You did that as a first grader?
This is a serious problem, actually. Each year of school adds more and more homework to the schedule. 20 minutes in first grade, and by the time a child hits high school it is a ‘mere’ 30 to 40 minutes per class. So after sitting through 6 periods of class time during the day (7+ hours) the kids have to go home and spend another 3 to 4 hours of homework at night.
And guess what? It isn’t working.
Time to do a top to bottom review of how we are teaching kids.
No. To be honest, when I was older, probably 5th grade. I generally aced my homework, got it done in a hurry without problems. Same with my kids (now grown up); they said one could pass and graduate school just by breathing, and that most of the work was dumb. They said the same about attending University classes, just show up breathing and you graduate. They were self-motivated, and had enough credits to graduate in three years but I got them to stay four years.
So yes, I agree that the way kids are taught isn't working. If the parents and family invest time in motivating kids, then they learn. Left only in the hands of the schools and teachers, a kid is not going to learn unless self-motivated or bright, as the time spent in the classroom is more or less wasted.
No kidding! You can teach everything a first-grader needs in less than two hours a day. Homework is stupid at that age.
No kidding! You can teach everything a first-grader needs in less than two hours a day. Homework is stupid at that age.