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<blockquote data-quote="tammyjh" data-source="post: 109517" data-attributes="member: 3072"><p>Another thing that was a problem with my difficult child and her homework was that if it wasn't finished at night (even when we spent from the time she got home until the time she went to bed) was to stay in for recess. For her, it was not a very good consequence because she didn't want to go out for recess because she has extremely poor social skills and hated trying to fit in with the other kids. The teacher became upset because someone had to be in with daughter for the recesses that she missed. This was in 5th grade and thats when we started changing the curriculum around a bit...starting with- math. Eventually, as I mentioned, we dropped her down to Special Education by 8th grade because she just couldn't keep up. She's similar to what MWM mentioned about her difficult child. Life skills is what she really needs. She needs to learn to make change, balance a checkbook, basic hygeine, etc... </p><p></p><p>I'm not against homework for all kids. My two easy child's are in 1st and 2nd grade and they both have homework. They whine about about having to get started but usually can get it done and done correctly quite quickly. What I don't like is having to deal with children who are spending most nights after school crying, tantruming, and stressing about schoolwork...in the early elem grades. I dont' feel its good for their emotional well being and can really ruin their future school years. Not to say I would cut homework out at the first sign of them having an issue with it but after trying some different tactics and coming out with the same results, I would look at discontinuing homework as a viable option. At least for a while.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tammyjh, post: 109517, member: 3072"] Another thing that was a problem with my difficult child and her homework was that if it wasn't finished at night (even when we spent from the time she got home until the time she went to bed) was to stay in for recess. For her, it was not a very good consequence because she didn't want to go out for recess because she has extremely poor social skills and hated trying to fit in with the other kids. The teacher became upset because someone had to be in with daughter for the recesses that she missed. This was in 5th grade and thats when we started changing the curriculum around a bit...starting with- math. Eventually, as I mentioned, we dropped her down to Special Education by 8th grade because she just couldn't keep up. She's similar to what MWM mentioned about her difficult child. Life skills is what she really needs. She needs to learn to make change, balance a checkbook, basic hygeine, etc... I'm not against homework for all kids. My two easy child's are in 1st and 2nd grade and they both have homework. They whine about about having to get started but usually can get it done and done correctly quite quickly. What I don't like is having to deal with children who are spending most nights after school crying, tantruming, and stressing about schoolwork...in the early elem grades. I dont' feel its good for their emotional well being and can really ruin their future school years. Not to say I would cut homework out at the first sign of them having an issue with it but after trying some different tactics and coming out with the same results, I would look at discontinuing homework as a viable option. At least for a while. [/QUOTE]
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