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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What's your child's experience regarding in-class reading? My DS says his class spends about 45 minutes reading with minor "interruptions" from the teacher.  Is this normal?  Are students no longer told to read the book at home for homework? Just checking.  TIA[/quote]

Many teachers now are expecting that almost all work for the course will be done in-class for equity reasons.  I am an AP Lang teacher and communicate with hundreds of other English teachers on the group Facebook page.  I don't agree with this, just reporting...[/quote]

NP but I support the idea (my kid is not disadvantaged fwiw).
They need to be hanging out with friends, working, playing sports and doing other things after school. The school day is long as it is. 
My kid is lucky that he likes to read. For some kids it’s hard work. [/quote]

The kids who find it hard work are the ones that need to practice more.  Your faux compassion leads to 18 year old semi-literate high school graduates.  Young kids can read 30 minutes a day; older kids 45 minutes to an hour.  The school day is not that long, and learning and preparing for life is their job.  Teenagers have plenty of leisure hours between school and when they go to sleep.[/quote]

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