The school year's almost half over...

iVillage Member
Registered: 06-30-2006
The school year's almost half over...
1378
Tue, 01-16-2007 - 7:47pm
Is your work status working for you wrt

Sabina

Oh, life is a glorious cycle of song,

Pages

iVillage Member
Registered: 11-15-2006
Fri, 01-19-2007 - 5:02pm

Im not going into this with you, i have no desire to prove my statment to you, if you do not believe me please research it yourself.

Im simply asking you to tell me what made you believe I knew all the details of test scores and teachers pay in the initial post your responded to.

iVillage Member
Registered: 03-27-2003
Fri, 01-19-2007 - 5:08pm

Our school has a rough policy of 10 minutes a night times your grade plus 20 minutes a night for reading. YMMV as all children vary.

So my 2nd grader is assigned work that should take twenty minutes- it takes him 20 minutes on some nights- but he is slow (motor integration issues). My older child did his second grade homework in about 10 minutes. (Not counting reading)

However, my oldest is now in 4th grade and he needs more the 40 minutes to complete his homework on two of the four nights. We upped his reading requirement to 30 minutes too- and he usually does 45-60 (once he starts it is hard to get him to stop- so I usually ask him to do his reading last). The biggest time consumer has been spelling/vocaulary this year. The nights he has to write a sentence with each word plus write them out 5 times -is the one that takes the most time. Spelling is the one subject that he needs the most help with - so it is good for him and it helps his penmanship. He also added the upright bass with has 10-20 minutes a night.

iVillage Member
Registered: 01-10-2007
Fri, 01-19-2007 - 5:09pm

Sav had it daily in K and 1st (charter school in AZ). I liked it. Now it is occasional, although she reads for 15-30 min each night. Cal has to read each night but that's about it. I would like them to be able to learn the structure of nightly homework, and we do a bit of that on our own, but it's tough to do without actual homework. I'm hoping 6th grade isn't too much of an adjustment for her.

The good rule of thumb I've heard is 5-10 min of homework per grade level. So, 10 min for a first grader, 30 for a third, 60 for a 6th.

iVillage Member
Registered: 11-15-2006
Fri, 01-19-2007 - 5:10pm

You twist words and talk in circles. Lets go back to the original context. You told me how i knew something productive, by stating my opinion, my opiniuon does not claim i know soemthing, it is my opinion, it does not make a final outcome. To ask a question looking for clarification that has no relation or relevance, as no one actually said it, is not productive, imo, you obviously see it other wise, your choice. My views have nothing to do with knowing the outcome. No one knows the outcome and no where would i claim i did.

I said it is more productive to say "could you clarify" than to ask a question that is irrelevent that direct's nothing anyone stated.

There is nothing more to say.

iVillage Member
Registered: 03-27-2003
Fri, 01-19-2007 - 5:11pm

IN 3rd grade and after, they give the kids an organizer binder that has a planner so they can record their homework in one place everyday. It is really a great tool.

When I say "give" I mean it is part of the grade packet of supplies we buy at the beginning of the year.

iVillage Member
Registered: 11-15-2006
Fri, 01-19-2007 - 5:13pm
*giggle* snicker...BWWAAAA!!!
iVillage Member
Registered: 06-27-1998
Fri, 01-19-2007 - 5:22pm

<>


As I stated earlier, I wouldn't begin to know where to start.

PumpkinAngel

iVillage Member
Registered: 01-13-2006
Fri, 01-19-2007 - 5:26pm
why does it matter to you if your kids take 20 minutes or two hours to do their homework? i dont believe i have said i am not concerned about my childrens education, i am very involved and have been for 13 years in my childrens education but i am not responsible for their homework, how they do it, when they do it or where they do it - that is their responsibility. like i said, perhaps if i had kids who had a problem not doing their homework or who were not excellent students i might think differently but my kids know the consequence of not doing their homework and that is all the motivation they need to get it done. and i have no desire to stay up until 10-11 pm and then spend the next two hours checking my kids calculus homework or spanish homework - not that i could even if i wanted to
Jennie
iVillage Member
Registered: 06-27-1998
Fri, 01-19-2007 - 5:27pm

<>


No, I cut and pasted your post exactly how it was written.

PumpkinAngel

iVillage Member
Registered: 03-27-2003
Fri, 01-19-2007 - 5:28pm

Depends on what sort of "misbehavior" you are talking about. All young children will try out acting badly -- tantrum, whining, etc. -- to get what they want, or will do it when tired, hungry, or otherwise unable to control their emotions. I've never considered a young child's meltdown to be a reflection on the parents.

However, the type of behavior you describe as common with children in your area, i.e., demanding that they have playdates whenever they want them without any consideration for the wants or schedules of others, is the type that likely stems from the parents. It would not surprise me at all to see lots of parents with entitlement attitudes raising such demanding children.

Pages