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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am so damn irritated that managing and helping with my kids' homework has now become my 2nd full-time job.

When did it become acceptable to give kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grade kids homework that they can not possibly do on their own?

Do they expect a 5 or 6 year old to read complicated instructions on their own?

How come I get a sheet or 2 every day with Parent marked at the top?

And middle school is now like what I experienced in high school?  my 6th grader got 2 150 pg books on first day of school to read,  and book reports are due Monday.  They haven't yet taught typing, and she has limited experience.  I guess Mom is also supposed to teach kids to type too.  We already have the math tutor and learning center, because they don't teach that well enough in school.

Teachers need to lay off.  or push back on Administration that there's no way in hell, kids can pass these ludicrous tests without full-time parent involvement from 4pm-9pm daily.

Teachers- would it be acceptable if when these parent sheets came home, if I simply write "I have a full-time job and 4 kids.  [b]I opt out of homework[/b]."

Does this affect grades? Like if HW isnt done?
I am in MCPS and only have a K child but just wondering because i hate that the kids get homework too.

Seriously, my mom NEVER did homework or study with me, and I'm in Senior Management.  What the hell is going on these days?!?[/quote]

I do something similar to this.  Seriously.  I just write that my child was not able to complete the assignment on their own.

My requirement is that my kids spent 5min per homework assignment per grade per night.  So my 1st grader has to spend 5 min on math and reading.  My 4th grader has to spend 20 min per night on an assignment.  If my kids are able to complete do the homework, they usually will ignore the time limit and just complete it.  But if they can't, then at least they've spent some time reading it or looking at it and trying to figure it out.  If an assignment is going to take multiple days, like a large project, than the 20 min allows her to break it up into manageable chunks.

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