As a teacher, I never really liked homework. It just seemed like an unnecessary evil. As a 23 year old, I baby-sat four girls for a week at a time, I realized then, kids and their parents did not have time to do homework, let alone eat dinner most nights after school.
As a parent, I'm all for banning it. For my family, we have exactly 4 hours between the last school bell and bed time. After school activities, play dates, dinner, shower, and reading fill that time. Our kids go to sleep by eight and will sleep ten to twelve hours. Builder is on the 12 side. Sleep is a huge regulator.
Add to the matter, what "regular" students can do in 20 minutes for homework is multiplied by 9 in my house for him. The older he gets, the harder it is to impart why he needs to do his homework and do it well.
Understanding the relationship between studying and grades is a huge stretch for him. He lives in the moment of NOW. Now never includes homework for him. However, the now includes WORK for me to get the homework done.
But if the Bears win on Sunday, his teacher told the class they won't have homework on Monday. SCORE!
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