The school year's almost half over...

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Mon, 01-22-2007 - 9:37am

homework progresses like a step ladder here......in kindergarten,there is none. first grade sends home a list of homework on monday that isn't due until friday. second grade sends home a homework reminder list that requires something due every day of the week. by third grade,kids rely on a daily planner that they have a responsiblity to write in with what homework is due and when. i'm sure 4th,5th will evolve even more......in iowa,homework wasn't even introduced until 4th or 5th grade. after three years of texas schools now,i see that as backwards adn a negative.




Edited 1/22/2007 10:00 am ET by egd3blessed

 

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Mon, 01-22-2007 - 9:49am
In agreement, we also go thru homework together.
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Mon, 01-22-2007 - 9:51am
agian, in total agrrement!
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Mon, 01-22-2007 - 9:56am

"homework progresses like a step ladder here......in kindergarten,there is none. first grade sends home a list of homework on monday that isn't due until friday. second grade sends home a homework reminder list that requires something due every day of the week. by third grade,kids rely on a daily planner that indicates what homework is due and when. i'm sure 4th,5th will evolve even more......in iowa,homework wasn't even introduced until 4th or 5th grade. after three years of texas schools now,i see that as backwards adn a negative."

..not in Catholic school LOL! My dd had 3 nights of homework in kindergarten including regular assignments she had to do over every weekend. In first grade she had homework every night Monday -Thursday. In second grade she has homework in 4 subjects (math, spelling, vocabulary and religion) every night M-Thursday. Next year it's every night and all work must be done in cursivce. She has her 'midterm' tests this week and has had review studying every night to get ready. She is also required to have a 'reading novel' at all times -- that is a requirement right through 6th grade. There was definitely no 'easing' into homework at St. Catherine's! LOL

 

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Mon, 01-22-2007 - 10:04am

it depends on what catholic school you're talking about. i have friends whose kids attend catholic school down here. kindergarteners don't have homework there,either. one friend hates that she pays $5300.00+ a year for nothing more than extended preschool as the school day is just a couple hours longer than preschool.

but hey,i'll always have a place in my heart for catholic education. smiles.

 

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Mon, 01-22-2007 - 10:10am

We are a BAHGAIN (as we say in NEW England) at $2500 a year and an additional $60/ week for afterschool care. Her daycamp in the summer is also run out of the school and is a HUGE bargain at $90 a week plus extras for field trips, ice cream etc... I could no way afford $5300 a year but if I want to keep her in catholic school through High school it's gonna come to that an more -- thank goodness for the parish discount and financial aid.

My brothers boys all went through catholic grade school and they had homework from kindergarten on. Even the pre-k program has small assignments for things like the curriculum fair

 

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Mon, 01-22-2007 - 10:13am
I have two friends here that attend two separate Catholic schools. Both of their girls are in 2nd grade and BOTH are woefully behind the public schools here. My friends are removing their children from there Catholic schools and putting them into public schools next year. The only reason they haven't done it already is because they are preparing for their first communion. When we were talking about this one day I was floored when they told me what their girls were learning at this point in 2nd grade. So I guess it is where you live. It sounds like your school is different.
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Mon, 01-22-2007 - 10:16am

it absolutely depends -- my friend moved her girls from public to catholic school when her dd was in 1st grade with my dd -- and she was so upset by how behind HER daughter was. I agree it varies from school to school just like public schools vary -- our school just underwent a rigorous acreditation review from teh national Catholic School higher ups (I have no idea what the organization is called officially) and got very high marks.

The thing I really love is the emphasis on respect and discipline too -- the kids are all such good kids at the school and boy they toe the line when Sister Janet tells them too (She's the princicpal. she's been a NUN for 52 years... !!!) LOL

 

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Mon, 01-22-2007 - 10:17am
I like the step ladder idea, in kdg we had homework every nite same with first second third and fourth. It drives me crazy, imo it is way to much and one of the many reason's i think many schools push kids to much and too hard.


Edited 1/22/2007 10:40 am ET by xenozany
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Mon, 01-22-2007 - 10:20am

You do not think three kids can be opposites? I have four and they are all different, Iam not sure anyone is similar, they are all pretty opposite. The baby and my oldest have a similar activity level when my oldest was the baby's age but that is about it.

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