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I have a question for all of you....

Do your kids come home with a ridiculous amount of homework?

My one son is in the 3rd grade and I've already bought him 3 bookbags this year because they're ripping and/or the handle (the pully thing because they have wheels) has broken and these bags aren't cheap... the first one was about $25.00, the second was about $34.00 and the 3rd one was $36.00! WE ARE ONLY IN MONTH 5!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I already had a meeting with his one teacher about this and believe me, the homework has gotten lighter from her end (I spoke to allot of other parents and they agreed with me (from his class))....

Now, it's his math teacher. He came home with 3 separate assignments for just that subject. 2-4 pages for each assignment at that.

They really need to understand that (1) it's way tooo much homework for these kids and (2) allot of people work, so we don't sit down with our kids until after dinner (during cooking too). My son hasn't been to bed before 9:30 in three weeks and it's really making it hard on him in the morning, not to mention me because I have no "me" time (even if that's just doing a load of laundry/watching TV).

Can you tell I needed to vent?
 
I always see this complaint from parents.

I think the issue is teachers don't have enough time to cover what they need to. Also, teachers are not aware of what other teachers are doing.

I went to a Catholic school, and the classes there were run by 1 nun per grade. So we had the same teacher all day long. She was aware of how much homework we had, because she assigned it all.

When I went to high school, the work load increased, because I was seeing 7 teachers a day.

The only that helpped was I had scheduled a study period each semester. My senior year, I had no homework, because I had all my credits, and I had 3 study breaks during the day. lmao
 
My little brother comes home with so much homework. He has 6 classes a day (hes in middle school) and he has a book for every class. and the teachers require him to take the books everyday.

i have spoken to the teachers and asked them to have the kids bring the book at least once a week. its ridiculous that kids are carrying books that weigh more then them. and i also spoke to them about the homework. i actually had an argument with one of his teachers cuz she would give them like 3 worksheets a nite. Im like "do u have any consideration for these kids? ur not the only teacher they have!" She lightened up on the homework, but my parents had him removed from the class... just in case she wanna be a biatch and take it out her anger on him.
 
yeah gina my kids get alot of homework too... my daughter in 4th grade has such a heavy book bag she can't even hold it.... we're always helping them with homework from the minute they get home into the evening.... now last year when she was in 3rd grade it was worse because that's the grade with all the critical city wide tests.... that's for New York.... maybe it's the same in Jersey for 3rd grade...
 
Wow That Is Scaring Me Cause My Daughter Is In Daycare And Im Wondering How Its Going To Be When She Is In 3rd Grade .. All That Homework.. Cause Man I Remember Nevr Doing My Homework.. Lol..
 
Yeah 4ever I Feel U I'm On Bookbag #2 Myself And No They Ain't Cheap. My Poor Little Girl Is Freakin Tiny And The Bag Weighs More Than Her. Sh'es In 2nd Grade And They Pile On The Packets Like We Got Time For This. I Understand Getting Involved And Helping Out But Damn Have Some Consideration For Us Parents. I Know I'm Not The Only Single Parent Out There But For Me To Have To Get Out Of Work To Pick Them Up Then Do Hw W/ Them While I'm Cooking And Then Feed Them Not Alone Shower Time..........it Ain't Enuf. My Son Is In Pre-k And He Be Getting Packs Too.
 
Chuck I'm trying to get my daughter to understand that concept of killing yourself your first few years of high school then "skate" when your a senior since that's when you have the most fun anyway. She just started high school so I hope she can handle it up front.

I have kids ranging from 3rd, 5th and 9th grades and my daughter (9th) is the only one that is getting huge amounts of homework now that she started high school. My biggest concern was their State Test scores. I want them to be slightly above the state average for their grade/age. If they aren't at that level then the more homework the better.

We are Mexican and we all look hispanic so I feel they need to be a little more prepared than the next kid. My wife and I are constantly working with them to get them to where we want them to be, but it's tough.

I'm of the opinion that kids need to be kids and it's so hard to keep them focused for long periods of time on anything, so long hours of homework is really tough for them, but in the end they end up with a loaded weapon on their shoulders ready to battle the world.
 
I feel ya on this one, a group of parents and I had a discussion with my daughter 3rd teacher because of a quiz she gave them. My daughter knows her multiplicatin by heart and she fail it. The teacher sent the quiz home with a note stating that she gave them 2 seconds to answer these question. I sent one back asking her she expected them also to write the whole question out and she said yes. I flipped because I know it takes me more than two seconds to write the question and answer the questions.

When I spoke to some of the other parents they felt the same way, I think thats asking alot from a bunch of 3rd grader. Keep in mind that Amy is a straight A student so for to fail a quiz is unusual. After we spoke to the teacher she said that she will rethink the whole 2 second thing.
 
Sietz, it's the same thing here, unfortunately.

Nessa, me too girl, single mom here and I work all day long to only go home to more work.

I will be totally honest with you all, I'm a yeller... I don't hit my kids much (maybe a smack on the a$$ when they were little, but not so much any more - they're solid kids and I hurt myself so what's the point?? :lol) Anyway, I yell all the time now. I've spoken to other parents and I've even had a few husbands/wives say they've been snapping at each other because of all the stress this causes.

These teachers need to "teach" more in class and not send home all this work for us to teach them (not that I can even keep up with my son's homework.. he's so smart, god bless him... algebra in 3rd grade????? OMG!)

I'm going to the PTO meeting that is held only once a month (1st Tuesday of the month) and hopefully something can be done. If not, my next move is a petition.

As for the moms/dads that have kids only in the prek stages, ... maybe it'll get better after we all b*tch about it.

Kx, I totally agree with you... kids needs to be entertained, whether it's learning or being involved because we all know what happens to a bored child. They lose interest. And when they're tired, how can they learn?

My son was exhausted last night, not to mention me.
 
I really feel for you single moms. You guys are a special breed. I was raised by a single mom. You guys are definitely the Backbone.

Unfortunately this is so common these days. All these "males" need to be more of a "MAN" in every sense of the word.
 
My daughter is in 8th grade. I have been complaining for years that the amount of books she brings home is going to cause permanent damage to her back. At least the last couple of years the teachers have been giving them two textbooks, one to leave at home and one to use in school. I know we are lucky because some schools cant even afford one textbook. What pisses me off are these stupid "projects" they bring home. You know you usually ends up doing most of the work. And what the hell is the point of them? I call them busy work, because what the hell is my daughter going to learn by having to make a clay "Nordic Wolf" in the first place. As for homework? That kid doesnt go to sleep until 11:30 everynight which I no isnt the most healthiest thing, but she plays basketball, soccer, etc and doesnt gt home to dinner time. I seriously considered telling her no sports because you cant have homework to do until 11:30 everynight, but they are kids, and they need to have some enjoyement too. I cant tell you how many times she wakes up in themorning early, to finish her homework, and this is an above average student, too, I hate to see how tough some kids have it who struggle with schoolwork.
 
kxrider375 said:
I really feel for you single moms. You guys are a special breed. I was raised by a single mom. You guys are definitely the Backbone.

Unfortunately this is so common these days. All these "males" need to be more of a "MAN" in every sense of the word.
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Thank you kxrider, thank god my ex husband is one of those good dads, if not I don't know what state I would be in right now.

🙂
 
Lamondfan, oh yes I know about the sports thing... during football, we didn't get home until 8:00 and you know that means we didn't get done with his homework sometimes until 10:30.

His regular teacher said, well, education is the most important thing, as if I didn't know that... I looked at her and said, yes, I agree with you, but you can't sit here and tell me that socializing and activity isn't important as well?

My son is a big boy "AND" he's active... god, he'd be so overweight if he wasn't. My boys play everything (except Hockey) and they love it, what am I suppose to do?

Teachers need to teach and not send their work home for us to do... point blank.

And Kx, thank you. I do feel we are a special bread.
 
my daughter is in first grade and she gets about a 1/2 hour of homework each night, but most of it is studying. the only 'written' homework she gets is Math. but, my friends daughter is also in first grade at another school and she's doing an hour to an hour and a half of homework a night! i think its insane.
our kids grow up too fast as it is...they don't need their heads buried in homework for hours after they just spent 7 hours at school!!! just as you say, gina, playtime is just as important!!
 
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