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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is OP. Looks like we are ending up in the MVCS zone!

If you don’t have any Spanish speakers at your home, how do you help your child with their homework?[/quote]

My son is in 3rd grade at MVCS and does not get any homework yet. Last year during virtual learning, I just looked up words on my phone if i didn't know, but a lot of it is pretty self-explanatory. [/quote]
He doesn’t get homework in 3rd grade? Don’t kids in other schools get homework at that age?[/quote]

It depends on the teacher but most teachers at the school do not give homework, except for reading. Here or there maybe a writing assignment or project, but never daily work.. The evidence on elementary school homework is pretty clear—only reading at home actually improves learning. I personally am grateful to not have the homework. They learn ALOT during the day with the dual language and are pooped afterschool. I don’t want to fight my kids to do a bunch of busywork that is pointless. I appreciate that the school is up on this, and doesn’t dole it out in the name “rigor”

If you want to learn more, check out “The Homework Myth” by Alfie Kohn [/quote]

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