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Do kids today have too much homework or not enough?
Do kids today have too much homework or not enough?
YANI REID, Beavercreek: “Depending on the age and the grade, I think they have just enough. My sixth-grader has an hour’s worth, but he has study hall and gets it done there. My senior gets a lot of homework. Sometimes she’s up till midnight doing it.”
ANNA RENFRO, Dayton: “I’m OK with the amount of homework I have — usually three assignments a night. It takes about an hour and a half to do. But a lot of people I know think they have too much homework.”
ANTHONY BARWICK, Dayton: “Not enough. Schools are not doing the more substantive courses any more. It’s not the students’ fault. It’s just that the schools are focusing too much on meeting the national testing standards and less on what schools are supposed to be about — a more quality learning curriculum.”
KEVIN DUES, Union: “I’m in college, and I feel like I’ve got too much homework. But I think younger kids have enough.”
HARLEY REID, Beavercreek: “I remember when I was in sixth grade, I had about an hour and a half every night. Since then, the amount has gone down, but it’s definitely enough.”
LAUREN DUES, Union: “As long as they structure their time, and it’s still balanced with down time, I think homework keeps them out of trouble. It’s an early lesson in time management.”
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By A Teacher
April 5, 2011 8:44 AM | Link to this
It doesn’t matter. They don’t do it anyway.
By Lea
April 5, 2011 9:51 AM | Link to this
My kids never have homework. They say they do it in class. Their grades say otherwise. In my opinion, it is a case of natural consequences for them.
By Tea Partier
April 5, 2011 10:02 AM | Link to this
There is nothing in the Constitution about homework!! I have too much homework. Everyone else has too little.
By No books correct
April 5, 2011 10:37 AM | Link to this
Unless something has changed regarding a shortage of books I cant expect for kids to do more homework & they cant bring books home…
By So what....
April 5, 2011 11:11 AM | Link to this
Too much homework? It doesn’t matter if they have too much homework or not. You could ask a kid today to find Ohio on the Ohio map tatooed to his/her butt, with both hands, and he/she wouldn’t be able to do it.
By April
April 5, 2011 11:28 AM | Link to this
Guess it depends on the teacher. I have a 5th grader that does well and gets his homework done in class. I also have a 1st grader who (for his grade) has an obscene amount of homework.
By Emily Burkman
April 5, 2011 11:31 AM | Link to this
It’s not the amount of homework, but the quality of the assignments that matters. Coloring book pages should not be homework in first grade! (And I’ve seen them.)
By taxpayer
April 5, 2011 12:24 PM | Link to this
Come on lets REASON this out…..after school is after school….If it is sooooo difficult to get it DONE in school..what makes you THINK it will be O.K.to do it AFTER SCHOOL…..IN the REAL World AFTER work we….. punch out on the Time Clock your WORK is DONE…..Do Airplane Pilots take the Plane HOME REASON IT OUT……..
By chuckles
April 5, 2011 12:37 PM | Link to this
OMG - you people never disappoint. better than the comic section
By American Made
April 5, 2011 12:38 PM | Link to this
My 6th grader has a ton of homework. The main issue I have with this is the fact that, due to a shortage of books, many times they aren’t permitted to bring the book home. That being the case - I have no trouble helping my child do English, Language Arts, Spelling, Grammer, etc. But when it comes to Math they teach these days, she’s doing math in 6th grade that I wasn’t taught until my Jr. year of High School and I don’t remember it without looking at the book. Often times, I’ll have to either look it up on the internet to refresh my memory; or have my Senior help her with it. Math isn’t easy for young kids these days and I’m a pretty intelligent person. I think if they have homework, they should at least be able to bring home enough supporting materials do be able to successfully do it. Also, it’s sometimes difficult when every teacher feels the need to give them an assignment and they’ve spent their entire day at school and most of their evening doing school work. An hour is enough. But not every day.
By @taxpayer
April 5, 2011 12:40 PM | Link to this
Squirrelly, is that you? Ok, let’s use reason. Given the 24/7 media access everyone has now, the work week is 24/7. A lot of people solve work problems/take calls/send emails in their “down” time. Airplane pilots work odd schedules and are frequently “on call”, if not studying to maintain qualifications. To what time clock are you referring?
By Robin
April 5, 2011 2:50 PM | Link to this
I actually think my 1st grader doesn’t have enough….he gets one sheet a night.. I make him do other assignments in a 2nd grade book I bought. I am really hard on my kids about their school work and how it looks. I feel I am preparing them for high school and even college..
By Eric Shun
April 5, 2011 5:22 PM | Link to this
They sure get enough of it at Springboro Elementary. Sometimes it takes more than an hour which is ridiculous for a 9 year old.
By What?
April 5, 2011 8:12 PM | Link to this
American Made, Please share which school system has a shortage of books (your children’s school system).
By Teach
April 6, 2011 10:33 AM | Link to this
I am a teacher and have been told that students should get the a certain amount of homework based on the grade level. For example, a sixth grader should have 60 minutes worth while a third grader should have 30. I also know that families are very busy in the evenings and try not to send that much home. I usually give students time in class to get their assignment started and some even finish before class is over.
By Workarounds
April 6, 2011 12:41 PM | Link to this
I was always in advanced classes in school. During elementary age, up to around 6th grade, could get homeworkd done easily within an hour max, more about being time consuming than learning anything to most of us in those classes. The thing was, we were kept in the same classes with the same people throughout. Eventually, for the mundane tasks we had to do according to what politicians thought we should, everyone would take turns and then cheat, so to speak on the homework assignments b/c by that time, teachers expected us all to ace the assignments anyways so having the same answers when they were right was easy. Even being in advacned classes, we were still required to repeat what we learned previsouly b/c that was written into state mandated curriculum. I mean, how many times does single number addition need to be taught? What I am trying to say is some students need the homework for reasons like staying out of trouble or learning, but others look at it as busy work that they already know (as in my case). Grade level should not be the only determining factor in education and work, education should be somewhat individualized to challenge students and advance them at their own pace, not at the pace of the students that take longer to grasp concepts in class. We are holding back our brightest students and wondering why we are falling behind in education to the rest of the world. It isn’t necessarily an amount or a time that should be focused on, it should be making sure the work is appropriate for the individual skill level of the student not the class as a whole.
By taylor
April 19, 2011 12:01 PM | Link to this
Im in 7th grade and i think we get way to much homework