Posted by JDNewbie on September 22, 2013 at 10:11:51 from (70.183.134.231):
In Reply to: O/T school homework posted by TVB on September 22, 2013 at 07:19:37:
It might depend on what the homework is.
If it is stuff the student isn't completing in class, it might be time to have a conversation with the teachers as to why the student isn't getting the work done in the time allowed. Is the student being given enough time? Is the student daydreaming? Are others distracting the student? Is it just really difficult stuff for the student to do? Does he or she need extra help?
If the homework is simply more practice of the things that were learned that day or week, then I don't think 15-45 minutes a night is too much to expect. We are a "busy" society, but we all have to choose our priorities.
There has been a shift in teaching practice. I remember "practicing" my math facts, spelling, reading, etc. at school and didn't need to do much homework until Junior High (but I did have some amount of homework in Elementary school). Now, I think class time is used more for getting the information to the students and it is expected that the student do the "practicing" at home.
Also, if I had homework, my parents made sure I did it. I don't know if that happens as frequently as it used to, thus the request for parent signatures on homework. Some parents won't check to see if their child has homework to do like you probably do, and then they get upset when the student earns a failing grade. A signature "prevents" parents from getting angry because "the teacher never told me my child had homework to do".
Teachers often don't get to choose "what" is taught, "when" it is taught, or for "how long" it is taught. Much of that has been planned out at the state level and handed down to the teachers, and now with the adoption of "Common Core", much of that will be decided at the Federal level. If the curriculum says "X" must be learned during the 3rd week of 4th grade, then it must be done that week. Teachers are expected to be in charge of the "how" it is taught. It sounds like these teachers are using homework as one of many tools (the "how") at their disposal to get the learning accomplished. You should send them a "Thank You" note.
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