Are kids having more homework than before?

Yes it’s horseshite

Yes, my 1st grader spends a solid 45 minutes on HW every night. And that’s if she is cooperating. I’ve already complained, but I know it won’t help.

Yes, and that’s why we homeschool now
(I realize that’s not possible for everyone)

It does seem like they have a lot more. And the directions/point of a lot of it seems less clear.

Depends on the school and grade. One of mine went through the same schools as his older sibling until this year. Neither had a ton of homework at lower grades. He switched this year, in 3rd grade, and there’s a ton more. None of it all that difficult but it has been an adjustment for us.

Not necessarily every night but there is a worksheet my daughter has to turn in at the end of each week to test handwriting skills. She is in pre-k.

Im a teacher and I don’t even give homework. I know they won’t do it and it will only hurt their grade even more.

It’s a new age thing to teach less and assign more

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It’s a new age thing to teach less and assign more

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for me it’s not teach less as much as it is I find kids benefit more from being able to get more one on one help.

You teachers across the country hurting to fill positions these days too? See my district begging for subs and not having positions locked down before the school year.