Homework for Young Kids: Four Questions for Parents to Ask Teachers

‘After two weeks of school, the dreaded notice arrived: homework was on its way. Beginning in a few days, my friend’s first-grade son would receive daily math assignments. She turned to Facebook to ask her friends what they thought of this expectation that she knew would turn into a daily battle with her child.
The outlier comments suggested, on one side, that she should to force the child to do all of the homework for his own good. On the other, there were suggestions she should refuse to participate in homework altogether, and risk incurring the teacher’s disapproval and punishment for the child.’
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