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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am a teacher and a mom of two. I teach high school and am also annoyed with the elementary homework that comes home. Last year I stopped helping my 2nd grader. Try what he can for a little while I was making dinner and that's it.  If he didn't get to all of it or did it completely wrong we sent it back anyway. I never heard a thing. I believe homework is meaningless at such a young age. [/quote]

I do the same. I'm not doing anyone any favors by working with child to make sure the homework is correct when the teacher needs to know that in fact child didn't understand it well enough to do it independently.[/quote]

AND I AM AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHER
I beg of you, please tell me if your child cannot complete the homework independently. I do expect that the instructions be read to the child if the child cannot read, but I do not expect you to do homework alongside the child. If it takes longer than 15 minutes just write me a note "Larla could not complete the homework" and I will deal with it with Larla (not by punishing her but by finding out how and why). Please tell me at conferences that homework is awful for you.
FWIW, I hate elementary homework also.[/quote]

WHY ARE YOU GIVING HOMEWORK TO A CHILD WHO CANNOT READ?? ridiculous[/quote]

Because my school requires it. Teachers don't like, parents don't like it, principal requires it. What do you want from me? As much as I can I try to send home a shape sort or a something that does not require reading. I also spend 10 minutes explaining the homework and even practicing the homework. It's usually the exact same thing we do in class. If reading is required, it's one line: "circle all the letter Ps on this page". I know that despite my greatest efforts Larla still goes home and has no idea what to do and probably puts up a fight.
That's why I say, just don't do it. Write me a note, "miss smith, Larla could not this homework". And I will take it up with her. I truly mean it when I say that. It won't make me think you're a lazy and terrible parent. [/quote]

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