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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, filling out the log is doing your child's homework, and sets a bad precedent.  My kids did above and beyond the required reading, but one at a young age refused to turn in his log to the teacher that did nothing with them other than check a box.  Prior to this, he loved the lists when they were assigned and seeing how many books he read.  The check-the-box teacher didn't ask about what he read, didn't suggest books based on what he read, ... nothing.  The natural consequence was a low effort grade that year, but the teacher wasn't satisfied with that.  It got ugly.  I did my best to support the teacher.  Made him fill out the log and put it in his backpack in my presence.  Then I'd find it rumpled on the porch.  He would not turn it in -- even after filling the friggin' thing out.  The teacher demanded compliance, made kids publicly sign and read aloud a pledge, and do other to try to bend them.  He cried how the teacher valued the log more than the reading.  I pointed out that working people had to turn in time sheets which was like a log.  That wasnt good enough.  My nose-in-a-book kid decided to retaliate and declared he would not read so that he legitimately had nothing to put on his log.  That was was the last straw.  I agreed with my kid about where the teacher's values were, and reminded him I was interested in his reading and enjoyed our book discussions.  By the end of the year, he did the log but with my consent he only logged the minimum instead of everything he read, which he took weird satisfaction in.  Sadly, I lost a lot of respect for that teacher.

My take on logs is this:  if you're making kids do them, make sure they demonstrate value to your students.  They aren't like math worksheet where you can see where kids might be struggling.  Use the logs for book club or class discussion.  Maybe even use them to show kids something like their reading endurance levels over time.[/quote]

Our teacher says it's expected parents will fill out their log and that it is a task for both parent and child to do together. It's a kindergarten log and the kids don't even know how to write yet.[/quote]

You are teaching your child to set aside a little time each afternoon/evening to get their homework done.  It's good to start that early so that it becomes a habit for them.[/quote]

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