Math Homework Kids
January 3rd, 2011
Question: How much homework does your kids have vs what grade they are in?
I really want to know how much homework your kids have when they come home from school everyday. (Well or how much they just had!) I don’t remember ever having the homework my kids have.
I will start – mine are in 3rd and 4th grade.
3rd grader has this math assignment every single night (it is one of two papers) even on Fridays and is supposed to read for about a half an hour.
4th grader has math of about 30 problems (pre-algerba) spelling words written 5x each (10 words) and has so to read for about that same half an hour. Also on Fridays too.
I never understood the reading thing, they read for like an hour everyday IN school, both my boys read well above their grade levels.
I think it is too much homework myself.
How does your kids school stack up?
Oh and what state do you live in? (I live in Wyoming)
Answer: I have found that it often isn’t the grade, it is the school.
Some schools emphasize “study hall” or a “study period” where students can work on homework. (Especially in schools where athletics are pushed.) This is great for students who otherwise would be too busy for schoolwork or don’t have a good home environment to focus.
Some teachers “allow” students to choose whether to work on homework at school. This is when you see the students’ personality come out – some will tackle homework to be done, others will read instead and take homework home.
Outside of school reading time – do your kids read in the car? Count That. Is the time based on a week? Divide up the total time for that week.
My kids are now 23, 17, 11. We’ve lived in 7 school districts, and almost always it was my kid making choices about homework. Math almost always has daily worksheets, same for foreign language. Spelling is assigned usually on Mondays – students can often work ahead.
Don’t stress – I hate homework too.
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