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Do you consider homework family time?
A lot of moms do, which is one of the reasons some don't object to their kids having to do homework on the weekends. This is another one of those straight down the middle arguments where half agree with it, and half don't.
Which one of these two sides do you fall on?
Pro
"I'm fine with homework on the weekends," Mergath says. "It helps a child retain information, and it also sends the message that you can learn anytime, not just when you're in school. I can't believe we've gotten so lazy that we don't want our kids to have to do anything on the weekends. No wonder our children are so far behind other countries."
Con
"I absolutely disagree with kids having homework on the weekends," says eat2live. "As it is, they rarely have any breaks during the day during school to socialize with friends or to get fresh air and exercise. People wonder why our youth lack social skills and there's an increase in ADHD, childhood obesity, dropout rates, violence, and drug abuse. We enjoy our family time by spending time with our kids, and watching our kids have fun with their friends. Kids need to be well-rounded socially, mentally, and physically."
How much homework does your child have on the weekends? How do you make sure it doesn't cut into other types of family quality time?
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Comments (6)
I don't mind homework on the weekends. There are 2 1/2 days to get it done. I make my 4th grader do it as soon as she gets home from school on Friday just like any other day. The first week I let her slide and Sunday rolled around and she spent the entire day insides screwing around and whining about doing her homework instead of finishing it quickly (or having done it on Friday) and going out to play.
My 6yo gets a vocab sheet on Monday and it is due back the next Monday. She pracites it all weekend. If she doesn't she forgets everything on the sheet by the time she has the test the next week.
My 2nd grade son doesn't get homework and when Monday rolls along he is lost at school because he retains nothing over the weekend.
On top of homework my kids also have chores they do on weekends like laundry and emptying the dishwasher, cleaning up their room and the yard. They still find plenty of time to play outside with their friends.
I dont think they should have homework on the weekeneds they should be able to come home and not worry about school
My kids dont have homework on the weeknds!!Of course if they did it would get done..afterall there is plenty of time throughout the weekend to do it!!!
My kids rarely have homework on weekends. I don't agree with weekend homework. They need a break from school just as adults need a break from work. A weekend is the time that they visit friends, we clean the house, and have family time. No time for homework.
ahh the joy of homeschooling!! no homework in the evenings or weekends!