[Pan_Yans Wife]

I was thinking of homework in terms of it being done in the home, under parental observation. And, if this is the case, then the only way a child could have the opportunity to not complete his homework in a timely manner would be with the parents' knowledge. If they bring the books home, the parents must see that the work is completed. I see no reason why a parent wouldn't insist that the work is completed, on a daily basis.

Now, if they don't bring the books home, of don't turn the assignments in, then I could see the school also getting involved.

[WOSG]

"I see no reason why a parent wouldn't insist that the work is completed, on a daily basis."

After reading this article and the many posts about how noninvolved some parents are, and you still have to ask? Many parents it seems abdicate total responsibility at the school bus. And most public schools let that happen, they've been beaten up by too man parents 'defending' their own children's right to be lazy.

Sometimes parents need a push.

In the private school we send our children to, if you dont sign the homework completion, the child gets punished.
This is a VERY effective way to get the parent to stay involved EACH NIGHT in the homework. My wife forgot to sign it one time, even though our daughter did the work, and our daughter was punished (no recess) the next day. My wife was mortified over having been responsible for that, we havent forgotten to sign it since.
This is 2nd grade, btw, and our daughter reads on a 5th grade level thanks to this good school - Strickland Christian School in Austin, Tx.