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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There's just no way your child legitimately has 4-5 hours of homework every, single night, particularly if you describe him as a fast worker and say he's starting it in class.  It may be TAKING him that long b/c he's distracted or doesn't know what he's doing or taking breaks or is a perfectionist but, as assigned, it's probably something more like an hour or less.

I'd suggest figuring out WHY it's taking him so long and then go from there. [/quote]

The issue is probably the homework being on the computer.  Computers are not appropriate for elementary school.  They are too distracting and make it harder to concentrate and retain material.  Elementary kids also lack the hand dexterity and skills to type properly.

If the himework was on paper, the kid could probably complete twice as much eork in half as much time, and actually retain what they are learning.

FCPS needs to eliminate computers in elementary schools. [/quote]

Agree with this. If it were my kid and he was truly being assigned hours of YouTube videos and Google slides a night, I'd tell the teacher we have a 1-hr/night screentime limit, and he'll get done what he can within that constraint as far as electronic homework. Elementary school grades don't matter. But I'd encourage him to complete all of the paper-based reading and assignments.[/quote]

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