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Senior Not Doing His Homework
Asked by I.C. from El Paso
on March 7, 2008
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I want advise on what I can do to make my son do his homework. He is a senior at school and has decided to not turn in his school work for one class. He is currently...
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- I take classes at UT, and I have one class that goes against most everything I believe in, and the TA for the discussion part of the class is completely unreasonable, ...
- I., I'm sorry to hear your son is doing this. It can be so hard for a mom to sit back and watch her child not do as well as you know he can. But I agree with Kar...
- I have the same with a Freshman and who was not adjusting to HS English well at all. And Only English. First and foremost I have reiterated again and again, that thi...
Forgets Homework
Asked by L.R. from Chicago
on October 29, 2008
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alright my oldest daughter is in 3rd grade and she is very bright but omg is she an air head!! Help. She is constantly forgetting her homework. I have taken her back ...
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- Hi L.! My son is in fourth grade, and never had this problem until this year! He is in the gifted ed program at school, and quite simply, he thinks homework is benea...
- I haven't read through the other responses, so sorry if this is a repeat, but have you tried making sure her backpack is packed and ready for the next morning each night?
- L., Is this the only thing she forgets? You might want to have her screened for ADD. S.
Homework Woes
Asked by D.D. from Norfolk
on October 1, 2010
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My daughter is 7 years old and in the 2nd grade. She has always done good in school and her grades are good, but when it comes to homework, she (as I call it) turns th...
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- I would have her evaluated by a professional, who is not her Mom. I would also have her eye checked by a behavioral opthemologist (just to make sure their isn't some...
- Maybe the homework is harder for your daughter than you think. What if you had to go to work all day, then bring work home at night. It gets to be too much. Schools gi...
- What time do you have her do her homework? If it is after dinner, then you have lost her. She needs to have like 30 minutes of snack and break time after school and s...
Decided Not to Do Homework
Asked by N.Z. from Chicago
on February 27, 2008
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I have a 12 yr old daughter that just decided to stop doing her math homework last quarter. And as a result when report cards came home she failed math. Never has sh...
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- I have a younger sister (she'll be 16 next month) and she did the SAME thing in 8th grade. All of a sudden she stopped doing homework. My mom has always been rather ...
- I am no expert, and i really don't know what happens in the mind of a twelve year old, but with ours it's been the same thing. I don't think it's a matter of understa...
- Have you tried an incentive, say if you get an A you'll get this much money, B this much money, or if she does good on her report card, like no d's and F's then she ca...
Homework Help
Asked by R.Q. from Green Bay
on November 18, 2009
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My daughter is 8 and in 3rd grade. She's very smart, always does really well on her school work, an amazing artist and singer... But she has some issues. She forgets t...
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- The pants/jeans issue is a Sensory issue--my daughter has mild Sensory Processing Disorder, and the issue of pants/jeans and the feeling of clothes (scratchy, itchy, t...
- As a teacher of students with add/adhd and behavior disorders, I hear this issue soo many times! There are many wonderful suggestions above (I really liked the checki...
- my son's homework issues were related to the recently diagnosed ADD, but we had those very same issues getting the homework home- and then back to school again
Homework Dilemas
Asked by D.E. from Los Angeles
on February 27, 2010
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Junior high/6th grade. My son is a good kid, he loves to learn and his test scores are very good. He is not disrespectful to me. But my battle with him is homework. H...
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- We went through much of the same with my oldest step-son in middle school. It even caused him to get kicked out of the honors program. Stick to your guns!!! Find th...
- I see that you have tried many different incentives or punishments and have pretty much talked til your out of breath, but have you ever tried teaching him how to get ...
- Carl Pickhardt, specializes in Only children, Teenagers and children of divorce. http://carlpickhardt.com/parentarticles.html I have heard him speak many times ...
Summer Homework Pack from School ??
Asked by L.O. from Detroit
on March 7, 2012
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My duaghter is in kindergarden. She brought home a flyer from school for a summer homework pack. It has 9 weeks of lessons and you send the lessons back to be graded....
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- My opinion may not be a popular one, but here goes. I think summer vacation is for VACATION. Sure, we read through the summer, and do "educational" trips to museums,...
- I love the "Bridge to..." books. They are very easy to understand and follow and mix things up. Plus they give you a plan to follow. I also buy books from the books...
- Would I buy it? Nah. I, too, kind of believe in summers "off" for the kids. Reading....for fun? Sure! I know families that do this--and I wonder...what's the ...
Homework for Kindergarteners... Why?
Asked by J.F. from Los Angeles
on March 15, 2008
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What has been your experience with this? I have a 4 year old daughter who will be going to kindergarten in 2009. (edited for the moms who thought she was going now - s...
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- Hi J. - I whole-heartedly agree with you; but there's not much you can do about it, short of putting your daughter in a school that doesn't give homework until high...
- Can see why you are interested and concerned, and YES there may be SOME that churn out worksheets n other stuff that's sometimes not even relevant for the child's leve...
- Hi! What a relief to hear your anxiety around this issue! More parents need to be concerned about this. There is now so much pressure on kids to perform. Overloading...
Homework and Family
Asked by S.D. from Phoenix
on October 15, 2010
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Just have to know if I am way out of line to ask my husband to participate in homework at night. I am getting tired of doing it all myself. Volunteer, field trips, h...
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- Is he working long hours or more than one job and he is tired? Or does he not no the homework? Maybe he wasn't a good student or didn't get help from his parents. This...
- It depends on everyones work load. In some work places, everyone rotates and kicks in, but is that most efficient? There are several different views on this. My fee...
- You shouldn't have to "do homework." Your kids should do their own homework independently, especially now as you say they are getting older. If they are struggling tha...
Kindergarten Homework?
Asked by C.A. from Dallas
on December 28, 2011
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My daughter attends a charter school and I was wondering about the amount of homework she has. Is this normal?
She has to write her ten spelling words three times ...
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- I think being in a Charter School is making a difference. If she's capable of doing the work, then that's great! & yes, for some schools....some classes, homework ...
- This is more work than my third grader in public school. Homework should be an extension of the classroom and should be a review of what they covered in class. M...
- how much has to be turned in? My daughter gets roughly that amount, which is crazy! but I don't do it all. She gets a book every night that has to be read and you ha...
