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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am so damn irritated that managing and helping with my kids' homework has now become my 2nd full-time job.

When did it become acceptable to give kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grade kids homework that they can not possibly do on their own?

Do they expect a 5 or 6 year old to read complicated instructions on their own?

How come I get a sheet or 2 every day with Parent marked at the top?

And middle school is now like what I experienced in high school?  my 6th grader got 2 150 pg books on first day of school to read,  and book reports are due Monday.  They haven't yet taught typing, and she has limited experience.  I guess Mom is also supposed to teach kids to type too.  We already have the math tutor and learning center, because they don't teach that well enough in school.

Teachers need to lay off.  or push back on Administration that there's no way in hell, kids can pass these ludicrous tests without full-time parent involvement from 4pm-9pm daily.

Teachers- would it be acceptable if when these parent sheets came home, if I simply write "I have a full-time job and 4 kids.  I opt out of homework."

Seriously, my mom NEVER did homework or study with me, and I'm in Senior Management.  What the hell is going on these days?!?[/quote]

I hear ya, OP. Thing is, the world has changed and we can no longer measure our children's childhood against our own. Many of the aims present in kindergarten now, were what 2nd grade was for us! Testing begins in the earliest stages and is so tied to funding and other system policies that teachers are forced to plug ahead and teach to the test rather than be guided by their students. Does it suck for us parents? Yes, sir! Not a thing we can do about it, I'm afraid.

Even while pregnant, I figured there was no way to win at this motherhood thing. I pick and choose and do the best I can. Sound familiar? It's all we can do. Silly me, I thought I'd spend my time complementing the school curriculum with the fun stuff of Greek myths and identifying star clusters. Ah, early parenthood! But, like you, here I am assisting with basic homework each night. I gravely disappointed the Pre-K teacher by cutting each week's homework packet in half. One week it came in at 20 pages. TWENTY PAGES of homework for a 4 year old? No. BUT, I have found myself learning how they now teach math and teaching in step with the classwork. I wouldn't call it agony, but it surely is a time suck.

That DS is a "Classic Inattentive" makes it all the more important that I remain committed to the business of effectively co-teaching. It's not what I signed up for, but it's what's now required of me. School starts next week. I've already cleared the big table and prepped the children for review each evening. I've also started waking up at frickin 4:30am so that I'm able to get the things in that my evenings won't allow for during the school year. And isn't that fabulous? (No. It is not.) Again, what else can I do?
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