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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Hmm, I have a kid at KLM and Deal. I'm no fan of homework can either. [b]5th graders had zero homework aside from a single project[/b]. Deal does not have much either. [/quote]

So to confirm, it is your assertion that a 5th grader at Janney, Lafayette, and/or Murch has [u]no homework whatsoeve[/u]r from August to May?  Except for a one-time project.

Yeah.  No.

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You missed the end of my paragraph where I said, "But this is just our experience." Though I see that I could have been more clear by saying our class. (Assuming the larger group understood that by KLM my kids attended only one of the schools.)

I didn't add that many parents complained about this, as the other classes did have moderate homework. Buy, my kid did not have homework that year. My larger point is that any experience can be turned on its head to justify your decision. The pp I quoted said he didn't want to be a dick, but was buying his way out of a "bullshit model" that includes copious homework. I mean this is silly because not all public school classrooms have copious homework or "homework for homework's sake" just as he is not totally buying his way out of homework or buying into to meaningful homework.

Let's just concede that our choice is fine without having to skew an entire system. Let us use our own critical thinking skills to acknowledge that our own experiences, values, hopes, fears, and expectations fuel our decisions. We don't need to recruit people; just have the confidence to quietly own your choice.

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