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Being a parent takes lots of extra effort.  If you are not willing to put in the effort, why have kids?  The things that you do while the kids are young, set the example they will live by.  Learning should be both at home and at schools.  [/quote]

This is true, but what does this have to do with homework??

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Schools cannot provide everything.  [/quote]

I don't see anyone saying they should! Please explain this remark -- what made you write it? Did you think someone wants school to 'provide everything'? [/quote]

Helping your kids with homework is part of parenting.  Most parents who complain about it do not want to sit down and help their kids.  They'd prefer homework when the kids are older so they do not have to deal with it.  That is lazy parenting.

Yes, lots of people expect the schools to provide everything.[/quote]why is it part of parenting?  Did your parents sit and do homework with you? Mine didn't.  It's ridiculous to give kids assignments that they can't do. My preschooler was asked to do a report at home for black history month, using two sources. He just learned to write his name legibly a few months ago. I didn't want to do it, not because I'm lazy, but because it's stupid and not helpful.[/quote]

[b]I agree that in elementary school, parents should not HAVE to help kids with homework depending on the situation.[/b]

If the child is struggling, then YES by all means, help them with the math problem!!

But if the assignment is beyond what a child could ever do on his own, I think it is ridiculous.  Former MCPS parent here.  In 3rd grade, my child was given an assignment to create a 3D model of a bee.  Yes a bee.  The amount of work that had to go into this was ridiculous!!!  The same thing for the following year...I think it was a caterpillar.  Now I have a child in private school 3rd grade, and so far, there hasn't been a time where I have to help DD, except to quiz her in preparation for a test.[/quote]

Agreed. Regular homework for children meeting expectations should NOT require parental help beyond giving them a quiet space to work or answer questions here or there. 
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This is a different argument than not having any homework. This argument is about the difficulty of the homework.[/quote]

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