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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I totally look down on the parents on here who are bitching about some homework in the elementary years.  If you don't want to help your kid or check it over, so be it.  If you want to bitch about it, though, you're clearly passing that attitude (overtly or covertly) to your kids.  What a shame.  [/quote]

I'm not bitching about it, I just don't require my kid to do it.  But, since I'm just horrified that you (someone whose opinion I value so highly) look down upon me, I'll immediately change my ways!  I do so want to earn your respect!  :roll:[/quote]

Rather than take your precious time to respond to posts on this site, why not go and help your kids?  Your attitude on homework is directly beig passed on to your kids.  Maybe if you did something constructive with them, that will pass to them too.  Signed - a working, professional mother, with no childcare, who does her kids' homework with them daily.[/quote]

Aren't you just special.  Where would you like your blue ribbon delivered?[/quote]

I'm not the one seeking approval for her methods.  You're the one seeking approval for shirking responsibilities.  I only signed it that way so that you didn't retort saying you didn't have time because you work or don't have childcare, etc.  If you have time to be on DCUM, you have time to help your kids with their homework whether YOU think it is necessary or not.[/quote]

What makes you think I'm seeking approval?  If I felt it was important to make sure my kids did busywork, I'd make time for it.  But, I don't.

I am interested, though, how a working, 'professional' mother gets by with no childcare?  You either have a flexible schedule, a SAHD, extended family or  only a part time job.  School is only 6 hours a day.[/quote]

I am an attorney who does contract litigation work, however all cases which don't settle are handled by arbitration (in front of a retired judge).  A handful of cases don't settle each year.  I work my tush off during the day and am often working for countless hours after the kids are asleep.  My husband is a professional as well but doesn't have the flexibility that I have, as I have a small practice of 4 attorneys.  I still think you're seeking approval - and I'm not giving it.  You're (mis)classifying homework as 'busywork.'  You tell yourself that, your kids will know that is what you think about it.  Busywork or not - it is assigned by the school and my kid will do it.  Just like when my kid brought home an optional journal to work on this trip, we are lugging it to our trip to the Hoover Dam/Grand Canyon and my kid will be writing in it daily.  It isn't a punishment and he isn't at all upset about it.  (It is largely how you portray it, I believe - and regardless, my kid wouldn't have a choice even if he kicked and screamed over it).  It went from backpack to my carry on.  Oh and last xmas when we went to Arizona for 10 days, we got about 50 math sheets to do with the instructions to pick any 15 we wanted.  My kid did everyone, not because it was a punishment but because if they all reinforce different concepts how can you pick out which ones to do?  Was my kid soooo miserable and did she (the younger one) miss out because she had some homework daily?  What do you think?[/quote]

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