Comments on: Momversation! http://www.annieduke.com/2009/10/momversation/ Annie Duke - Official Website Mon, 19 Sep 2011 19:18:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Kim Quackenbush http://www.annieduke.com/2009/10/momversation/comment-page-1/#comment-8640 Kim Quackenbush Wed, 01 Dec 2010 04:34:07 +0000 http://www.annieduke.com/?p=937#comment-8640 Could not agree more!!! Could not agree more!!!

]]> By: leah http://www.annieduke.com/2009/10/momversation/comment-page-1/#comment-7009 leah Wed, 09 Dec 2009 08:19:26 +0000 http://www.annieduke.com/?p=937#comment-7009 hey! is it true you had all your children at home? was it an incredible experience? hey! is it true you had all your children at home? was it an incredible experience?

]]> By: Nancy http://www.annieduke.com/2009/10/momversation/comment-page-1/#comment-6983 Nancy Mon, 02 Nov 2009 06:39:21 +0000 http://www.annieduke.com/?p=937#comment-6983 Hi Annie - I too am not happy about the level of homework. It even starts in Kindergarten. And, as a two parent working household, I'm particularly bummed to have to hire a tutor to help my 2nd grader with homework. (It's a no-win if we try and do it after dinner.) But I'm trying to practice more of what I preach to my daughter which is to stop complaining, put on our patience hat, and focus on the homework. Seems it's in part due to low state/fed funding that shifts the burden to the parents, and it's just the increased competitiveness worldwide. Many other countries expect much more from their educational systems, the parents and their children. Hi Annie – I too am not happy about the level of homework. It even starts in Kindergarten. And, as a two parent working household, I’m particularly bummed to have to hire a tutor to help my 2nd grader with homework. (It’s a no-win if we try and do it after dinner.) But I’m trying to practice more of what I preach to my daughter which is to stop complaining, put on our patience hat, and focus on the homework. Seems it’s in part due to low state/fed funding that shifts the burden to the parents, and it’s just the increased competitiveness worldwide. Many other countries expect much more from their educational systems, the parents and their children.

]]> By: Karen http://www.annieduke.com/2009/10/momversation/comment-page-1/#comment-6979 Karen Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:54:27 +0000 http://www.annieduke.com/?p=937#comment-6979 Hi, Annie, I completely share your feelings about homework--when my son was in fourth grade, in a highly ranked Irvine public school, he was basically working all the time. We took him out after that and moved to the Seattle area so he could attend a private school whose philosophy seemed much more in line with what we were looking for. His fifth- and sixth-grade years were wonderful--stimulating and challenging, with almost no homework; this year, in seventh grade, he has quite a bit more but so far is coping with it. I think it's really hard to find good schools these days where the amount of homework isn't a problem. I have several posts about this on my blog, Edupinion (http://www.edupinion.com), including five in-depth ones about what we went through in that fourth-grade year. There are also links to other sites that address the homework issue. (By the way, I was in Penn's psych program too, though not when you were.) Hi, Annie,
I completely share your feelings about homework–when my son was in fourth grade, in a highly ranked Irvine public school, he was basically working all the time. We took him out after that and moved to the Seattle area so he could attend a private school whose philosophy seemed much more in line with what we were looking for. His fifth- and sixth-grade years were wonderful–stimulating and challenging, with almost no homework; this year, in seventh grade, he has quite a bit more but so far is coping with it. I think it’s really hard to find good schools these days where the amount of homework isn’t a problem. I have several posts about this on my blog, Edupinion (http://www.edupinion.com), including five in-depth ones about what we went through in that fourth-grade year. There are also links to other sites that address the homework issue. (By the way, I was in Penn’s psych program too, though not when you were.)

]]> By: Barb Brand http://www.annieduke.com/2009/10/momversation/comment-page-1/#comment-6975 Barb Brand Sun, 25 Oct 2009 22:18:19 +0000 http://www.annieduke.com/?p=937#comment-6975 My granddaugther gets homework in sk. That is silly. Kids today get so much homework that they loose interest real quick. As Adults we work eight hours then come home. We do not sit down and do two or more hours of work. (besides housework etc.) Is it any wonder that they get fed up with school when they have possibly a ten hour day or longer. Love your pictures, your beautiful. Take care. My granddaugther gets homework in sk. That is silly. Kids today get so much homework that they loose interest real quick. As Adults we work eight hours then come home. We do not sit down and do two or more hours of work. (besides housework etc.) Is it any wonder that they get fed up with school when they have possibly a ten hour day or longer.
Love your pictures, your beautiful. Take care.

]]> By: EJXD2 http://www.annieduke.com/2009/10/momversation/comment-page-1/#comment-6960 EJXD2 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:49:09 +0000 http://www.annieduke.com/?p=937#comment-6960 Two hours in sixth grade sounds ridiculous. I switched schools from sixth to seventh grade. My previous school, three hours was not unheard of, and most of it was typically busy work (copying definitions, etc.). My new school I'd have 30-60 minutes max and I definitely feel like I got more out of the experience being able to do things with my own time. Some homework, like problem solving in Math, reading literature, or writing critically (e.g., an essay) makes sense, but I never understood the homework for the sake of homework assignments like copying definitions Two hours in sixth grade sounds ridiculous.

I switched schools from sixth to seventh grade. My previous school, three hours was not unheard of, and most of it was typically busy work (copying definitions, etc.).

My new school I’d have 30-60 minutes max and I definitely feel like I got more out of the experience being able to do things with my own time.

Some homework, like problem solving in Math, reading literature, or writing critically (e.g., an essay) makes sense, but I never understood the homework for the sake of homework assignments like copying definitions

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