tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511287927381998273.post1261911449180359140..comments2023-09-11T10:53:35.290-05:00Comments on When a Shrink Gets on the Couch: my gripe with homework. and I do have one.shrink on the couchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13271891110211081990noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511287927381998273.post-2598988902798052222010-03-17T09:24:27.329-05:002010-03-17T09:24:27.329-05:00I was glad you wrote this post. I don't have a...I was glad you wrote this post. I don't have and will never have children of my own. But from talking to my friends who have children, and living in different countries, I have known that this issue seems to be the same for most parents.<br /><br /><a href="http://caffeinatedglobe.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">http://caffeinatedglobe.blogspot.com/</a>January Asiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05946599940054308527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511287927381998273.post-90446852010643801132010-03-07T23:29:30.392-06:002010-03-07T23:29:30.392-06:00Much like test construction....there are those peo...Much like test construction....there are those people who can do it, and then everyone else. I believe the same is true for homework. <br /><br />When I teach I try to have all of the required readings and work have a purpose. My biggest pet peeve in school was completing "busy" work. <br /><br />It is the teacher's job to teach, not the parents....too bad the latter happens more Therapeutic Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12781452874259470378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511287927381998273.post-40933409772085024432010-03-03T23:44:32.071-06:002010-03-03T23:44:32.071-06:00I agree with you as well. I have a degree my sitte...I agree with you as well. I have a degree my sitter has a degree and sometimes neither of us can figure out what the fuck we/she my kid is supposed to do and my daughter is 6!bernthishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05905337047538489562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511287927381998273.post-76675922627400454562010-03-03T13:11:28.846-06:002010-03-03T13:11:28.846-06:00Very well said. This is exactly what is wrong wit...Very well said. This is exactly what is wrong with education. And how can we fix it when more and more kids come from these types of negative environments? How can we ever even the playing field?Christiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05769700320834756050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511287927381998273.post-90600505748311676382010-03-02T13:14:10.917-06:002010-03-02T13:14:10.917-06:00this has been a big issue for me in our local scho...this has been a big issue for me in our local school system... it's to the point where they did away w/a fabulous and diverse GT program (w/teachers who actually taught and didn't just hand out assignments and harp on organization and "life skills") and implemented an "accelerated" program that would means the chunk of change goes to the top 10% of the class - the Margohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15813140073356995390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511287927381998273.post-6966167122474371772010-03-02T06:34:20.132-06:002010-03-02T06:34:20.132-06:00Having worked for almost 20 years with adults with...Having worked for almost 20 years with adults with developmental disabilities. Many have children without disabilities, it is so difficult for them to find good, affordable help once their child reaches the point where the parents no longer can understand.<br /><br />Having friends who have written textbooks and having been a "reader" for new textbooks, it is a long process. And some ofCluelesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04133271403456164632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511287927381998273.post-56743221429553309082010-03-01T00:33:06.384-06:002010-03-01T00:33:06.384-06:00Too troo.
Thanx for visiting...Now I'm follow...Too troo.<br /><br />Thanx for visiting...Now I'm following you. Cute blog...A Daft Scots Lasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01922985143036647579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511287927381998273.post-45053904270182350412010-03-01T00:05:07.551-06:002010-03-01T00:05:07.551-06:00I totally waved at you on our way out to The Salt ...I totally waved at you on our way out to The Salt Lick! <br /><br />Hey, so my pal lives on Brackenridge, just a couple blocks off Congress there--a two-minute walk to the cupcake trailer. <br /><br />Perhaps you have even treated her in your professional capacity! Heh. Just trying for an even smaller world here.Jocelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03227519811818290510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511287927381998273.post-39618803934865584432010-02-28T22:24:45.124-06:002010-02-28T22:24:45.124-06:00blognut -- good point. some of them may excel bec...blognut -- good point. some of them may excel because they are forced to find their own way. their self-reliance muscles become strong. but yes, too many fail.shrink on the couchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13271891110211081990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511287927381998273.post-88622632441364164052010-02-28T21:48:09.976-06:002010-02-28T21:48:09.976-06:00I've worried about the same thing - about the ...I've worried about the same thing - about the kids who come home with a ton of homework and no one to help them with it or at least supervise and see that they've done it. <br /><br />Some of them make it, but I think too many of them probably do not.blognuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01161713516407124717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511287927381998273.post-55259126016886921442010-02-28T15:49:33.583-06:002010-02-28T15:49:33.583-06:00Back again, just to say that the post before my cu...Back again, just to say that the post before my current one details a bit of my Austin time (didn't see TOO much, all in all, as we were working in her house lots). But there are some photos and stuff!Jocelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03227519811818290510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511287927381998273.post-38255483547542946822010-02-28T10:13:46.963-06:002010-02-28T10:13:46.963-06:00Well said, and all too true!Well said, and all too true!Jenn@ You know... that blog?http://youknowthatblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511287927381998273.post-36959065566246221872010-02-28T00:49:28.288-06:002010-02-28T00:49:28.288-06:00Homework is the bane of my existence. Truly.Homework is the bane of my existence. Truly.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511287927381998273.post-4826340827000964902010-02-27T08:12:09.857-06:002010-02-27T08:12:09.857-06:00I have to say that I don't approve of homework...I have to say that I don't approve of homework. Children need time to be just that - they spend enough time on study in school.<br /><br />I refused to let my children do homework in primary school and the teachers were fine with that. They did the spelling sheets but that was all. <br /><br />At secondary school I do not help my son. If he has a straightforward query I will look at it Reluctant Bloggernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511287927381998273.post-8516365328378352682010-02-26T10:00:07.962-06:002010-02-26T10:00:07.962-06:00nice post. thanks.nice post. thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511287927381998273.post-36112214426373810462010-02-25T23:21:54.068-06:002010-02-25T23:21:54.068-06:00The kids you're talking about are just the kid...The kids you're talking about are just the kids I'm working with.Jenn @ Juggling Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14455967210924573398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511287927381998273.post-17045354939289027792010-02-25T17:05:35.696-06:002010-02-25T17:05:35.696-06:00I love you so hard; you've said exactly, exact...I love you so hard; you've said exactly, exactly what I think all the time. I YUV this post.<br /><br />Oh, and I'm bummed that I was an idiot about going to Austin and never thought, "Hey, wait, I could meet people." I was really focused on my friend getting her money's worth out of buying my ticket...and I wasn't online during cleaning days, so I didn't see your Jocelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03227519811818290510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511287927381998273.post-58349871219797978872010-02-25T10:39:53.976-06:002010-02-25T10:39:53.976-06:00Gah! Don't get me started on school, homeowrk...Gah! Don't get me started on school, homeowrk and grades... I home schooled my kids for a few years for those reasons. I don't believe in grades, except for the fact that good ones are needed for college!<br /><br />Our kids are lucky to have stability and support to go home to, there are way too many that don't.Tammyhttp://imom.typepad.com/dilusions_of_everything/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511287927381998273.post-76297490469121932232010-02-25T10:07:05.358-06:002010-02-25T10:07:05.358-06:00Amen! It shouldn't take a master's degree...Amen! It shouldn't take a master's degree to interpret homework assignments.<br /><br />I don't want to talk about Texas' textbook process. It's too depressing.Kathleen Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10868566314392048880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511287927381998273.post-30277038516540426782010-02-25T06:35:06.544-06:002010-02-25T06:35:06.544-06:00What a great resource!What a great resource!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511287927381998273.post-88509787901119921712010-02-25T04:54:35.255-06:002010-02-25T04:54:35.255-06:00This is so eloquently written and applies to our c...This is so eloquently written and applies to our country too...<br /><br />You have made me think tonight..Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08578720378832806483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511287927381998273.post-55437804120713116752010-02-24T21:47:31.020-06:002010-02-24T21:47:31.020-06:00So, so true. Perhaps this book was the cheapest on...So, so true. Perhaps this book was the cheapest one? Wouldn't surprise me with budget cuts.Fragrant Liarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09452052210826471034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511287927381998273.post-20680155247122621792010-02-24T21:42:06.375-06:002010-02-24T21:42:06.375-06:00I completley agree. I also think that some of the...I completley agree. I also think that some of the textbook are so poorly written and conceived that the average student would rightly give up trying to understand the lesson. My daughter has a history book which jumps back and forth in time and jumbles events in such a way that we end up arguing when I am helping her prepare for a test!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12768569658001165651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511287927381998273.post-75235167909521256322010-02-24T18:17:13.657-06:002010-02-24T18:17:13.657-06:00Our children are lucky, indeed. I do worry about ...Our children are lucky, indeed. I do worry about all the others...Mental P Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05957544840704376193noreply@blogger.com