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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] My son spends a lot of time playing and studying chess for tournaments and his time is better spent on chess than school busywork.  DS is above grade level academically across the board and I don't see how homework adds anything for elementary schoolers.[/quote]

He won't be hurt by the five minutes he spend on homework either if they are at his level. [/quote]

He has 2 reading and writing assignments a week in two different languages - immersion school that takes him about 30-40 minutes each to do.   I think it is appropriate for 3rd grade.  That's about it for homework at our school although there is a nightly 40 minute reading, 20 minutes each language, that we don't bother doing.  There use to be more homework in earlier grades but no longer probably due to complaints from parents.  He brings home worksheets  (similar to homework assignments in previous grades) fully completed from school.[/quote]

I am the pp you respond to. I have never made my son read the number of minutes every day either. He is in 1st grade and reads about 2-3 grades above. I don't feel like we need to change much. His other homeowork takes 2-5 minutes depending on how much he did at after care. That is it. I think this is totally appropriate amount of assignment.  But I think it is good that he has the structure of having homework. I also like to see homework coming home. [b]Because it is really the only way for me to figure out what they are doing in school and how he is doing in school.[/b] [/quote]

I think you have hit the nail on the head as to why parents want kids to have homework. 
It helps keep them informed.  And, because of this, teachers need to be extremely mindful of the homework they send home as it sends a message to parents about what they consider important. 
I have been a poster on this thread who is against homework at the ES level. 
But, if teachers are going to give it, they need to really consider what is appropriate, what is important, and what the purpose is of homework.  [/quote]

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