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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Mom who did hw with kids all alone- dad did not help. We made it work. It taught them discipline. I expected the h.w. neat or I made them do it over. They could read fluently by pk-4.  Snack, hw then t.v. or playtime. By 1st, they were independent and I only checked it. The teachers praised in class work as well as hw They were upset if they thought they wouldn't get to finish it on time. I find it a white vs. non white issue.[/quote]

Similar experience here, except (immigrant) dad is in charge of HW most days, while I'm in charge of musical instrument practice.  HW must be done properly, not rushed through.  He'll come up with HW if none assigned.  Agree about the cultural aspects--refusing to do HW is more of a white affluent American thing--not all in this group, but definitely a few.  [/quote]

Not just Americans. We are immigrants from Germany and I agree with OP that homework in K is ridiculous. In Germany, kids don't even go to school until first grade. Our "Kindergarten" (all daycare prior to first grade) is purely play-based. And still Germany is doing pretty well, and German high schoolers (last I checked) do well compared to Americans. So I certainly believe the studies that say that homework in Kindergarten will not make a difference with regard to long-term achievement. But more power to you if you feel that you are improving your kids' lives by imposing homework discipline early on.[/quote]

To cite a pro-hw cultural example. My family members in India definitely have homework at age 5 abd are doing rigorous math at a much earlier age -- school is more challenging. And as a result the country produces millions of mathematically proficient engineers, some of whom end up here on HIB visas, which are specifically intended to fill jobs in the case qhere the company cant find an American to fill it. So i tend to think this trend towards more rigor may be a good thing.[/quote]

Er, companies use H1B visas because the foreigners will work for lower salaries, not because Americans can’t do the jobs.[/quote]

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