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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, All kids are not the same.  Maybe the homework is too much for your 5 year old? Get an IEP for her. [/quote]

Wow, so Ker's who have issues with homework Now all have special needs?  First, you're an ass. Second, kids are different, and that does not automatically translate to special needs.  Third, homework in kindergarten serves absolutely no purpose.[/quote]

You are an asshole.

When kids need an IEP, it is better to recognize it early rather than later, so that help can be provided.  You are stigmatizing these kind of support.  Homework at any grade serves to make students understand the concepts taught at school.   Obviously, a 5 year old has not really learned much and will be given very basic and easy homework.  I bet that her peers have no problem doing the same homework.  So the question is why is this child struggling and why is she so stressed?

Is this an emotional issue, physiological issue or learning issue?  Get her the help she needs now and not later when she is far behind her peers and have no hope to catch up![/quote]
K mom here, and I also sort of agree. My kids homework is so basic and takes us about 5 minutes. It's really no big deal. Of course my kid would rather play than do the sheet of work, so she plays and has a snack, and then we take a five minute break.

What's going to happen in 1st grade? Is the stress suddenly going to diminish? There will be homework next year too. More REAL homework. Best to prepare the kid now with the easy K homework. [/quote]

In 1st grade, the children will be a year older. At that age, a year of development is huge. The stress will probably diminish.

There's a reason we're saying that HW is inappropriate in K.[/quote]
Not exactly. My kid will start 1st 8 months from now, and just 3 months from her last K homework. I hate enabling parents. Why not encourage and help your child instead of making up excuses.[/quote]

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