New studies indicate that early elementary school students are receiving excessive homework, exceeding recommended guidelines and potentially hindering their development and engagement.
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IT'S ALMOST TIME FOR THE
KIDS TO START PUTTING THE
BACKPACKS ON.
ANAL NEW STUDIES ARE SAYING
THAT THE KIDS IN THE EARLY
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL YEARS ARE
GETTING TOO MUCH HOMEWORK.
AS I SAID, THIS STUDY WAS DONE
BY PROFESSIONALS, NOT CHILDREN.
THEY HAVE THE TEN MINUTE
GUIDELINE IN KIDERGARTEN NO
HOMEWORK, BUT FIRST GRADE, TEN
MINUTES.
BUT THIS SURVEY THEY WERE
DOING 28 MINUTES.
I CAN'T THINK THE FIRST GRADER
TO HAVE THE ATTENTION SPAN TO
DO ANYTHING FOR 28 MINUTES.
AND A LOT OF THEM ARE JUST
LEARNING TO READ.
YOU'RE THINKING WHAT KIND OF
HOMEWORK 30 MINDS A DAY TO A
SIX-YEAR-OLD?
ST. PETERSBURG IT MORE TO BE
OUTSIDE WITH AN ACTIVITY.
IT IS A HALF HOUR IN THE
DAY.
THIS FEELS A LITTLE TO ME LIKE
THE SAME PEOPLE THAT EVERYONE
TO GET A TROPHY.
WE WANT IT SIMPLE AND WE'RE
COMPLAINING ABOUT TOO MUCH
HOMEWORK.
IS A HALF HOUR THAT BIG OF A
DEAL?
I LIKE MY HOMEWORK.
I WANT KIDS TO DO MORE.
MORE?
HALF AN HOUR.
YOU CAN COME TO MY HOUSE AND
DO HOMEWORK WITH MY TWO KIDS.
HOMEWORK IS FUN.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO
SITTING DOWN WITH MY KIDS AND
DOING HOMEWORK WITH THEM.
BUT I GUESS THAT IS NOT A
REALITY OR SOMETHING THAT IS
POSSIBLE FOR A LOT OF FAMILY.
PART OF THE STUDY FOUND THAT
THERE ARE CERTAIN FAMILIES,
PEER FAMILIES OR ENGLISH AS A
SECOND LANGUAGE, ONLY COLLEGE
EDUCATED PARENTS FELT
COMFORTABLE HELPING THEIR KIDS
WITH HOMEWORK.
BUT IF THEY DID NOT HAVE THE
EDUCATION, EVERYBODY HATED THE
HOMEWORK.
IF YOU THINK ABOUT TEN
MINUTES THAT WOULD BE ABOUT A
ONE PAGE, FIRST GRADE MATH
WORKSHEET.
THAT SEEMS LIKE ENOUGH.
RIGHT?
IF YOU'RE DOING 30 MINUTES OF
HOMEWORK, YOU'RE DOING LIKE
SPELLING AND MATH AND YOU CAN
SEE WHY THE TEACHERS THINK THIS
IS A GOOD IDEA.
SOME PARENTS WANT IT.
THEY FEEL LIKE THE HOMEWORK
MEANS THAT THE KIDS ARE
LEARNING.
I THINK THE MATH HOMEWORK
CAN HELP.
BUT WRITING OUT 20 WORDS, I
DON'T THINK THAT DOES ANYTHING
BUT WASTE TIME TO BE HONEST.
MY CONCERN THEY ARE DOING
ADDITIONAL HOMEWORK THAT THEY
ARE NOT DOING IN THE CLASS.
THAT WOULD BE A BIT OF A
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