do you review homework?

[Anonymous]

Yes, but our teachers have never reviewed the homework and often grade it days to weeks later so we want to make sure they understand the material.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was shocked at the sixth grade orientation when every single teacher who spoke except art and PE said that parents should be regularly checking Google classroom work. So not my job!

Of course it's your responsibility as a parent.

[Anonymous]

Immigrant mom here. I am supposed to entrust my kid's education to the American school system? Do we get a do-over for our kids learning years? LOL. Nope. My kids always had a study/school time at home even as toddlers. That was a game we played.

The very first day of kindergarten, they came back, had a snack and then had to do "homework" that I had assigned them for 10-15 minutes. This was the routine that I trained them to make a part of their nature. My kids were trained to put education first, to go above and beyond, to have pride and personal responsibility and to have the discipline to sit and do their work without distraction.

DH and I have several higher ed degrees. we want to give every advantage to our children and a solid education is a foundation that will help them long after we are gone.

[Anonymous]

Immigrant mom here.

Taught everything to my kids myself. I could self study most subjects and teach them. I did not find it difficult because I have dual degree in Math and Philosophy.

I only used a foreign language tutor because I did not know the language and did not have the time to learn. However, the tutor was hired to begin teaching them the curriculum and syllabus before they took the foreign language classes in middle school, and I had a good idea of the resources and pathway.

Both my kids aced their foreign language AP in 10th grade.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I check for completeness, not accuracy.

From K-8, the sword of GPA does not hang on the kid's head. That is why I think these are the sandbox years where you need to teach your kids very well so that they can have an easy and smooth sailing in high school and college.

I check for deeper understanding, cross discipline association, mastery, neatness and fulfilling the rubric. Naturally, it has to be complete and correct too.

Do you think that any teacher is more vested than a parent to see the kid succeed or acquire knowledge?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you have the time to check it over, check it over. It doesn't mean doing it for them. You point out the questions where they got the wrong answer or misinterpreted what was being asked, and then tell them to redo it. Anyone, including a teacher, who calls this cheating is just trying to make themselves feel better about being a lazy parent.

But you would have to read the entire text, assignment or be present for class to know whether the answer is correct or not. Usually the answers are not simple. They’re compare/contrast. Relate XYZ to ABC. What evidence in the text supports the claim of blah blah. It’s not an insignificant amount of time to leaf through all the material to find the supporting evidence. Hopefully kids can do this on their own. My kids’ teachers are very thorough and clear, and ideally parents don’t need to double check their work!

There's always an excuse.

[Anonymous]

Yes of course I do. The teachers aren’t going over their homework and re-teaching missed concept, so why wouldn’t I?

[Anonymous]

My parents never ever knew if I had homework, so of course they never checked my homework.

Then in 11th grade I started hanging out with two girls whose parents were from Korea. I realized their parents not only checked their homework they had the teachers edition of the math textbook as well as other books. They turned in every single problem correctly. My grade in math got better when I started checking my homework against theirs and doing corrections. They also went to a tutoring program where the teacher previewed the upcoming lessons so it wasn’t the first time they saw the new math material. I also loved going to their house to study or do group projects. Their moms would make us tea and give us snacks. If we stayed up until 2 am finishing a project their moms stayed up as well (they both worked as well so it was a big sacrifice). If we needed supplies they ran to get us more tape, markers, science materials, etc.

I have now emulated that with my own kids. I check 100% of their homework and make them do corrections. I have teacher editions ti check the answers quickly. It really does pay off. My kids are in high school and junior high now and are doing great.

[Anonymous]

I love checking my kid’s math. So much fun re-learning it!

[Anonymous]

Of course. Educating my children is a major responsibility. I hate that schools hide work in the online accounts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was shocked at the sixth grade orientation when every single teacher who spoke except art and PE said that parents should be regularly checking Google classroom work. So not my job!

Of course it's your responsibility as a parent.

Did your parents check your 6th grade homework?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I couldn’t help my six grader with math even if I wanted to. If they had difficulty and we went to Khan Academy.
I do have one deceive with dyslexia. I do read over her written homework. I make simple edits. Mostly because they will often swap papers and another student will review. It’s a source of embarrassment.

Then you need your 6th grader to help you with the homework!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My parents never ever knew if I had homework, so of course they never checked my homework.

Then in 11th grade I started hanging out with two girls whose parents were from Korea. I realized their parents not only checked their homework they had the teachers edition of the math textbook as well as other books. They turned in every single problem correctly. My grade in math got better when I started checking my homework against theirs and doing corrections. They also went to a tutoring program where the teacher previewed the upcoming lessons so it wasn’t the first time they saw the new math material. I also loved going to their house to study or do group projects. Their moms would make us tea and give us snacks. If we stayed up until 2 am finishing a project their moms stayed up as well (they both worked as well so it was a big sacrifice). If we needed supplies they ran to get us more tape, markers, science materials, etc.

I have now emulated that with my own kids. I check 100% of their homework and make them do corrections. I have teacher editions ti check the answers quickly. It really does pay off. My kids are in high school and junior high now and are doing great.

This is us. Kids need parental support and involvement.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Of course. Educating my children is a major responsibility. I hate that schools hide work in the online accounts.

I also hate that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I love checking my kid’s math. So much fun re-learning it!

The idea of re-learning MS math is the actual opposite of fun. I’m landing the helicopter kids, good luck out there!