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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not really sure why it's the schools fault that you don't get more time with your kids in the evenings because you don't get home until 6.[/quote]

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OP here.  Please elaborate.  I have a job.  I would love to be an heiress but alas, that is not my lot in life.   I think it's normal to work to put food on the table, a roof over your head is it not?  And if this is in reference to having two working parents - I'm afraid that's far and away the norm these days.  Most, us included, have no other way of making ends meet. [/quote]

Please spare us the guilt trip. Nobody is ragging on two working parent families. All I'm saying is that at some point your kid is going to have homework and if your excuse is that you only get 2 hours a night with them due to your work schedule then what are you going to do later in their school career when not doing homework is detrimental to their academic career? You're blaming the school for not catering to your work/home schedule which is completely unrealistic. You need to adjust your schedules--not expect the school to adjust their expectations of your child.[/quote]

You're overlooking the kindergarten aspect of this post.  There is an undeniable difference between the emotional/developmental needs of a 5 year old and that of an older elementary school kid.   Older elementary school kids can also read so they can do their homework without their parents help - hopefully before their parents get home. 
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So you think 1st and 2nd graders won't have homework then either?[/quote]

I haven't seen any studies that say that homework - beyond reading to a kid - is helpful to their overall academic achievements until middle to late elementary school.

Kindergarten - No brainier that there should be no homework
First grade - Rarely (extra help where needed to keep up)
Second grade - Seems like debatable territory
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