DS has moved from state primary to a selective indie school. He is really struggling with the amount of homework that is expected. He has been used to one or two items of homework per week rather than 3 to 4 subjects per night.
We have set up a system where he has 10 minutes chill out time (usually on the trampoline) on his return from school - he doesn't arrive home until 5.30. Then straight on with homework. I try to cook for him at 7pm and any time after the end of homework and before supper can be spent on screen time.
I do like him to go to be between 8 and 8.30 because he likes to read and has to get up at 6am.
Some homeworks do take 20 minutes, but just one page of written work or detailed drawings take him far far longer.
Whilst he does as much as he can on the day it is set, our timings do mean that he ends up with 7 or more homeworks over the weekend. He only has two after school/evening commitments per week.
I am assuming that those children from prep schools are far more used to regular homework and getting through tasks quickly. Please correct me if I am wrong.
I don't want to go to the school to say he is taking too long, I don't want him to be taking too long. I think I need:
- Ways to help him speed up
- Reassurance that he will speed up - a timescale for how long this will take would also be appreciated.
- To be told whether stopping him at 7pm to feed him, and not pushing him to do anymore after supper is reasonable or not.
Many thanks if you have bothered to wade through all my angst and detail.