To be unwilling to encourage dd do her homework this week as for the past 3 weeks her homework has not been marked?

[chocolatespiders]

Or do I accept that it is a busy time of the year for teachers.

We have been enjoying the sunshine far to much to think about homework!!

[Shesaysso]

Same thing happens at my DS's school. We havent done it this week. I'm sorry but I think if his teachers can't even be bothered to look at it why should we bother. He gets really disheartened when his elder sister gets feedback/ stickers for her homework and he gets nothing.

[Eyesunderarock]

I hate giving regular homework and I hate marking it.
Write a note giving your reasons.

[Piddlepuddle]

No you are absolutely NBU

Is absolutely fair enough that no one wants to or has the time to mark it.

In which case don't set the bloody stuff

[Eyesunderarock]

School rules.

[WMittens]

I'm sorry but I think if his teachers can't even be bothered to look at it why should we bother.

Because you want your child to get educated?

I agree that the lack of feedback is crap, but the idea is to gain knowledge, not marks.

[arethereanyleftatall]

Isn't homework for the Childs benefit, regardless of whether it's marked or not.

[chocolatespiders]

If she doesn't do it she will miss play/lunch time and will have to do it during this time.
It is planning and designing an advert>>> oh no I think we have left it to late.. dd is still cooling in the paddling pool

[fuzzpig]

I would, but DD quite likes doing her fortnightly HW anyway (she's only 6, so that may not last forever :o) so no battle.

I did find that a lot of her HW seemed to get 'marked' (commented on) in one go last term - could that be the case with your DC?

[Blueandwhitelover]

Oh dear, hopes none of yours are in my class I don't think I've marked homework for a couple of weeks because I've been so busy doing other things for end of term like plays, leaving assemblies, getting things organised to move classrooms, dealing with children who are worried about next year etc. Makes note to self to check books tomorrow :-)

[chocolatespiders]

We did do the numeracy this morning

[ApocalypseThen]

You do know that homework is for the child's benefit? It's not piecework that teachers are being paid to extract from child slaves.

[Eyesunderarock]

Adverts are easy, faff around on word for a while, import images.
Email it or put it on a memory stick.
Or don't bother, but say why. The teacher has no defence then.

[formicadinosaur]

My DS started to write quite outrageous things in his homework and always got a big tick.

[ANormalOne]

I think you should encourage your DD to do homework still, but bring it up with her teacher that it hasn't been marked. I don't think it's appropriate to allow your DD to ignore her responsibilities, just because someone else is.

[Eyesunderarock]

Then the school should decree July homework free, it's not as if the end of term is a surprise with the workload.

[Eyesunderarock]

'My DS started to write quite outrageous things in his homework and always got a big tick.'

I love it when students get creative and riff on a theme. If I set English that is skills based and content free choice, they are amazingly inventive.

[Katisha]

Children need to see their effort has been acknowledged. If you're not going to mark it them don't set it. And DSs are fed up to the back teeth always having to do posters, leaflets, adverts...

[Shesaysso]

Wmittens absolutely agree with you and I do put a lot of effort in to help Ds with his education. However he's 5 years old and with a choice of doing homework that won't get looked at or playing outside in the sun I'm afraid the latter has won for me this week.

[HooverFairy]

I can understand why you feel this way, but aren't you just teaching your child that they don't have to put the effort in if other people don't? I'd still insist that the homework was done, then I'd write a separate letter to the teacher expressing how I felt about the work not being marked. The homework will benefit your dd, and trying to get out of doing something isn't the best lesson. It is a busy time of year, perhaps your dd's teacher is struggling with the marking load a bit.

[PasswordProtected]

If that is the attitude from parents and teachers, it is no wonder that the UK is going to go down the economic tubes fairly soon.

[NotYoMomma]

stupid argument

its like when parents don't read withtheir children or even take an interest in helping them learn and then get all arsey when they are not as good as other kids.

I hated volunteering in the school and seeing the same kids again and again with no parental input in their diaries

[chocolatespiders]

3 teachers in the family and I know they are always bogged down with marking. DD sometimes helps with the giving out of stickers.

Will do it on word and nip into work extra early to print it out so DD can take it in tomorrow.

I agree July should be homework free

[FunkyNails]

Know what you mean formicadinosaur. We were told to stop correcting DSS spelling as if we do the teacher doesn't know what he is having difficulty with however it now comes back with a big tick and none of the words corrected as apparently it's only important he gets the assigned spelling words correct and not the other words in the sentences