They (teachers) repeat that "10 minutes per grade per day" like a litany with no thought behind it whatsoever. I even heard it from a new student teacher. It's clearly part of the "teaching narrative"...
Try talking to the school administration about it and they'll parrot it to you too. No justification, no studies, no documentation, just…
They (teachers) repeat that "10 minutes per grade per day" like a litany with no thought behind it whatsoever. I even heard it from a new student teacher. It's clearly part of the "teaching narrative"...
Try talking to the school administration about it and they'll parrot it to you too. No justification, no studies, no documentation, just a rote litany with zero sense behind it, being used to ruin our kids' childhoods.
Despite the fact that multiple studies show that there is absolutely zero benefit in homework for students before high school (or jr. high?). At any rate, certainly no benefit in elementary school. All negatives, no pluses.
Happily my "boy" (man?) just finished undergrad, so other than good of society impulses, I don't have to take that idiocy personally any more.
Yes, unfortunately my wife is very "school is always right" and so the girls spend a lot more time on homework and "enrichment packets" than I would like. Fortunately they are pretty good at getting things done quickly so I don't spend all my time arguing.
Yeah, I was about ten seconds from telling the school that my Son wouldn't be doing any more homework several times. I don't know what exactly stopped me. Probably his mother. I think it helped him to know that I thought it was a foolish practice. Someone was on his side. Even if we were largely powerless to do anything about it.
They (teachers) repeat that "10 minutes per grade per day" like a litany with no thought behind it whatsoever. I even heard it from a new student teacher. It's clearly part of the "teaching narrative"...
Try talking to the school administration about it and they'll parrot it to you too. No justification, no studies, no documentation, just a rote litany with zero sense behind it, being used to ruin our kids' childhoods.
Despite the fact that multiple studies show that there is absolutely zero benefit in homework for students before high school (or jr. high?). At any rate, certainly no benefit in elementary school. All negatives, no pluses.
Happily my "boy" (man?) just finished undergrad, so other than good of society impulses, I don't have to take that idiocy personally any more.
Yes, unfortunately my wife is very "school is always right" and so the girls spend a lot more time on homework and "enrichment packets" than I would like. Fortunately they are pretty good at getting things done quickly so I don't spend all my time arguing.
Yeah, I was about ten seconds from telling the school that my Son wouldn't be doing any more homework several times. I don't know what exactly stopped me. Probably his mother. I think it helped him to know that I thought it was a foolish practice. Someone was on his side. Even if we were largely powerless to do anything about it.