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[quote=Anonymous]Our kids at JKLMM school also got unreasonable amounts of homework in Kindergarten. We worked with them on the big project assignments and left it up to them if they wanted to do BS worksheets. There is NO EVIDENCE that homework in Kindergarten has any value whatsoever, and for families like the OP's (or ours, or plenty of others, including kids with ADHD, non-native English speaking families, parents who work nights, and others), there are plenty of drawbacks.

Here's the thing: parents make choices all the time about aspects of public school they do or don't want their kids to participate in: sex ed, standardized testing, standing for the Pledge of Allegiance, reading certain books, etc. Hopefully, they sit down with their kids and explain those choices, and why they reflect the family's values.

If homework doesn't work for your family, talk with your teacher and your kids to explain why. We've told our kids and their teachers that family time and reading together are really important to us, especially during these early years when our kids still go to bed early. We are happy to do special projects, and if there is a skill our kid needs at-home practice on, we will absolutely do a worksheet or two. But if our kids are at or above grade level expectations, we are going to opt out of homework packets and spend the time reading books together instead. [/quote]

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