Am I the Only Parent who Thinks my 1st Grader has too much Homework??!!!

[Bob]

sounds overzealous. young teacher?

 

[Dia]

My first grader has spelling, writing & math 4 nights a week. It takes him a max of 15-20 minutes. We also do his site words on flash cards a couple times a week (about 100 words) and read every evening.

 

[Topsail Transplant]

My son started Kindergarten this year and has about 20-30 mins of homework daily. I think it is mainly to ensure parents are involved. I was surprised that they receive grades just like the rest of the elementary school I thought that didn't start till first grade. the funny thin is my fifth grader has about the same amount of homewdork if she focuses and gets it done but sometimes her mind wanders and it takes a while longer.

 

[hkem1]

All the parents worried about their children in elementary school having too much homework:

It's OK when they get to south Walton, if they have the tough teachers, they might have up to an hour a WEEK.

 

[Teresa]

My first grader has spelling, writing & math 4 nights a week. It takes him a max of 15-20 minutes. We also do his site words on flash cards a couple times a week (about 100 words) and read every evening.

well, I think that is reasonable homework and good for parent and child to work together.

I have heard other parents just lately concerned about the homework load for their 1st or 2nd graders. but I have talked to other friends who say their young ones have very little homework. must be the teacher?

I would talk to the teacher about such concerns.

I wonder if some kids bring home extra work because they have not completed their assignments at school? the only time my second grader brings home any work (other than our daily reading - material of our choice) is when he has not finished his work at school. and this is a consequence of his not focusing - he is given the time to complete all work at school. believe me, after having to bring home work after school a time or two resulted in his being highly motivated at school to focus and get it done during school hours. He knows very well that after school hours are for fun and play - like most kids its his one and cherished goal in life - PLAY.

 

[SGB]

All the parents worried about their children in elementary school having too much homework:

It's OK when they get to south Walton, if they have the tough teachers, they might have up to an hour a WEEK.

Last year, my high schooler had very little homework. There were 4 total classes, only 3 of which required any work. Much of the homework got completed during the last 20 minutes of class.

This year, it's a different story. There are 5 academic classes and 2 electives. There is almost always homework in 2 of the classes and often in all 5 academic classes. My teenager is highly motivated, has honors and AP classes, and spends 2-5 hours a night doing homework. I'm not complaining. I think this is a good thing.

 

[hkem1]

Last year, my high schooler had very little homework. There were 4 total classes, only 3 of which required any work. Much of the homework got completed during the last 20 minutes of class.

This year, it's a different story. There are 5 academic classes and 2 electives. There is almost always homework in 2 of the classes and often in all 5 academic classes. My teenager is highly motivated, has honors and AP classes, and spends 2-5 hours a night doing homework. I'm not complaining. I think this is a good thing.

Well thats good. Hopefully their students will be better prepared for being successful at a good university. What most college students tell me that attend good schools is that for every hour in class its about 2-3 out of class.