How much homework is enough???

My answer to the homework problem was to pull my youngest two out and homeschool. Seriously. And we love it.

I would definitely talk to your DD's teacher. Better yet, maybe a group of you parents could express your concern/complaints together. If that doesn't help, then perhaps a visit to the Principal's office is in order. No 10 year old needs that much homework after being in school all day. When are they supposed to be kids?!

 

Wow, I'd be IRATE.

My son is in 4th grade, they start school at 8am and finish at 3:30 - and no homework, unless they don't finish something in class, which hasn't happened yet - the only homework he has had, is to practice for music.

 

Yeah, go talk with them again if it seems out of line to what the "standard" is. At best it's opening parent student communications which is better than some places. Even if nothing happens to the hw load, they will know which parents care and you'll be able to have more of a voice later on if needed.

On the subject of HW... I went though some "summit" program and the whole honors thing and we did at least 3 hrs of hw a night besides quarterly projects. That was my gunea pig-ing for 2-5th grade. It was pretty intensive and some of those kids had their own tutors. By the time I got into middle school, which the program I had been in didn't extend into, I thought most classes were a joke because I only spent a few hours a day on hw, but to make up for it, my parents had me doing work books on the side. (That was a big downfall of the program, it sped us up so far that middle school was a waste of time.) HS was the same deal but minus the workbooks from parents, plus a tutoring job for some money, and plus after school activities and college prep. Guess I never felt that hw was a lot of work myself, since my brother and I would have "hw" over the weekend too and our dad would tutor us in the math and sciences during breaks and summer.

 

I work in a high school and I know our students don't have nearly that much homework for 8 subjects!!

I would talk to the teacher. If she is nonreceptive and it doesn't quell the amount of homework being given, I would go to the administration. Take other parents to the admin with you if necessary. If the teacher gets "ugly" with your daughter, DEMAND that she is given another teacher.

Keep working your way up the line if you don't get satisfaction at the school level.

Your local news may like to get involved too

 

I personally think that for anyone in elementary school, 1 hour of homework is enough. Children don't have the attention span it takes to do 4 hours of homework until they are in high school! Having been through the nightmare of dealing with principals, I would suggest telling them this no longer an option and she needs to be moved to another class. History has shown that fighting it doesn't work, so I would ahve the child moved. that's just me...

 

My high schoolers don't even have 3 hours of homework. But, SC does rank like 49th in almost everything education related, so maybe I'm not the best person to ask. LOL. Seriously though, that is too much homework for the 5th grade. That is causing those children entirely too much stress, which we all know, can lead to all kinds of problems.

I think that you parents, as a group, should speak with the principal. If that doesn't work, I wouldn't stop there. I'd also go to the school board. The old saying is true...the squeaky wheel gets the grease. Make enough noise, as a group, and someone will notice.