Following on from the thread about a 7yo dd who is not learning, I was shocked to find that her parents are giving her an extra hour after school and they don't consider this too much!
I have a 6yo dd and every evening she gets a book to read, and spelling games to play, she also has a spelling test once a week and I think this is too much. They are in school from 9am till 3.30pm, that's 6.5 hours, if you give them an extra hour after school that's 7.5 hours, a long day for a little one!
After school they are tired and just want to wind down and play and that is how it should be! I don't think that any child gains anything from being made to do extra work at such a young age after school! I think it worries them and puts pressure on them.
What do you think?
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How much homework does your primary school child get and do you think it is too much?
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RancidRhubarb · 31/10/2006 12:09
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