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How many hours a day are you getting your year 8 child to do from home

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Lardlizard · 01/04/2020 19:21

Child is getting work through form school on laptop no problem, Have always left soad child in charge of organising own work load with homework

But just wondering how many hours a day your year 8 child is doing ?

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Bookridden · 01/04/2020 19:23

About 3 hours a day. Probably should be doing a bit more, but it's better than nothing.

Patchworksack · 01/04/2020 19:24

I leave my Yr 8 to it. He is doing homework set by school every morning for about 3 hours, then things I consider vaguely improving in the afternoon (practising guitar, studying for cadet exams, electronics projects)

Gammeldragz · 01/04/2020 19:24

4 but that includes reading and music practice

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Gammeldragz · 01/04/2020 19:28

And mine all manage their own work load, DD10 very occasionally needs help understanding what they are asking for. DS12 and DS13 have work set by school with fair submission times and are getting on with whatever they feel like.
I gave them two 2 hour slots a day, one morning one afternoon and in that time they do school work, read, music practice and sometimes cooking.
I'm still working 3 days a week and DH WFH. I don't get involved in their homework usually, so don't see that I should be involved in this other than making sure they have everything they need (eg bought DS a new calculator and stocked up on pens and pencils!) and are fairly sharing the computer and laptop.
If nothing else, it is preparing them well for further education.

vhs95 · 01/04/2020 19:33

Wow

ChicCroissant · 01/04/2020 19:35

My DD is sticking to her school timetable for lessons, so is doing the normal day with breaks - there are only a couple of subjects that don't have work set for them so she might be in for an early finish Friday!

There is no pressure to do the work in the normal timetable slot, it's just what she prefers.

She did use part of her school music lesson to do her out-of-school music theory work the other day.

Crackerofdoom · 01/04/2020 19:35

Probably about 2 hours but he is actually getting the same workload as he gets in school.

They often get through it so much faster at home.

Tiggles · 01/04/2020 19:37

Mine is doing 9-3 like a school day. But his school send through enough work to do that plus homework. I have to be honest we aren't doing extra homework Hmm
Every 50mins they then do a 10min walk around the garden and take an hour of for lunch. They weren't happy to start with but now just get on with it (more or less).

BramblyHedge · 01/04/2020 19:38

I have year 7 and 9 and they have to follow the normal timetable so they do the school day.

Afterhours · 01/04/2020 19:38

One hour in the morning and one hour in the afternoon. Also a walk and another activity like baking, playing keyboard, painting, watching Blue Planet or Horrible Histories.

(That’s the aim but need to be flexible.)

user3274826 · 01/04/2020 19:38

Hours? Lol.

anothermansmother · 01/04/2020 19:38

My ds is doing about 5 hours a day. School are setting it at the times they have lessons, and although it should be more like 6 hours worth he just gets it done then PlayStation and dragged out for some exercise

ScouseMar · 01/04/2020 19:39

My Y8 is doing around 2 hours a day of the online stuff every morning after breakfast (7 days) as he likes the routine of doing it every day rather than just weekdays.

Then in the afternoon he'll do some physical activity (walk or football in garden), usually some cooking and Xbox with his mates.

mnistooaddictive · 01/04/2020 19:40

About an hour a day. I’m a teacher so know lots of it is just ‘busy work’. We’re taking the time to cook and do stuff together. There’s more to life than school work

northernlittledonkey · 01/04/2020 19:42

I’m letting her go with the flow. She’s doing all her lessons but today rushed through them & has spent all afternoon & evening reading a new book.

bigchris · 01/04/2020 19:42

Same as @BramblyHedge my year 8 dd does the subjects she would have done at the Same time throughout the day , it's brilliant for structure and routine

Year 11 d's on the other hand is doing sod all cos his GCSEs have been cancelled

No idea what people are doing if they are a one PC household like us though

beachbreeze · 01/04/2020 19:54

DD is 9 and doing about an hour a day, plus her usual reading whenever she likes. I'm working, single parent, and have a toddler as well... haven't been able to manage more than that. I'm not even feeling bad about it anymore! Sure we will work out a rhythm that works for us over time.

HoppyHop · 01/04/2020 19:55

y8 & y10 here. They seem to have lots of work set, especially yr10. But they have dance classes emailed too so they do those when they feel like it. I'm not really getting involved as I'm WFH (I do anyway). I call to check on them when it would be their school break times and we all have an hour for lunch. They are sticking to timetable. Sort of!
I'm feeling guilty as work is so busy, it will quieten down in the next few weeks so hoping to make more of the time with them.

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Lardlizard · 01/04/2020 21:09

Wow, So really varies wildly Then, from less an hour to six

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Afterhours · 01/04/2020 21:12

What are parents doing in the Easter holidays? Are you carrying on the work or having two weeks off? I worry that if I give dc the time off, I will never get them back into a routine again.

PointlessUsername · 01/04/2020 21:15

Not really set hours, just has to do what is set and due in that day. Then we are doing other bits things like cooking ect.

deffonamechange · 01/04/2020 22:00

10 min if that!

I am amazed at how much everyone else is doing!!

Dhalandchips · 01/04/2020 22:09

About 3 hours. With heavy supervision. He wouldn't do anything if I left him to his own devices. He's supposed to be following the school timetable but that's not happening. He's getting through most of the work though. With persuasion!

ChangingStates · 01/04/2020 22:13

Probably about an hour and a half to two in total and then art or cooking or something like that for an hour or two later on. Year 4 sibling doing the same.

Deadringer · 01/04/2020 22:18

I just do homework books and reading with dd10, takes about an hour. I am teaching her how to cook and do the washing and all that sort of stuff too. We won't be doing any homework during the easter break, but we will work on a project that the school set, and i will make sure she reads every day. (She is not a reader unfortunately). My 16 year old does whatever work the school have set, no idea how much time she spends on it.

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