tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14545725.post8164268946413969499..comments2024-03-11T10:03:04.063-04:00Comments on Hillary Chybinski: the homework chronicles. . .hchybinskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13387169047233793375noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14545725.post-10691656111098264982009-09-22T23:18:10.367-04:002009-09-22T23:18:10.367-04:00Homework is a HUGE issue in our house. My son (5th...Homework is a HUGE issue in our house. My son (5th grade) is special needs plus ADHD and by the time school dismisses at 3:45 his meds are starting to wear off so that he will be able to sleep at night.<br /><br />By 5 he can barely concentrate, but he often does homework until past 7 when I insist he stop so that he can eat dinner & go to bed at a decent hour. If he does not finish his homework he "hates himself." belittling himself and sometimes even hitting himself.<br /><br />Last year I sent note after note to school about homework few of which were even acknowledged.<br /><br />This year I brought up the homework in the ARD committee meeting (committee that meets to figure out his educational plan for the year) - COMPLETELY different response from this group of administrators & spec. ed professionals. They are giving him a reduced homework modification... YAY!<br /><br />- However, that was last week so it's not in place yet & we have been doing homework past 7 all this week.<br /><br />I feel your pain. We get up early to finish homework a lot, we do a morning shower and since I have to stand just outside the stall handing him soap, shampooing and rinsing his hair.. it makes for a cold, wet Mom in winter. But it's a lot faster than the bathtub.<br /><br />My boy gets perfect scores on the tests, but I hate those stupid tests! They're so busy teaching to those tests, that kids only get ONE recess all day long! <br /><br />They eat lunch in the cafeteria (talking not allowed) then they have a 20 minute recess... that's it for the whole day. Oh, they also have to run two laps durring recess before they are allowed to play.Aprilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00792411293363133182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14545725.post-59874463096015831002009-09-22T22:12:09.489-04:002009-09-22T22:12:09.489-04:00Where do i start? 4 kids- 3 different skools - 4 d...Where do i start? 4 kids- 3 different skools - 4 different hw challenges. 9th grader does all his hw during a study session so he has none to do at home, 8th grader has minimum of 2 hours a night with lots of nagging, 5th grader has only what he doesn't finish in class - which means he brings nothing home - and 4th grader has read ALL the No Child Left Behind rules - so he refuses even to be tested. Even today, he told me he was handed a math test and he handed it back and said he wasn't going to take it becuz it wasn't a chapter review. My theory is - - if you don't have homework, I better see a book, newspaper or sports illustrated in front of your eyes between the hours of 7 and 8 pm. But my advice - break it down into small, 20 minute chunks. if the student can't get it done in 2 of them, let the teacher know. Maybe it's too much - or they missed the concept in class.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00688986408212390085noreply@blogger.com