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PatsBrat
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Re: How do you prefer your DC's teacher to send home work?
Posted by Lillykat
Posted by Onemoretime
Posted by stinger
My thoughts are daily for a few reasons. A 4th grader doesn't need a packet and they are old enough to be responsible to do hw daily. I send my kids to after school where the program is designed for hw help. So I prefer they have something to do daily. Also knowing parents in my community they would push their child to finish the entire packet the 1st day.
I agree with this. My DS is younger, entering K and I hope he gets homework every day. It's better for the students, and school is first priority for him,not activities.
 I am not sure why a packet given Monday with either daily assignments or due the end of the week means that school is not a priority since it is not sent home nightly. As kids get older they are given assignments and it just makes them plan their week and be better organized. This way if one night has a longer assignment the child can either plan ahead and break it up and do some the night before or put more time aside to do the work that day. Most people do things outside of school be it afterschool program for kids with working parents or music, sports etc, or whatever. If you have the weekly assignments your child knows they have to do xyz assignments and plan their time accordingly to do a good job. When you only get the assignment each day and say a doctors appt it might mean a rushed job whereas if you knew the assignment the child could do part of it the night before rather than a rushed job that night. I like that it teaches time management.
Your response makes perfect sense... From a mom who's children are still young enough that you can control their schedule.
As a mom of older children, a packet due on Friday causes arguments all week long because they want to save all the work for Thursday night. Not ALL kids are like this, but lots are and it's a real pain. Both of my kids play 2 sports per season, and 1 is a travel sport. Our schedule is TIGHT and they would rather put their homework off any time they can. I can tell them how to pace themselves until I am blue in the face, and eventually I always win, but its a long, difficult struggle.
Another reason why a packet doesn't always work is because let's say a parent knows that they have a crazy Wednesday and Thursday and has their child do the bulk of the hw on Monday and Tuesday. Often the lessons represented haven't been taught yet and that causes a problem.
For MY kids, when they are given nightly hw they know it must be done before practice or games or they are not going. When the work isn't due the next day, they think they have leverage for negotiation.
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Onemoretime
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Re: How do you prefer your DC's teacher to send home work?
Posted by PatsBrat
Posted by Lillykat
Posted by Onemoretime
Posted by stinger
My thoughts are daily for a few reasons. A 4th grader doesn't need a packet and they are old enough to be responsible to do hw daily. I send my kids to after school where the program is designed for hw help. So I prefer they have something to do daily. Also knowing parents in my community they would push their child to finish the entire packet the 1st day.
I agree with this. My DS is younger, entering K and I hope he gets homework every day. It's better for the students, and school is first priority for him,not activities.
I am not sure why a packet given Monday with either daily assignments or due the end of the week means that school is not a priority since it is not sent home nightly. As kids get older they are given assignments and it just makes them plan their week and be better organized. This way if one night has a longer assignment the child can either plan ahead and break it up and do some the night before or put more time aside to do the work that day. Most people do things outside of school be it afterschool program for kids with working parents or music, sports etc, or whatever. If you have the weekly assignments your child knows they have to do xyz assignments and plan their time accordingly to do a good job. When you only get the assignment each day and say a doctors appt it might mean a rushed job whereas if you knew the assignment the child could do part of it the night before rather than a rushed job that night. I like that it teaches time management.
Your response makes perfect sense... From a mom who's children are still young enough that you can control their schedule.
As a mom of older children, a packet due on Friday causes arguments all week long because they want to save all the work for Thursday night. Not ALL kids are like this, but lots are and it's a real pain. Both of my kids play 2 sports per season, and 1 is a travel sport. Our schedule is TIGHT and they would rather put their homework off any time they can. I can tell them how to pace themselves until I am blue in the face, and eventually I always win, but its a long, difficult struggle.
Another reason why a packet doesn't always work is because let's say a parent knows that they have a crazy Wednesday and Thursday and has their child do the bulk of the hw on Monday and Tuesday. Often the lessons represented haven't been taught yet and that causes a problem.
For MY kids, when they are given nightly hw they know it must be done before practice or games or they are not going. When the work isn't due the next day, they think they have leverage for negotiation.
ITA with you. I already know my DS will put everything off until the last minute ( because I am the same way lol!) I want them to have homework (mandatory) every single day of the week. School and homework is number 1. If my DS can not or will not do HW everyday because of activities, they would all be cancelled. And yes I agree the assignments should go along with the lessons they had that day.
I think having work every day gets them into a nice routine.
Growing up (private school) I had a LOT of homework every single night. I can't imagine not having homework every day
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stinger
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Re: How do you prefer your DC's teacher to send home work?
Posted by Onemoretime
Posted by PatsBrat
Posted by Lillykat
Posted by Onemoretime
Posted by stinger
My thoughts are daily for a few reasons. A 4th grader doesn't need a packet and they are old enough to be responsible to do hw daily. I send my kids to after school where the program is designed for hw help. So I prefer they have something to do daily. Also knowing parents in my community they would push their child to finish the entire packet the 1st day.
I agree with this. My DS is younger, entering K and I hope he gets homework every day. It's better for the students, and school is first priority for him,not activities.
I am not sure why a packet given Monday with either daily assignments or due the end of the week means that school is not a priority since it is not sent home nightly. As kids get older they are given assignments and it just makes them plan their week and be better organized. This way if one night has a longer assignment the child can either plan ahead and break it up and do some the night before or put more time aside to do the work that day. Most people do things outside of school be it afterschool program for kids with working parents or music, sports etc, or whatever. If you have the weekly assignments your child knows they have to do xyz assignments and plan their time accordingly to do a good job. When you only get the assignment each day and say a doctors appt it might mean a rushed job whereas if you knew the assignment the child could do part of it the night before rather than a rushed job that night. I like that it teaches time management.
Your response makes perfect sense... From a mom who's children are still young enough that you can control their schedule.
As a mom of older children, a packet due on Friday causes arguments all week long because they want to save all the work for Thursday night. Not ALL kids are like this, but lots are and it's a real pain. Both of my kids play 2 sports per season, and 1 is a travel sport. Our schedule is TIGHT and they would rather put their homework off any time they can. I can tell them how to pace themselves until I am blue in the face, and eventually I always win, but its a long, difficult struggle.
Another reason why a packet doesn't always work is because let's say a parent knows that they have a crazy Wednesday and Thursday and has their child do the bulk of the hw on Monday and Tuesday. Often the lessons represented haven't been taught yet and that causes a problem.
For MY kids, when they are given nightly hw they know it must be done before practice or games or they are not going. When the work isn't due the next day, they think they have leverage for negotiation.
ITA with you. I already know my DS will put everything off until the last minute ( because I am the same way lol!) I want them to have homework (mandatory) every single day of the week. School and homework is number 1. If my DS can not or will not do HW everyday because of activities, they would all be cancelled. And yes I agree the assignments should go along with the lessons they had that day.
I think having work every day gets them into a nice routine.
Growing up (private school) I had a LOT of homework every single night. I can't imagine not having homework every day
I agree and as far as I know hw is supposed to reinforce what as taught THAT DAY.
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| Posted 8/9/13 6:00 AM |
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Lillykat
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Re: How do you prefer your DC's teacher to send home work?
Posted by stinger
Posted by Onemoretime
Posted by PatsBrat
Posted by Lillykat
Posted by Onemoretime
Posted by stinger
My thoughts are daily for a few reasons. A 4th grader doesn't need a packet and they are old enough to be responsible to do hw daily. I send my kids to after school where the program is designed for hw help. So I prefer they have something to do daily. Also knowing parents in my community they would push their child to finish the entire packet the 1st day.
I agree with this. My DS is younger, entering K and I hope he gets homework every day. It's better for the students, and school is first priority for him,not activities.
I am not sure why a packet given Monday with either daily assignments or due the end of the week means that school is not a priority since it is not sent home nightly. As kids get older they are given assignments and it just makes them plan their week and be better organized. This way if one night has a longer assignment the child can either plan ahead and break it up and do some the night before or put more time aside to do the work that day. Most people do things outside of school be it afterschool program for kids with working parents or music, sports etc, or whatever. If you have the weekly assignments your child knows they have to do xyz assignments and plan their time accordingly to do a good job. When you only get the assignment each day and say a doctors appt it might mean a rushed job whereas if you knew the assignment the child could do part of it the night before rather than a rushed job that night. I like that it teaches time management.
Your response makes perfect sense... From a mom who's children are still young enough that you can control their schedule.
As a mom of older children, a packet due on Friday causes arguments all week long because they want to save all the work for Thursday night. Not ALL kids are like this, but lots are and it's a real pain. Both of my kids play 2 sports per season, and 1 is a travel sport. Our schedule is TIGHT and they would rather put their homework off any time they can. I can tell them how to pace themselves until I am blue in the face, and eventually I always win, but its a long, difficult struggle.
Another reason why a packet doesn't always work is because let's say a parent knows that they have a crazy Wednesday and Thursday and has their child do the bulk of the hw on Monday and Tuesday. Often the lessons represented haven't been taught yet and that causes a problem.
For MY kids, when they are given nightly hw they know it must be done before practice or games or they are not going. When the work isn't due the next day, they think they have leverage for negotiation.
ITA with you. I already know my DS will put everything off until the last minute ( because I am the same way lol!) I want them to have homework (mandatory) every single day of the week. School and homework is number 1. If my DS can not or will not do HW everyday because of activities, they would all be cancelled. And yes I agree the assignments should go along with the lessons they had that day.
I think having work every day gets them into a nice routine.
Growing up (private school) I had a LOT of homework every single night. I can't imagine not having homework every day
I agree and as far as I know hw is supposed to reinforce what as taught THAT DAY.
See I guess I always had weekly assignments in school. I always was given work that way and not nightly. I mean the sheet would say Mon do x, tues y, wed z but it was given the beginning of the week. It was also gone over daily so you couldn't put it off. It just wasn't a mystery. I liked that bc some nights had uneven amount of work and if I knew the heavier night was busy I could start it before. Work was discussed daily but written things might not have been handed in until friday so you really couldn't put it off. I understand how it could be a problem for some but see I also look at it as a good way to teach study skills and time management bc college and upper grades they will need those skills. Speaking from a procrastinator so I understand the argument....I think it is a good chance to put a set time aside to do it and see our packet was always sit up by day...but if not it is a teaching example to say break it up this way. See growing up if I put it all off until thursday I would have been told no extras. Even though my DD is going into 1st, so yes I know much younger, our rule is no work no activity. Growing up I knew if I missed things it would be hard so I couldn't put it off. See I guess if it was a fight I would take away the other activities but I know many won't do that and it isn't s popular opinion.
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| Posted 8/9/13 8:10 AM |
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JennyPenny
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Re: How do you prefer your DC's teacher to send home work?
Posted by Mrs-Boop
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I'm going with option #3 :)
All of the homework on Monday with a plan of what's due during the week each day.
I can plan for the week (ie, if she has girl scouts one day, she can get it ready teh day before) & I'm assuming the homework handed in each day has something to do with what she's working on in class.
I like this one too. Last year DD received a sheet on Monday listing homework for the week and each day something was due. I liked it because we could go ahead if we had something going on on another day and would be home late.
I would agree with this, as well.
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justthe4ofus
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Re: How do you prefer your DC's teacher to send home work?
I feel daily is better. Homework is meant to reinforce the skills learned daily. Homework packets to me, as a teacher and a parent are pointless if they are all due on Friday. It will be done last minute and will not really be reinforcing anything. Homework IMO is always meant to be just ENOUGH to reinforce, no more no less. IMO giving it in a packet due Friday says I am giving you homework just to give you homework!
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