tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31025548.post4208658652576150052..comments2023-05-07T02:50:54.812-06:00Comments on Marcy's Musings: The Homework TrapMarcy Muserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17787308098682419608noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31025548.post-90195972923014246702007-10-05T09:44:00.000-06:002007-10-05T09:44:00.000-06:00I totally agree! With seven children at home the h...I totally agree! With seven children at home the homework load was always a nightmare...not only the paper load and the reading load, but someone always needed something THAT NIGHT for the classroom the NEXT day. We were running to the store along with either 30 other students or 150, depending upon the grade of the student, and that meant the store was usually out of the item and we would be going from town to town...stressful!!<BR/><BR/>There was no time for extras. Catechism was let go for 3 years, Little League had the kids up till 10 at night doing homework when they were in elementary school, no other activities fit in, no family time, no vacations.<BR/><BR/>I have pulled my youngest son from public school and and still petition the local District to review their homework policy. I worry about the other children, the families. Stress kills--relationships, health, self-esteem.<BR/><BR/>And I just had a conversation last Friday with a mom regarding this very thing. She appraoched me, afraid she was the only one feeling this way. Parents are afraid that if they voice their frustrations they will come across as not caring about their child's education, as selfish, as not-involved enough.Shawnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15226629390376056787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31025548.post-63641183894523144782007-10-05T00:03:00.000-06:002007-10-05T00:03:00.000-06:00We certainly found this to be true, even in 1st gr...We certainly found this to be true, even in 1st grade. By the time the child gets home from school, plays outside a bit, eats supper, and does her homework, it's bedtime! <BR/><BR/>My child went from being an avid reader to not wanting to touch any extra books, because her brain was just too tired. Fortunately, a few weeks off school brought that right back. :)<BR/><BR/>In "dictating to parents" you forgot the "when are you going to volunteer" pressure, the "can't you just make a few cookies," "please help us sell these overpriced products for our fundraiser," and the "your 1st grader needs to do internet research on ......" <BR/><BR/>Then there was the newsletter we got from our local jr high (don't know why--our kids don't go there): "would the parents please just do what we say, and only pick kids up where we tell you to, and please stop cussing us out or using rude gestures over it." In short--the school was treating the parents like jr highers, and the parents were responding like jr highers, as well!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com