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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]NP here -- I agree that if the homework is not worth the time, the students need to address the issue with the teacher.  If I found my kid cheating, I would tell my kid that they have lost a bit of my trust in them.  If they can't be trusted with "little things" like doing his/her own homework, how could I trust him or her with bigger things?  Once trust is lost, it is hard to regain (E.g., look at the leading presidential candidates trying to regain people's trust).  In OP's case, I'd be concerned that my child can't effectively communicate a problem to an adult authority, here the teacher.  It is a skill that needs to be honed over time.  There will be plenty in the work world kids will find unnecessary (filling in a timecard), that can spell big trouble for an employer and employee if not handled properly.[/quote]

This assumes the teacher is level-headed and fair.  In 6th grade my DD's math teacher was intimidating (to me, even, and I'm not intimidated easily) and unreasonable. We do not have a computer at home for DD to use and the teacher assigned 45 minutes a day of Kahn Academy online to each student. When I told her I could get DD to the library once during the week and once on weekends and she'd do it ALL those two times she said "No, must be every day." I told her that's not possible, and she said DD should use the computer lab. I asked if she would be staying late at the school to walk DD to the bus stop and wait for the bus in the dark so that DD was safe getting home after staying so late, and she said no.  So guess what? I did Kahn Academy at work each day. I made sure DD understood what she was learning, but we worked around her teacher. [/quote]

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