't need to write 2 pages about all this.

Great start to the year?

First day of school.

Already bitching...

Great start to the year?

Ah ha, you got me

See OP has a good attitude! Did anyone else have a crying Kindergarten get on the bus-we did so sad but I know it's part of life-part of growing up. Hopefully less tears tomorrow.

[Anonymous]

I think that sounds great (sorry, op!). My third grader did very little today, said it was boring and the bus was an hour late this afternoon!

[Anonymous]

I think its fine, but would have been better to give them a break the first day. I would be fine with it the 2nd day.

Signed happy mom of3rd grader with no homework today

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Disagree. This is smart. There are plenty of organized families where the parents are the ones who keep things organized. This gets the kids thinking that it's THEIR OWN responsibility to manage their school work. Teaching kids how to be good students is never a waste of time.

And if it provides an opportunity to practice their writing or achieve some other educational purpose, why not? (Maybe the teacher will use it to assess her new pupils' writing abilities.) Must they write about what they did on their summer vacation instead?

I agree. Third grade is the year where kids are expected to transition from parental involvement to independence in managing homework. I think the teacher is off to a great start.

+1

[Anonymous]

OP, I blame the 2.0 curriculum, the teacher's union and Starr for this terrible event. I only hope you can recover.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, I blame the 2.0 curriculum, the teacher's union and Starr for this terrible event. I only hope you can recover.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, I blame the 2.0 curriculum, the teacher's union and Starr for this terrible event. I only hope you can recover.

You forgot to blame Obama and/or Fox news. And Miley Cyrus.