How long do you work on homework?

Juni · Guru

How long do you work on homework?

Juanita · Guru

I want your homework! Bouncing balls, playing catch and hopping does sound fun!

It usually takes us about 20-30 minutes I'd say, probably closer to 20, depending on the day

-- Edited by Juanita on Friday 16th of September 2011 12:35:29 PM

sappy · Guru

I'm going to answer for both my kids because Mikey is my 05-er but Caroline is my 1st grader.

Mikey's homework never takes him more than 7-10 minutes. He sits down, gets to work and does it no problem.

Caroline's homework shouldn't really take more than 10-15 minutes TOPS but ... I have to fight her to get her backpack, take out the work, sit down ... fight her on which pencil to use, get her to focus, fight her to listen to the directions ... I think you're getting the point. :(

Juni · Guru

We also have reading that is expected every night but I don't really count that because I feel like it isn't really homework. (Not to say that we are great about reading every night but we should be.)

Juni · Guru

sara, that is so hard. Have you talked to the teacher about it for any alternatives?

Juanita · Guru

Juni wrote:
We also have reading that is expected every night but I don't really count that because I feel like it isn't really homework. (Not to say that we are great about reading every night but we should be.)

i was including our reading, because she has 2 books she has to read out of every night, they test on them every Friday along with her spelling test, plus her AR book, so i definitely count that as homework, lol

Lucy · Senior Member

He spends about 5 minutes doing the assigned worksheet when he first gets home then usually after dinner I give him some kind of math assignment which takes about 15-30 minutes depending on how much he is enjoying it. And then he reads for 15 minutes somewhere in there when I think he is in the mood.

Juni · Guru

also he has spelling words to work on during the week.

Juanita · Guru

Juni wrote:
also he has spelling words to work on during the week.

that's how she does too

she gets a new list on Mondays, she works on them all week and has a test on them on Fridays smile

CoffeeQueen · Guru

That pretty much is in line with what should be expected at that age range. They actually have studies that prove that over a certain amount for that age group does not make a difference. They say for HS student over 2 hours they no longer are learning.

So far that is what ours is also, but require reading every night also. About 10 min. So in total, no more then 25 min for us.

Corey · Guru

so far he has been getting one work sheet per school night and nothing on the weekends. it takes us between 15-30 minutes, depending on the sheet. one day he had to cut number words and numbers from newspapers and magazines to paste into a collage plus find things with numbers around the house that he could bring in to show...he spent an hour on that. another night he had to convert numbers to tally marks...that only took 10 minutes.

Juanita · Guru

CoffeeQueen wrote:
That pretty much is in line with what should be expected at that age range. They actually have studies that prove that over a certain amount for that age group does not make a difference. They say for HS student over 2 hours they no longer are learning.

So far that is what ours is also, but require reading every night also. About 10 min. So in total, no more then 25 min for us.

i could see that

what about college students who pull all nighter's studying

have you seen any studies on that?

just wondering, because i remember doing it, lol

Jo · Guru

about 10-15 minutes here, not including reading that we do before bed

love and logic is used here, too...love it, and his teacher is awesome about it

supergrover · Guru

Juanita wrote:
CoffeeQueen wrote:
That pretty much is in line with what should be expected at that age range. They actually have studies that prove that over a certain amount for that age group does not make a difference. They say for HS student over 2 hours they no longer are learning.

So far that is what ours is also, but require reading every night also. About 10 min. So in total, no more then 25 min for us.
i could see that
what about college students who pull all nighter's studying
have you seen any studies on that?
just wondering, because i remember doing it, lol

I think it sticks to your short term memory, but not your long term. Says the salutatorian of her college class who was a history major but can't remember jack about history (and conducted every study session as an all-nighter the night prior).

I think the exception is cramming for a test, but still immersing yourself though labs, etc in the actual information. If it is just memorizing but not using that- poof- gone.

Alyssa · Guru

Ethan usually gets 1 sheet a night. It takes him less than 10 minutes. Then he has spelling and reading. We spread those out. Like I'll ask him to spell words at random times, like during dinner or while he's getting ready for bed, we are in the car. And reading we do right before bed.

Cuppycake · Guru

Corey wrote:
so far he has been getting one work sheet per school night and nothing on the weekends. it takes us between 15-30 minutes, depending on the sheet. one day he had to cut number words and numbers from newspapers and magazines to paste into a collage plus find things with numbers around the house that he could bring in to show...he spent an hour on that. another night he had to convert numbers to tally marks...that only took 10 minutes.

Same here (and we're apparently doing the same Home Links homework, lol.)

CoffeeQueen · Guru

Cuppycake wrote:
Corey wrote:
so far he has been getting one work sheet per school night and nothing on the weekends. it takes us between 15-30 minutes, depending on the sheet. one day he had to cut number words and numbers from newspapers and magazines to paste into a collage plus find things with numbers around the house that he could bring in to show...he spent an hour on that. another night he had to convert numbers to tally marks...that only took 10 minutes.
Same here (and we're apparently doing the same Home Links homework, lol.)

what math program do you guys use? We have homelink too.

Erin · Guru

homelinks here too! Thsi week it is write your phone number, an emergency number, etc. Someday, our '05ers will be on a chatsite somewhere talking about the homework they did as a kid and going, "omigod, we did that too!"

a_mastermom · Guru

We use Homelinks too. I think that it is a so-so Math program - I have seen the full scope with Jake. It is a bit scattered in the early years, but I guess the idea is to get them exposed to different math concepts.

Natalie has some sort of word study activity every night (sentences, ABC order, using the words in dittos), a math page, reading (with a corresponding activity) and handwriting practice. It typically takes her about 15 minutes, excluding the reading. Thankfully she gives me no trouble with homework.

daisy · Guru

sheesh, i feel like school hasnt even STARTED here yet. she hasnt gotten any homework yet, except this one folder/collage thing. this whole week is half-days for the kids' reading assessments (annnnnnnoying....i'm sure there's a better way to do this than to have a WHOLE WEEK of half days) - literally we have had no momentum whatsoever. i cant wait for the homework to start and the routine to settle in - i still feel like we're on summer break.