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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ours does not.  Homework isn't [b]developmentally appropriate[/b] in Kindergarten.[/quote]

You don't get to decide what is developmentally appropriate for all kindergarteners. You only know what your own child's limits are. Mine do homework just fine and their penmanship has improved through enforced practice. I'm very thankful my children's kindergarten teachers have taken the time to put together the handwriting packets personalized to each student's particular needs because it's a p.i.t.a. to make those.[/quote]

I'm not just saying that, that's what the national organizations and experts say (including my mom who had a PhD in early childhood education and taught for 50 years).

https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/kindergarten-homework-too-much-too-early/2018/11

https://www.usnews.com/education/k12/articles/should-kids-get-homework#:~:text=The%20key%20to%20effective%20homework,in%20first%20and%20second%20grade.

https://parentingscience.com/homework-for-young-children/[/quote]

Go and actually read the studies. They lack good sample sizes and also lack good controls.  As a result they don't matter.  Sadly, this is a problem with many studies of education. [/quote]

Completely agree. Also that first article starts with an anecdote about a kid that didn't even go to preschool? No wonder his K HW is taking forever. [/quote]

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