how much flippin homework!

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dd2, y1, 1 hour. dd1 y3, 1.5hr + spellings and reading on top. aibu to thing that is way too much.

I would assume that the homework meant that a photocopied recipe would suffice or what about one torn from a magazine and stuck on a piece of paper, then get your DD to write which country and continent the recipe is from.

When it comes to homework, I am of the opinion that if it seems ambiguous then I will get DS to do it the easiest way. I think if the teacher wanted it written out she ought to have stated that expressly.

Like your style, Deux I think that principle can and should be applied to most things in life

I agree that there's something wrong if parents have to be heavily involved in homework.

I sometimes think that some of the homework is an exercise in making life difficult for parents.

There was such a hulabaloo about one weekly homework assignment for Y2 last year that it was canned. It was taking up about 1 hour at the weekend. Barking.

I would do as deux suggests and if it is incorrect tell teacher it was too complex.

I like dds homework, she has her reading book. three spellings a week. and a home work scrap book with about 20 suggestions of activities do in HW book through out the term, it clearly states these are suggestions only and dcs can complete own tasks following the themes that have been set, ie, safe environment, a puzzle, sences or healthy boody, favourate book, portraits. talk to an adult about your favourate activities, place to visit or book read. the will take thier homework books in every friday to share with the class what they have done that week.

Perhaps you should inform some of your head teachers that there are recommended homework amounts

www.direct.gov.uk/en/Parents/Schoolslearninganddevelopment/SchoolLife/DG_179508

My ds year 2 reads his reading book every night before bed

No other homework sent home

Then we do with him 30mins from a work book 3-4nights a week. This maybe shapes, maths, spellings, writing.

We didn't any workbooks at in the first year as no other mums did at the school in his year so didn't think it was neccsary. But we have since found that he has improved so much more in his school work, he has an extra 5 mins or so to do a task if needed as they found he was struggling a little bit. But now his in the top few of the class.

Have found homework to be totally counterproductive. If you're employed full time do you expect to have to go home and do another 1 1/2 - 2 hours work, unless your chosen profession has stipulated this? We are in danger of burning the poor kids out. I agree they need to swat before exams but other than that, it's a big no-no in this house.

My DS does the bare minimum with my agreement and he's still a grade A student. His school luckily seem to be of this ilk and they have just been given an "Outstanding" by ofstead. Its now become one of the top schools in London.

What bugged me in school was that they say it should take so much time but in reality it could take alot longer because the teachers either didn't fully explain something or gave you too much.

so you got home after 6 hours not including the few hours either end for journeys(secondary school)spend hours doing homework and eat dinner maybe have a bath/shower and you wen't to bed at 8,9 or 10. you got no time for anything but school.

Then you got 2 days off at which you got extra homework because you had more time to do it.

A mum at my children's school complained that she spent 2 hours with her son while he was doing his homework.
She added that her mother had 8 children and there was no way on earth she could have spent that much time with each individual child, yet they are all degree educated.

I'm sure I once read on here that studies have found that homework at primary level (other than spellings / tables / reading) is of no benefit. I tend to agree.

DD started year 7 on Monday and has completed all her homework for the week!

Except that's only because she followed several wrong timetables for the first few days and has been to many duplicate classes, confusing teachers and pupils alike in the manner of Hermione Granger with her time-turner. I let her get on with it and an unexpected benefit is that she is ahead of herself for once

my dd had to explain the senses, after she whittled on about every thing related remotly related to your senses from bad breath and breathing through your nose to avoid someones bad breath...oh but then you might taste it....to how ears could actually fall off if you did not clean them when you get them peirces...to...how if you were 3d glasses to the cinema you should not come out of the film and look at the sun as you will go blind and your eyes might actually go on fire...to if you are deaf and you cant talk or see you would have to go to hospital and not school so you would a disabled person...actually if you were born in the olden days you mught have to dies....and on and on and on untill bed time...that was certainly longer thatn 20 mins

Primary homeowrk at the weekend = poor show.