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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Pfft, parents don't make their kids do homework. It's why so many kids are behind and to be frank, ignorant.

I have more kids who "opt out" of homework than who will do any.

But what's it matter if they don't do the homework and fail a test anyway? We now allow corrections to be made and turned back in for credit. And how do they get to make those corrections? With books open.

Simply put, from the point of view from a kid in my class: This is dumb and useless, Mrs. J. Everything I need to know I can Google in 5 seconds!

That's literally how most kids feel, too.

Until parents go back to making kids do their homework and the Administration goes back to one and done tests, kids today will continue to be unprepared and behind academically.

This is anonymous so I will say it: redistricting & bussing of elementary school students was one of the worst things we did in education. It was far better to have an entire school from a low income area because then that school was provided with adequate resources to get the kids the help they needed. When everyone began K at a level 0-1, it was easier to teach the kids as a group.

Now that kids are bussed in to make a school a melting pot of diversity and socioeconomic statuses, and the kids, the schools, and the teachers struggle more. Instead of getting everyone coming in at the same level, you get a handful of kids who don't even know how to hold a pencil or identify letters, a handful who know their ABCs & 123s perfectly and other basics, and a handful who have sometimes completed PK2, PK3, PK4 and are ready to read and get bored quickly.

Do you know what happens when you have Kid 1 coming in at a level 0 and Kid 2 coming in at a level 7 in the same class? Kid 1 gets frustrated that they are behind and not "as smart as" other kids. Kid 2 gets frustrated because they are learning things they already know & gets bored.

Elementary schools shouldn't be redistricted or busses. You learn the fundamentals in those grades and it's better to learn those fundamentals with kids who are similar in skills. [/quote]

What a mess. God bless you. [/quote]

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