[beaversmom]

4. Kids used to go out and play after school and resolve problems on their own. Now, with computers and TV, they lack the skills to communicate. They don’t know how to get past hurt feelings without telling the teacher and having her fix it.

Yeah, mine would like to go play, but they are loaded up with so much homework, it makes it impossible some days. How about we do the work in school and the evenings are family time?!

[luckystarmom]

I think the only homework in elementary school should be 30 minutes of reading. That’s it. If they can’t read, then they their parents can sit and read with them. It also helps with getting them to sleep.

First graders do not need to be writing after school or doing pages of math homework. They also don’t need to be doing projects.