Opinion: Do you think mandated homework is a viable and necessary part of a child's education?

Many public school districts are now making homework mandatory, with specific periods of time-alloted work each night. For example, 45 minutes of homework assigned nightly for 4th graders, 1 hour for 6th graders, etc.Is this really necessary, or it is busy work? Is it conducive to the child's education, or is it unnecessary and does little to reinforce the day's lesson?

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Practice is key! I do believe that homework helps a lot, but I'm not sure that specifying how many minutes of homework per a child's grade actually make sense as each child learns differently and will need different amounts of practice to learn something. But, if that's a way of getting kids to do homework everyday, then I guess that's ok.

Growing up, for some reason, I hardly ever asked questions in class. Supposedly I would absorb the theory (or try to), but I always felt that I would only fully understand the subject after doing my homework on my own time. I did this all through college as well and all the projects and term papers we had to hand in were my "studying time"... as I was never disciplined enough to just pick up a book and study if I didn't have to.

I know a little kid (6 years old) in school that gets homework assigned on Mondays then she has the whole week to complete the homework (in various topics). I'm not sure I like that idea, as she tends to try to get all the homework done in one day so she has the rest of the week to play. At the end, I do think that homework is good.

I'm sure a child can sit through class and daydream (or fall asleep...) and come out of class not knowing anything. At least, by having to do homework, the child will at least need to figure out /try to understand what she didn't get during class. Sources: experience, opinion .

Personal Time I think a child, like anyone else needs a break from the rigors of learning. They spend all day in class just like we spend all day in work. We get a break when we get home, why shouldn't they...besides parents wind up working with their kids on homework anyway, so if the kids have work after school, then so do the parents!

How are kids supposed to be "well-rounded" by being involved in social activities if they're bogged down with homework. And with several different teachers, how can they gauge the amount of work the child is being given? If all of my son's teachers gave him homework every night, he'd never get enough sleep to stay awake in class!.

Mandated homework is more than busy work. I do think it is helpful for children to learn that they sometimes have to do things they may not want to do. In this case they have to complete homework before doing fun things.

Life is all about having to make small compromises, homework teaches responsibility and discipline. I'm not advocating that children be given busy work, but I think the concept of homework teaches far more than just the skill the children are learning. When they are young they need to remember the assignment, write it down, bring home the right materials, complete the work, and bring it back to school.

These are critical skills all of us will benefit from mastering ;-) .

Sometimes.... It depends My son is in public school in 3rd grade. So far he has had homework every night this week and was given a project to do last week that was due this week. He just started on Monday 8/6.

I really don't think they needed to give an assignment at Orientation. It was fairly easy, but still... he wasn't even in school yet and had work to do. S homework this week has been easy... read a loud for 10 or 20 mins to a parent.

He also gets an hour at daycare to work on school work, so he usually doesn't have much to do by the time we get home. I think it is ok to give kids homework. I think a lot of them need it to be reminded about the day's lesson.

Sometimes in school, I found myself not paying attention, so the homework does good in that it will remind the students about the day's topics and important points. When kids are younger, I don't think they need to overload them with work. I would say about 30 mins or less every day or every other day is ok.

I don't think they HAVE to give homework every single day just to give homework. Some teachers won't give homework on Friday and others will. It also depends on the age of the student.As the child gets older, I would expect more homework as there is more to study/know.

It gets to be a problem when every teacher gives homework every night in every subject. I can see how middle and high school students might get overloaded. I don't mind if they make homework mandatory.

I don't think they should assign a time limit to it though. I think homework is a necessary evil. When children start taking tests, it will help them to study and just keeps everything fresh in their mind.

I know children would much rather play when they get home than do homework which is good, but they also have to do good in school. Hopefully, they won't end up with a teacher that takes the issue too seriously. Some teachers do go above and beyond what they need to and end up overloading students.

I don't agree with that. I think they should just give "enough" homework and pay attention to how old the student is and how much they can reasonably do. Sources: my opinion .

It's vital in my house. I have a special needs child entering the mainstream third grade. For him, homework is an absolute necessity.

He is not able to learn in school due to the chaotic environment and over stimulation. As a much of his education is through home schooling. Homework gives me the opportunity to keep his home schooling on track with what is happening in his classroom.

Additionally, because I know better how his brain works, I can often present the concepts represented in his homework differently than his teacher. Allowing him to understand what he might otherwise not be able to. I know, I know: "If he can’t learn there, why not keep him home?"

I send him for the exposure to other children and socialization as well as the therapeutic services (Speech, OT, PT, etc) offered by the school. Sources: personal thoughts PonderThis's Recommendations T-SHIRT BLACK " MY OYSTER ATE MY HOMEWORK " Large .

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