Homework and children ...

You have worded it exactly as I was trying too lol . This is exactly how I feel , thank you for your response .

Thank you for best response. I'm glad you liked what I said. The school system here in Florida really irritates me so I have a lot to vent on when it comes to schools and what they do to the kids. Over all I think the school system needs a big overhaul and everything redone.

I agree with you completely :) Thank you for your response .

I agree with you to an extent but when a child is given so much homework that they are unable to complete it all in a night it gives them a sence of insecurtity of not being able to do what is expected of them as not all children are as smart as everyone else in the class and what is the classroom for if as parents we are expected to follow all the rules of the school even if it means having other children over when we don't have the time for this or getting our children some place else when we are unable to do as there are a lot of parents with only one vechile in the household which is used to get back and forth to work each day making it harder to be able to help our children . Also I don't agree with projects that have to be done on a computer at home as not all children have access to a computer but nowadays many schools require work done at home on computers . I believe this is what classtime should be all about . I don't disagree with homework , I just believe it should have limits on what is required . Thank you for your response :)

Thank you for your response . I speak with the school on a regualar basis as some of my children have a harder time then others but now I am having to deal with problems because the teachers were not willing to listen to my advice as the one who knew my children and now my children are suffering from this . I had informed my son's teacher when he was in grade 3-4 that he was unable to read and that I was worried about this yet they kept sending home work that was too hard for him so he steadily fell behind . They told me not to worry about this as they were more worried about his self esteem and even though they had a hard time understanding him when he spoke they didn't see any need for him to have extra help . Instead of taking the time then to help him out they just quit calling on him in class and expected him to do all the work at home . He is taught in french which I am not able to help with as I am english and when he would come home he would be unable to do the work because he was to shy to let them know in school . The school knew this but figured if they just let him be that he would overcome his shyness and then they would try to catch him up on what he lost . This was not the case and now my son is in grade 6 and is unable to read or write and now they are realizing that something should have been done years ago but now it is too late too catch him up on all that he lost so he has to be put on an adjusted program . He will never fully learn what was already taught and will always be slower because of this . In this case giving so much homework figuring he would figure it all our at home didn't help , this is what should have been done in the classroom . Also with projects what I don't agree with is you get one child that the teacher knows is not going to do any of the work and you get another child that wants a good mark . Once they get paired up the child who did nothing is going to make a good mark off of someone else . This does not teach the child who needs to be able to do the work but doesn't want to as the other student will always do it . I also don't agree with projects that require a computer as we have a computer but not a printer and yet it is required they print everything out they are not allowed to write it up themselves . This is ridiculous as in life we are still going to need to be able to write things and a computer is just an easier way to do it but if you don't have a printer and I don't believe that should be a requirement to have a child in school . I see a lot of problems in the schools these days as there are children graduating who don't know how to read and write and children who are falling behing but being passed because they don't want to affect their self esteem . In the long run , none of this will help our children when they are out on their own . When I went to school we were given homework but when we needed help the teachers were there to help you now teachers expect we as parents should be doing the help yet we as parents don't have a teaching degree .

I think it is wrong for teachers not to listen to you and to notice that your child cant read and write much later. Teacher and parent's support is a big factor in a child's intelligence. It doesn't matter that you don't have a teaching degree for you to help your child learn. Teachers and parents are both responsible for the child's learning. Here in my country, not noticing such learning discripancy may happen only if I send my child to public school. But I believe your country have a very good educational system. I sent my child to school that uses the Montessori system wherein the child's is being taught according to the pace that is comfortable with him/her. You could also explore other options for your child to learn. My younger brother who can't seem to catch up at school had a private tutor and it really helped him a lot learn more and pass. If you could have an expert opinion or recommendation on what to do about your child and help him catch up would be step in the right direction. I think employing the teaching methodology appropriate for your child would be key to your his learning.

Our school is also one of the highest academically and because of this they require each child to know things on a university level but not all children are up to being capable of doing this . I do agree with some homework just not the full day as a child needs to be a child and have some free time as even as adults we get free time . Thank you for your response :)

I agree with you completely as so many children are unable to spell or read anything and yet still graduating and having a harder time in life because of this . Thank you for your response :)