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[quote=Anonymous]We're in an elementary school with no homework policy.  When they say no homework, they mean no homework, and that includes any work that is optional (IOW, teachers can't sneak in homework by saying that it is optional/ungraded).  They can send home work that the child started in school, but did not have time to finish.  For DD, this was mostly stuff she needed to color.  Teachers usually do send in something, once a week or so, to say here's what we're working on in LA/math/science/SS.  It can be vague or fairly detailed, and that's pretty teacher dependent.

We went through a whole year of this last year, and the only way to find out what the heck is going on class, is to wait until test scores roll home, and then figure out the gaps.  OR play Perry Mason, and ask your kid really pointed questions, on a daily basis (which, being little kids, they may or may not be accurate reporters).  The upshot of this has been that DD does momwork at home, at the end of the day.  To be honest, it would be easier/less time consuming, if they just sent something related to their lesson home, instead of having me ferret out information, then talk to her about what she understood, fill in the gaps, and test to make sure she understood the concepts.[/quote]

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