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Just curious how much time your kid spent on his/her homework on average daily .... ? and in what grade?

My kinder is spending about an hour on his homework every day. However, when I asked his classmates' parents, they're also spending at least the same amount of time. At the beginning of the school year, it took about 1/2 hour only and I thought it was pretty fair but the teachers asked for more starting from this month.
Also, there are spelling test (24 words; 5 to 10 letters each) and math test every week.

Because of that, I started to think about cutting his after-school activities although I don't really want to.

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發表於 09-1-22 05:51 |只看該作者

Hi SY_Mom,

As you know, my son goes to a public school and their workload is typically less than private schools. On average, my son spends only 10 minutes on writing plus 15-20 minutes reading a day. They emphasizes on reading a lot.

He's in Kindergarten and there's no spelling tests or math tests. There is only a list of 50 sight words (e.g. he, she, it, a, an, the) that they expect the kids to "recognize" by the end of the school year.

Plus homework from Chinese school, I think that's good enough for him at this age.

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發表於 09-1-22 06:17 |只看該作者

mrschao,

thx for yr info.

yes, my son's school also expect the kid to read at least 15 mins a day. since the writing homework already takes about an hour and we got home kinda late, I usually don't have much time to read with him. sometimes he just likes to read books by himself when we got home, but every time I told him that he needs to finish his homework first coz he needs to turn it in the next day. like last night he went to bed late again, becoz he tried to finish reading 2 books before going to bed although I told him not to.

he also needs to write for his Chinese homework from Chinese school on Sat. (btw, now he goes to a different class than the one that you visited but still at the same school).

that's why I don't think he has time to practice piano if he's taking a private lesson.

原帖由 mrschao 於 09-1-22 05:51 發表
Hi SY_Mom,

As you know, my son goes to a public school and their workload is typically less than private schools. On average, my son spends only 10 minutes on writing plus 15-20 minutes reading a day ...

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發表於 09-1-23 05:45 |只看該作者

Amanda in K, she has book report every night, and learn 10 sight words every week, also with maths book about 7-11 pages per week.
also, some times prepare different things for school.. like the topic in these 2 months is Animal.. so we took Amanda to zoo and take picture with animals, snakes, something like that. we bought the books about Animal and let her bring it back to school for sharing.
she spends about 20 mins on reading every night for book report, another 2 story books for bed time, she does 10-15 mins on sight word writing and comprehension(??spelling error??)

原帖由 SY_Mom 於 09-1-21 05:17 PM 發表
mrschao,

thx for yr info.

yes, my son's school also expect the kid to read at least 15 mins a day. since the writing homework already takes about an hour and we got home kinda late, I usually don't ...

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發表於 09-1-25 13:56 |只看該作者

nillie,

thanks for yr sharing about Amanda's homework.
so, she also has homework turning in every day?
i thought gifted schools usually don't emphasize too much working on worksheets and doing homework on paper ... her school's homework requirements sound similar to those at some private academic schools.
and she still has time practicing piano every day?! wow!

sometimes i just felt sorry for my son, coz it seems like he doesn't get much time to play during weekdays. however, it seems like most private schools are like that. maybe that's how they differentiate themselves from the public schools.

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發表於 09-1-26 06:52 |只看該作者

SY_Mom,
here in new york..
PS with a lot of homework during weekday as well. not just only for private school.
Amanda's homework compares with her friends whom goes to PS and private school.. her work is the minimum.
she only has school work from Monday to Thursday. Dictation on Friday for her sight work.. that's it.
she doesn't practise piano on Monday till Thursday night, she only practise on Friday night, and weekend. that's it.

原帖由 SY_Mom 於 09-1-25 12:56 AM 發表
nillie,

thanks for yr sharing about Amanda's homework.
so, she also has homework turning in every day?
i thought gifted schools usually don't emphasize too much working on worksheets and doing homewo ...

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發表於 09-1-28 22:18 |只看該作者

SY_Mom, roseMag
just receive a letter from School.. Amanda has to be fluently use another 600 sight words before this end of school year...

Amanda was so excited last night to read all those by herself... there are many words ...like
environment, development.... all long words...

aiya.. these 2 nights, we mess up.. Amanda did not do her book report yet.. tonight, she needs to read 2 books, and tomorrow night has to read another 2 books, so she can hand in her homework on Friday.. also study that 10 sight words for dictation on Friday.

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發表於 09-1-29 01:50 |只看該作者

nillie,

wow ... again, Amanda's school sounds more like one of those private "academic" schools in bay area CA.

yesterday i felt so bad when my son's teacher told me that he didn't behave at school (the first time). when i found out the reason, i kinda blame on myself.
the day before yesterday, he supposed to have a swimming class after school. he usually napped for about 20-30 mins in the car after i picked him up from school, so that he will still have energy to do his homework after his swimming class. however, he didn't nap at all although he was really tired. so, before the swimming class, he did his English homework in the car and of course the handwriting is a bit off. (his teachers are extremely strict about the handwriting). i was mad at him and told him to rewrite them and not let him going to swimming class. when he got home, he was upset and messed up his homework accidentally when he played. so i had him to rewrite the whole thing again and he had his dinner late.

i didn't know the reason that he acted out at school yesterday until i found out he "purposely" forgot to put his homework folder into his backpack when we got into the car. when i told him to go back to his classroom to get his homework, he didn't want to and said, "that's ok. so-and-so forgot to bring his homework folder home, and the teacher told his mom he can bring it back tomorrow."

my husband and i always debate if we should send him to public or private school. sometimes i think his school is really kinda too strict. although his handwriting is a lot better than most 1st graders at most public schools, his teachers are still not satisfied. they'll circle the words if they're just a bit off the lines. also, they'll look for "perfect" sentences in your writing even for kinders. you have to get all the words spelled correctly (even the words that you'd never learned), with correct grammer, puntuations and even writing styles (which i think it might affect the kids' creativitiy and confidence to write).

sometimes i felt like he were studying at a traditional school in HK.

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發表於 09-1-29 10:51 |只看該作者

to tell the truth, me and fat bear will not send Amanda to the school which your son is staying now.. 100% positive.
I don't really care about Amanda's handwriting.. unless it is too snappy.. then, you don't need to tell her, she will re-do by herself.
watch out with Sean's psychological side.. he seems can not tell you what he is thinking or he does not tell you about his feeling.
in your home.. 1 of you must be evil, to regulate the rule at home, to be the judge. the other one has to be the angel, to provide comfort, and trust, so he can tell you everything.
Amanda will tell her dad everything, even she did silly thing in class or she can not poo at school toilet.. she has no secrete between herself and her dad. she is a daddy's girl.
in this way, you can make sure what he needs, how he feels..
have you ever sit down and talk to him about it?
no time out, no punishment.
he is only 5 years old, it is not healthy to under such a lot of pressure.
Amanda just loves those 600 sight words, although she knew many of those, still.. at least more than 100 new words she has never seen before.
so we need to work on it.

原帖由 SY_Mom 於 09-1-28 12:50 PM 發表
nillie,

wow ... again, Amanda's school sounds more like one of those private "academic" schools in bay area CA.

yesterday i felt so bad when my son's teacher told me that he didn't behave at school ...

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發表於 09-1-29 11:11 |只看該作者

nillie,

u're right ... u can tell i'm always the evil at home and his dad is the angel most of the times. actually his dad was the one who told him to do his writing homework in the car while i was at the grocery store. i just wanted to tell him that he shouldn't do his homework in the car (without a table or a hard surface). actually it was not too bad (i would give him a 80-90/100 but his teachers expected 100/100 the words on the lines).

interestingly, i just found out another boy also forgot to bring his homework folder home yesterday. that boy's character is kinda gentle and kind, but his mom told me that sometimes he also doesn't wanna do his writing homework.

meanwhile, i'd visited so many public schools in the good school districts. i really can't accept the fact that the public education standards in CA is so low. academically, i think probably a lot of 5-yr-olds might think the curriculum of 1st grade at public school is too easy for them; however, emotionally they might not be ready for higher grade than kindergarten.

i really don't know which school is most suitable for my son ...

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