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avebury

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7. It has to be hard to levy the same amount of

Tue Sep 2, 2014, 06:43 AM

Sep 2014

homework to all children since different children have different abilities. A friend of mine was telling me about the list of words that her son was given for a school year. He is pretty smart and could have completed the entire list within a couple of weeks. Children need to be kept challenged but not beaten down.

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How much homework for a child is too much? My grand daughter spends at least four hours on [View all] mfcorey1 Sep 2014 OP

That's per night? It seems an awful lot for a 6th grader... Violet_Crumble Sep 2014 #1

It varies from day to day, but not less than two hours. I should amend to say up to four hours. mfcorey1 Sep 2014 #5

As a retired teacher and admin, I find this unacceptable and reprehensible. It should be criminal. NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #34

My sixth grade teacher prepared me for academic success Generic Other Sep 2014 #60

Excellent, but anecdotal. And, in some cases illegal and/or impossible. NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #62

I always felt she was a slavedriver Generic Other Sep 2014 #68

taught for 30 years. 20 minutes a night and doesn't count a half hour to an hour just reading roguevalley Sep 2014 #78

That teacher is lazy. DetlefK Sep 2014 #2

destroying a child's love of learning ProdigalJunkMail Sep 2014 #3

Agreed. Hemmingway Sep 2014 #4

nailed it... ProdigalJunkMail Sep 2014 #10

That's exactly what I'd call it. Heidi Sep 2014 #13

exactly...when i'd act up i would be assigned a page in the dictionary ProdigalJunkMail Sep 2014 #16

My son in in 8th grade and has about an hour a night. RiffRandell Sep 2014 #6

as an aside...I have an 8th grade boy, too cyberswede Sep 2014 #21

Awww...cool! RiffRandell Sep 2014 #23

Yes, I have a 6th grade daughter, too. cyberswede Sep 2014 #24

That's good that she loves it. RiffRandell Sep 2014 #29

It has to be hard to levy the same amount of avebury Sep 2014 #7

My take on this is lots of homework indicates a poor curriculum and inept teachers. n/t RKP5637 Sep 2014 #8

Thank the NCLB and privatizers MattBaggins Sep 2014 #35

Sad, isn't it anymore. The worst floats to the top. Greed rules, shenanigans rule and RKP5637 Sep 2014 #47

Every night or is this a week's worth TBF Sep 2014 #9

Every night mfcorey1 Sep 2014 #12

Too much is my thought - TBF Sep 2014 #26

I suppose anything is possible, but it's unlikely to have copying large sections of a book. Sancho Sep 2014 #11

That's too much. LWolf Sep 2014 #14

I second this... YvonneCa Sep 2014 #65

My son is in fourth grade and every night he also has about two to three hours abelenkpe Sep 2014 #15

Poor kid! RiffRandell Sep 2014 #17

If he's diagnosed with dyslexia, SheilaT Sep 2014 #18

Not anymore. Arne wants ALL kids to be able to take IB classes. madfloridian Sep 2014 #46

I did not see that all schools have SheilaT Sep 2014 #59

When funds start to be denied for non-compliance with Dept of Ed... madfloridian Sep 2014 #61

Get an IEP if you don't already have one kcr Sep 2014 #41

Working on it! abelenkpe Sep 2014 #50

Good luck! kcr Sep 2014 #54

Stay firm and keep making noise Ilsa Sep 2014 #74

I taught. Are_grits_groceries Sep 2014 #19

Can you talk with other parents and group up? JaydenD Sep 2014 #20

I have a 6th grader, too. cyberswede Sep 2014 #22

Way too much. AngryAmish Sep 2014 #25

How about a new system entirely? hedgehog Sep 2014 #27

Regardless of hours, that is the wrong kind of homework. merrily Sep 2014 #28

The guideline is generally 30 mins per grade, max. LeftyMom Sep 2014 #30

Where on Earth did you find that figure? Six hours in 12th grade, really? NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #31

EGUSD has used that guideline since forever. LeftyMom Sep 2014 #33

Elk Grove? I've got a bunch of teacher friends there. They have some strong programs. NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #36

PS: Grade 12 x 30 minutes = 6 hours/night. NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #37

I'm not sure what you're arguing about. I said in my post that LeftyMom Sep 2014 #38

EGUSD: Sixth grade: 1 hour 15 minutes, Four Nights per Week. (link) NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #39

That's minimum. I'm talking about the maximum guideline. LeftyMom Sep 2014 #43

Three hours for 6th grade. But the same formula for 12th would mean 6 hours -- pnwmom Sep 2014 #42

I said I thought it was excessive, did I not? LeftyMom Sep 2014 #44

Yes. But you still appeared to claim that that was the guideline. pnwmom Sep 2014 #45

It's not your fault that some people have no ability to comprehend the written word. TalkingDog Sep 2014 #63

That was also the guideline in our district (PA). femmocrat Sep 2014 #56

12 times thirty minutes is six hours treestar Sep 2014 #71

But 12 times 30 minutes IS 6 hours, so that formula tblue37 Sep 2014 #76

We're about to find out underpants Sep 2014 #32

The top school system in the world, Finland's, gives NO homework: Arugula Latte Sep 2014 #40

they get her all day, if she isn't learning what she needs in that time, they suck at their jobs J_J_ Sep 2014 #48

I didn't do that much homework on a typical night in university Sen. Walter Sobchak Sep 2014 #49

That's too much gollygee Sep 2014 #51

Awful, elleng Sep 2014 #52

That's as much as I got sixty years ago but at least I got a Cleita Sep 2014 #53

Unless there is some specific reason for her... Mike Nelson Sep 2014 #55

Do you have custody of your granddaughter? femmocrat Sep 2014 #57

No, I do not have custody but am concerned and involved in the academic growth of my mfcorey1 Sep 2014 #66

Copying spelling words is different than copying passages. Repetition is one way all humans KittyWampus Sep 2014 #75

There is a lot of teacher-bashing going on in this thread. femmocrat Sep 2014 #77

There is no teacher bashing. I posed a simple question and sought input. Do not assume mfcorey1 Sep 2014 #81

I doubt my students get that much a la izquierda Sep 2014 #58

Our K-8 school had a philosophy of 10 minutes per grade, so a 6th grader would have 60 minutes MissB Sep 2014 #64

Ten minutes per grade seems pretty common. demmiblue Sep 2014 #70

As a child, I would have refused such treatment... kentuck Sep 2014 #67

Very odd. treestar Sep 2014 #69

I was in a gifted and talented fifth grade class that assigned tons of homework Lydia Leftcoast Sep 2014 #72

My kids usually do about 4 hours a night. dilby Sep 2014 #73

Starting early on the slave laborer conditioning. Good luck. lonestarnot Sep 2014 #79

That is too much Marrah_G Sep 2014 #80