This concluded my son’s first week of school and I am already dismayed by the school he is going to, the District supposedly allowed schools to determine if they would require homework in grades K-5 and this school opted to not provide kids any homework for first grade. My son was used to getting homework in Kindergarten and I didn’t want him to get used to no homework, I also think with school lessons being so short homework is required to help instill and reinforce the learning requirements.
This is most distressing, the teacher seems a little apathetic as well about the kids and their general learning, and research shows the principal of the school has a similar mentality. The only positive note is they can give homework to kids whose parents request, so we opted in to have homework assigned to our son weekly. We need to keep on top of the school and system to make sure he is getting a proper education.
I guess what you pay for, and public school systems are getting worse every year it seems.
-Justin Germino
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2 responses to Public School Systems Degrading Further
As a kid I always hated homework and felt I work at school all day so shouldn’t have to work on my time at home. I still feel this way! I think kids get way too much homework if they are in the honors classes or advanced placement classes. When I had an AP English class, I opted out just to get away from all that homework! The regular class was a breeze and not near as much homework. Kids need time to enjoy being kids. I think the culture generally pushes them to grow up way too soon! Just my personal opinion, of course. You are entitled to yours.
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I would agree with you if kids were learning what they needed to in public schools now. With 40% of students failing basic reading and writing in american public schools, there just isn’t enough hours in the school day with the way curriculum are done now.
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