I am struggling to know how best to approach this.
DD is 10 and in year 5. School provides homework (has done from year 1) and in year 5 the expectation is that a child will be spending around 25 minutes a day on it, averaged out over a week (this includes regular reading and tables practice as well as set pieces of homework). When homework is handed in, this is recognised and there is always has a nice comment written on it. However it is not compulsory and if it's not handed in, there are no repercussions. The teacher has said though that unless homework is causing an issue they would expect it to be handed in regularly.
We provide time DD can do her homework, and plenty of support- and always try to make it cheerful. But any mention of homework is always met with a long face, a sigh and just a general lack of engagement. When she does do it, it's usually rushed, untidy and very different from the work I've seen that she's done at school.
She likes the positive comment she gets from her teacher when she does hand it in.
I've tried being matter of fact 'right, I think this would be a good time for you to do a bit of homework' which is when I get the above reaction and I've tried stepping right back and not mentioning it at all- unsurprisingly she didn't think to do any homework of her own accord and didn't hand anything in- but because there was no repercussion for her this had no impact.
I certainly wouldn't want DD to be stressed about homework however, I am a little concerned that she is going to be in for a shock at secondary school and that it will be a battle from day 1. I also don't think she is particularly stressed, she simply would rather be doing other things (namely on a screen)She is also exactly the same when it comes to music practice at home although enjoys the lessons themselves and wants to play an instrument.
How is homework handled in your house?
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Purpletoothbrush · 11/03/2018 19:58
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