However, some cases lie more in the gray area, like the story youre about to read.
According to her, the assignments have caused her child both mental andemotional stress.
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you’re free to actually opt out of homework for your children.
I didnt know that until recently.
We are opting out for the rest of the year.
On the first week of school, maybe the first day, he got this package for August.
It doesnt look like its all that bad, but its about 15 to 20 pages double sided.
You do the math.
This morning I had him sit down.
I felt so guilty for this.
We were sitting down, I told him, you cant even watch a show this morning.
You cant do anything.
This is so much work for him.
It was an emotional mess.
I felt so guilty dropping him off at school.
He didnt wanna be there.
Which hurts my mama heart cause you are 5.
You are in kindergarten.
The only thing that you should be worried about is learning and what time snack time is.
Anyways, what are we teaching kids?
What are we teaching them?
That here you go, youre gonna go to work and youre gonna be paid salary.
Youre gonna bring that work home and youre gonna do that on your own time.
No, not up in here
We are not teaching our children the work to live.
We dont live to work.
Yeah, I dont know if you all knew that, but I sent her the email.
I hope its well received.
He goes to a charter school, but still.
In this household were done doing homework.
I want my kids to love school.
I want him to love to learn.
I want him to have fun.
I want to enjoy it.
Yeah, I just think yall should know if you didnt know that.
Chicago-based mom Sara Youngblood-Ochoa found it absurd to have her six-year-old son do more work after school.
If theres something our son is struggling in, well absolutely do the work.
Jeanne Hargett echoed a similar sentiment regarding her youngest son in kindergarten.
She would rather have her kid go outside and exercise instead of doing another load of schoolwork after class.
Hargett brought up an important point that experts emphasize: havingample playtimefor kids.
Speaking with the Post, psychologist and authorDr.
Erica Reischerdescribed playing as a cornerstone for learning, adding that parents need to protect that space.
However, Dr. Reischer admits that the challenge lies in longstanding educational traditions on the outlook of doing homework.
Its what we do.
So it feels a little scary to let that go, she said.
However, experts say they can do something to lessen the tension for everyone involved.
Veteran educator and authorJessica Laheysuggests parents examine how their kids deal with schoolwork.
In an interview withCNN, Lahey advised removing distractions like gadgets and other household activities.
Lahey also urges an approach that solves the problem collaboratively instead of being defensive.
Have a dialogue with the teacher, if necessary.
Can you help me figure out why, Lahey said.
Homework can become a dreadful chore when parents impose it.
One suggestion is to ask the kid what their perfect homework looks like.
Wed love to hear your thoughts, dear readers.
What do you think of Cayleys decision to opt her child out of doing homework?
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