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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If parents show their children that they think homework doesn't matter, and that what the children are learning isn't important, children will learn tha school doesn't matter. It turns schooling into a farce. 
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My MS aged kids homework not mattering to me does not mean it isn’t required to matter to them. They are the ones in MS, there are repercussions if they don’t take it seriously. I already made it through MS, the joy of being an adult.  [/quote]

Is school just hazing that serves no productive purpose?

I can't comprehend this attitude that says, well, if my kids fail, they'll learn that they should have succeeded instead. Do you have a time machine in your house? [/quote]
It’s more like my kids need to be responsible for their own success in school to a certain extent. These are MS aged kids we are talking about, not kindergarteners. If there is homework, they need to do it, and if they don’t there will be consequences for it at school. We talk all the time to the kids about the importance of doing well in school and the impact that doing well in school will have on their future. But at what point do you land the helicopter and let them figure things like homework out themselves?[/quote]

+1 I never checked homework from 6th grade on, with the exception of Algebra 1 which took place online for my kid in 2020/2021 and was a disaster. They know they’re expected to do it and they know we’re here to ask questions if they need to. The rest is up to them.[/quote]

Agreed. I have an 8th grader and have left his school responsibilities completely up to him. How else do they learn independence? And how do the teachers know if they are successfully teaching concepts if half the kids are being taught at home? I think both the content and the executive functioning skills of completing assignments on time, correctly submitting them, and studying for tests properly should be left to the student and teacher by middle school, barring issues like ADHD, etc. I like hearing about what he is learning and reading completed papers/projects, but I think it is essential that students learn independence and when they need to ask for help at this age. If my child asked for help with a particular concept, I would then either help myself, tell him to use advisory period to ask his teacher for help, or set up tutoring. But absolutely not reviewing or monitoring homework on a regular basis. [/quote]

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