[mathluv]

You learn by doing. Homework should ALWAYS be required.

[cincinnati65]

Homework should be a reinforcement of the day's learning; however, more and more, I'm seeing the "homework" as a child's initial introduction of subject material to my children. Thus, I end up teaching my children the material.

Then, I get to listen to my children explain that they watched "Snow Dogs" in class that day.

The teachers are passing the buck--to parents! My daughter just finished her fifth-grade year. The INSTRUCTIONS for one of her projects were written at a twelfth grade reading level! I believe in stretching children, but this teacher was over the top.