Homework *groan*

[deb1]

Parents are responsible for some of your pain. When My son was in second grade there were parents who complained that his individual teacher(a wonderful woman) didn't send home additional work.

 

[Kesta]

oh the evils of homework! weekend weeknight bookwork essays reports. and i too am not even in highschool yet! advanced classes sure dont help! my algrbra teacher really packs it on! at my school we cant carry backpacks. and at the elementary school rolling backpacks are not allowed. heres the way it is at my school. no backpacks allowed. there are no lochers. no book bags allowed. we have to carry everything in our arms! it was a pain when my algebra teacher sent the book home cause i had to carry it all day!then if ur in band or orchestra u have to carry your instrument!my friend came over friday and he plays base. we had to walk to my house dang that base was heavy!

 

[FluffyColor]

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2 notebooks

A folder

A study box

2 library books

One book that I'm supposed to answer a question about

About three homework assingments

A Good luck token Mom gave me on the first day of school

A lunchbox

That's it.

 

[joebryant]

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2 notebooks
A folder
A study box
2 library books
One book that I'm supposed to answer a question about
About three homework assingments
A Good luck token Mom gave me on the first day of school
A lunchbox
That's it.

Thanks! I think that this is proof positive that something has to be done legally about children's having to tolerate such.

I taught for school from the time I was 19 until retiring at 59. Almost always, the only homework my students had to do was what they didn't have time to finish in class.
I wonder how many adults would want to work 40 hours and be expected to take work home with them.

 

[HorseFeathers]

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¥ An average of about 5 1-inch binders:
Science and math
Allied arts
LA/reading
Social studies
Spanish

¥ 2 whopping great textbooks (both jumbo sized and over 500 pages; my math one is about 800)
Algebra (math)
American History (social studies)

¥ Lunchbox

¥ An average of 2 books

¥ A bunch of spiral-bound notebooks (in the binders, as well as a lot of other random papers)
One or two per binder, see above

¥ MacBook laptop (that's not in my backpack usually, but if I don't carry it in my hand it goes in the pack)
That weighs about 10 pounds, I think... maybe 8, maybe 12, but somewhere around there.

*sigh*
Yeah...

Thanks! I think that this is proof positive that something has to be done legally about children's having to tolerate such.

I taught for school from the time I was 19 until retiring at 59. Almost always, the only homework my students had to do was what they didn't have time to finish in class.
I wonder how many adults would want to work 40 hours and be expected to take work home with them.

joebryant, that is a brilliant, brilliant point.

 

[buck-wild-chick]

School time is the time to learn.
Home time is family time.
I'm glad I'm about to start virtual school,Because my book bag was 40 pounds this year.

 

[gaited horse]

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I agree I am homeschooled too.

 

[The Chicken Lady]

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The teachers do. I just read 30 essays this weekend.

 

[FluffyColor]

Quote:
2 notebooks
A folder
A study box
2 library books
One book that I'm supposed to answer a question about
About three homework assingments
A Good luck token Mom gave me on the first day of school
A lunchbox
That's it.

Thanks! I think that this is proof positive that something has to be done legally about children's having to tolerate such.

I taught for school from the time I was 19 until retiring at 59. Almost always, the only homework my students had to do was what they didn't have time to finish in class.
I wonder how many adults would want to work 40 hours and be expected to take work home with them.

LEGALLY?

WHAT?You mean you're actually going to complain about HOMEWORK?

 

[77horses]

Ugh the only homework I enjoy is short and easy homework and/or reading(if it's a good book anyway). We aren't often assigned books; instead we have "free reading books" that we choose, as long as it's at our reading level.

Luckily, this year I have been getting not as much homework as usual. We have 45 minutes at the end of the day to work on projects, homework, etc. and our teachers don't give us much homework. They just want it all to be done on time.

But I agree; homework is not fun and it can be pointless. Especially when you get it on a holiday, like Halloween. I remember back in like 5th or 6th grade I was rushing to finish my homework so I could go trick-or-treating.