Teachers, what happens when homework is not done on a regular basis?

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Please tell me?
Do those kids just fall behind?
Or does the school rely on majority of parents doing it so they have time to do the homework during school time with the children who have not done it at home?
My P1 child gets a lot, not counting reading (15 min). About 20 minutes a day.
It has come to my attention that quite a few mums just don't do it.
Some have even informed the teacher their child will not be doing homework.

I can fairly easily give my two children (2 years difference)ONE question, expect them to do it on different level .Try think in this way, teachers.

Patronising much, CURIOUSMIND?

I differentiate homework to three levels plus a specific task for one of the children in my class. The results are always variable, but predictable, ranging from stimulating and interesting approaches to poorly-scrawled responses in biro, to nothing at all.

We get a reading book as and when they finish it, depending on level. Pretty normal to get a new one each day. then each week -Ten spellings. A literacy worksheet, a science sheet and a maths sheet.

They are five years old and get detention if they do not do it.

State school!

My DS is in yr2 and if his homework is not done they are kept in at break times to do it.

The homework is given out on a thursday to be handed in by the following tuesday.

CURIOUSMIND

It's nothing to do with how I think. It's to do with the Head's policy, and what the parents expect from us.

I'm not sure exactly when parents expect us to find the time to set differentiated homework which is going to extend yet engage every child, and mark it too.

I hate hate hate homework.

PBandJ that is hardcore ; is that reception of year 1 . Detention is really not fair for a 5 year old.

Juniper,Dustinthewind,
When you did what you could do, then if anybody is still not satisfied whatever,it's their problem.You can hold your head very high.
Believe me, I would appreciate sooo much if my children was given a specific task !
What I said SIMPLY means:
For example, if the work is timetable practice, 20 multiplication questions, then somebody will always find it's far too hard, or far too easy.How about, about 2 by 3, then 6 by 3, then 18by 3, then 54by 3, see how far you can go.
Homework could be very good.As parents ,I was looking forward to it everyweek, and enjoyed the minutes that I was involved.That what I expected from a teacher.
If some parents don't want to do it,I think ....that's fine, their loss.

The difficulty with that is for some children the parents would be happy with a time limit, do as much as you can in 20 minutes. For others, whatever the ability of their child, they would be made to complete the entire challenge, however inappropriate.
Just like when you give a homework activity to a child with additional needs, telling the parent that 15 mins an evening is enough.
Then the child staggers back in after a weekend of intensive sessions lasting hours and the parent proudly says 'done it, can we have more?'