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[quote=Anonymous]The research on homework is not at all mixed re K-2nd grade.  There is absolutely NO STUDIES that show that homework in K-2 -- EXCEPT FOR DAILY READING/BEING READ TO -- has any beneficial effect on kids that young.  Reading, okay, but worksheets?  Nope for K-2.

Once the kids get older the research is a bit more mixed, and I can believe that there may even be some value in building good homework habits for later.

It could be that the parents to your kid's friend are well informed and choose not to have their kids spend valuable time on work that no one can show is actually useful.

It could also be that the parents have worked out a special arrangement with the teacher.  My kid's friend had a great deal of anxiety about his worksheets in Kindergarten (he had some learning delays I think) and his mom told me they ultimately agreed with the teacher to just stop getting any homework for him to do after November.  They just stopped it on mutual agreement to try to help reduce the anxiety and help the kid like school more.  Kindergarten and homework shouldn't be a war or an unfriendly experience for your kid, so I think that decision was a great one.

In short:  don't judge, because you may not know the whole story.[/quote]

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