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Homework For Parents?
| Thu, 10-04-2007 - 3:52pm |
In an effort to get parents more involved in their children’s education, a high school English teacher in New Jersey is asking his students’ parents to complete weekly homework assignments. Some parents seemed happy to revisit their high school years, others were more resistant. What do you think? Is this is a good idea? Would you be willing to do homework for your child’s class?

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My first reaction was not no, but heck no!
Here's the link to the article: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/04/education/04homework.html?_r=2&ref=education&oref=slogin
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Thank you.
And nope, nothing in there that makes me change my mind.
I don't think I would mind doing these assignments if they were required for an English class. As long as it wasn't an extremely long assignment.
I have always enjoyed being involved in my kids schools, not just the PTA type stuff, but the classrooms too. I still read with Jaryd and he is in 10th grade. We both love it, we have adult novels that we read, more I read and he listens, but we both enjoy this time together.
Young and male- obviously not a middle aged woman who works 40+ hours a week YEAR round and then comes home and must get dinner on the table and deal with housework, pet issues(have I mentioned the Golden Retrievers golden mouth-$650 and counting)
Oh, I opted not to walk my daily 2 miles in the dark since I got home so late today but I would benefit from that far more than English homework
Heck, NO!
Heck no!
Ramona Mom to 2 great kids and wife to one wonderful hubby since 1990!
I finally had a chance to read this article (which, I guess speaks to the issue already raised about having time to do homework). I think this teacher is totally off-base. I agree (obviously) that being involved and knowledgeable about your kids work is a good thing, and I try to do that. But I really resent the teacher (and I agree it's galling that he's young, male, and probably not a parent) dictating HOW that involvement occurs. I actually read about half of my daughter's reading assignments last year - but because I wanted to - and we often talk about her US History homework. All this does is add one more stressor to a family's day - and one more thing for a kid to worry about (did my mom read that Whitman poem?).
As for school-home involvement - I'd rather see the TEACHERS have a weekly assignment to EMAIL ME about what's going on in class. I only find out what L tells me, and if she were in trouble grade-wise. If he thinks parent involvement is so important - the burden should fall on the teacher.
Sue, mom to Leah and Seth
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