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I’m not your typical educator.  What I mean by that is I am not your typical pubic educator.  I never believed too much in homework.  sue, I had homework as a child.  And, here’s a quote from Sara Bennett’s site Stop Homework that I very well could have written…..

I already went to ninth grade. And when I was in ninth grade, I did all my homework. And my mother didn’t even have to check it for me. I really just don’t feel like it’s fair to make anyone on this earth responsible for ninth grade more than once in a lifetime.

I started saying 2 years ago how much I dreaded the start of Kindergarten because I didn’t really want to repeat kindergarten.  And, I knew what was coming.  I knew he would talk too much and get in trouble.  I knew he was going to have that dreaded homework and I feared it would commence sooner than later.  And it did.  And it pisses me off.  Sorry, I don’t mean to be so vulgar here but really, I say it regularly, “if that kid has homework one more day….” and then I do nothing about it.

I also could have written this quote by the same person which was featured on the same site…

It was not the parents’ job to serve as rules enforcer for the school. Yes, you can help with homework if they ask; you can create a schedule that sets aside a reasonable amount of time each day to do homework, but you are not the homework policeman … If they don’t do their schoolwork, they have to deal with the consequences, even if the consequences mean failure.

And, my parents didn’t serve as enforcer either.  I did it because I was suppose to do it.  But, the nature of homework for my kindergarten child is such that I have to help.  I have to be there, I have to enforce.  And, honestly, it sucks.  Sorry again.

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Posted in Homework on February 14th, 2009

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  1. Angela Norton Tyler Says:
    February 16th, 2009 at 1:32 pm

    I love that mom! So many parents are terrified to let their children suffer any consequences- including not doing their homework. I will say, however, that schools put A LOT of pressure and guilt on parents to do everything for their children. It takes a strong, dedicated parent to refuse to go along with the foolishness. http://www.family-homework-answers.com/homework-manifesto.html

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