What's your opinion of this school note (pic)

[Itsamnthing]

Dd has done her homework already

but its more of the fact that the home work is due Friday . Not tomorro. so how can they push for it it to be done tonight which is Wed. Then keep them after school on Thursday. If its not done tonight.

If my child’s homework had been done, I would have stopped reading after the first sentence.

It doesn’t affect you or your child so I don’t understand why you so invested in this.

the expectation is that homework is done the day it is set
But that is bonkers, we don't do anything on Tues and Thursday as they are swimming/gym nights.

That message would irk me.

Because she still gos to the school. And I wanted people thoughts on it.

Even If dd does not do her homework on the Wednesday. She won't be doing it on Thursday after school. This is a safeguarding issue for us.

I’m just explaining the reasoning as to why they would like students to do it before the deadline. Not all students can do homework without support, or say they’ll do it by the deadline then don’t!

"Must" is not an "offer" of "support".

I would be severely unimpressed to receive that.

This drove me mad about education. It’s the same for staff and students. The deadline is Friday, why haven’t you done this? <names and shames a list of people who haven’t done it> Today is Wednesday, the deadline is Friday. If you want it earlier set the fucking deadline earlier and DO NOT initiate punitive action prior to deadline.

Exactly. I'm really surprised so many see it as a message of help. It doesn't sound supportive at all, it sounds like they are beings given a detention before the deadline for the work in which they can complete the work.

Isn't this the sort of thing you could ring the school and ask about? I'd be telling dd not to stay after school for starters!

I have no idea what this sparx thing is, so can't comment on specifics.
I'm just talking about the point of a homework timetable.
Not saying its right, just saying that's the theory. It is supposed to help last minute rushes.
I last taught in 2015 and it was pretty standard then

how ?

Then surely they should tell the kids it has to be done by Thursday

I think it is clumsily worded but well intentioned. It can be hard for teachers to catch all the kids who need support out of school, or to prevent kids rushing it last minute over breakfast on Friday morning and I would definitely adopt this attitude in this instance.

To say it needed to be done by Thursday would mean to hand in on Thursday morning, so that wouldn't work.

I couldn't get ruffled by this letter at all.

I would expect a teacher to know what the word "must" means and how to use it appropriately.

That's a fair comment. But they are also human and can make mistakes...

So the homework is due Thursday not Friday. The teacher has changed the deadline - not a great roll model

So it's really due a day early. When is it set. Monday, previous Friday? As long as the children know ahead of time when it is actually due to avoid staying back then I think that's reasonable. Better than waiting to see if it's done on Monday if it wasn't done on time, then staying back Monday night when I presume next week's homework has already been set.

So what happens if child normally gets the bus and then misses it due to being forced to stay behind to complete homework that isn't even due until the day after?

If kids can't get homework in on time due to tech problems or issues understanding it, why can't teachers get them to do it during breaking? Kids will get fed up of losing their free time and will learn to give themselves time to seek help when doing homework in the future.

"snitching to you"? They're just asking you to support your kid in making sure work is done on time. It'll be a message sent out to all that haven't done it, presumably because there's kids that aren't meeting deadlines/completing their work

It is clearly intended to help those children who haven't been able to do their homework at home (for whatever reason), so they can hand it in on time.

It's not a punishment. A lot of schools in the private sector do this every day - it's called 'prep'.

You’re damned if you do and damned if you don’t.
The school is offering free help and support to those who need/want it and you’re here to complain. 🤣 👏👏👏👏this is comedy gold.

No... it's due in on Friday, and there's extra support and time allocated after school on Thursday for everybody who hasn't already done it. That means there really is no excuse for not getting their homework done on time.

Oh, and if you are going to start criticising teachers, you might want to check your spelling first.

It is poorly worded and should say that they are on hand on Thursday should anyone need help in completing the work before Friday.

OP stop seeing it as punishment!! A teacher is offering their TIME when they could be getting on with the rest of their overwhelming workload so that your child can stay on top of their education. Your child shouldn't be leaving it late right up until the deadline anyway. A reminder that teachers can charge £50 an hour and yet offering you free time.

No wonder teachers are leaving with parents like you instilling such a shitty attitude around learning. 'So much pressure' WHAT PRESSURE ARE THEY UNDER!!? oh my god this sort of stuff rattles me.

A good idea very badly worded.
It will be confusing for the children and some parents.

The fact there is a thread on here about it, that posters are arguing about what it means also shows how badly worded it is btw.