Both my kids have eNORmous amounts of homework this year. I guess it looks terrifying when they get it all at the beginning of the week, and then if we whittle away at it the job is not as bad as you think. But homework is obviously going to be a major part of what we do with our lives this year!
Apparently some parents believe its a good school if there is a lot of homework. It means there is order and discipline and Work Being Done. I'm a little under convinced myself. I suspect it is nothing to do with education, and all to do with Looking Good.
Doesn't matter what I think though, imma gonna haveta 'elp 'em wit it. Dammit.
Sometimes I wonder what they are being taught if all the work is going home. If I wanted to be a teacher, I woulda went to school to be a teacher. Every time I try to help my kids I get " No, the teacher said we couldn't do it that way" . Well, dangit, I don't know any other way! haha
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