Comments on: Overwhelmed http://claresdad.com/2008/09/16/overwhelmed/ Her life...my life...and the world we're still growing up in Tue, 27 Jul 2010 05:30:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: spincerelyyours http://claresdad.com/2008/09/16/overwhelmed/#comment-2472 spincerelyyours Thu, 18 Sep 2008 13:02:08 +0000 http://claresdad.wordpress.com/?p=516#comment-2472 Overwhelmed doesn't even begin to describe our after-school life. Last year the "witching hour" was 3 to 6 and usually got better after that. This year it has expanded to 3 to 9 and sometimes later. Mostly this is due to softball and field hockey but also the homework for grades 5, 7, and 9 is just tremendous. I'll trade you second grade spelling words for ninth grade literature and math! Overwhelmed doesn’t even begin to describe our after-school life. Last year the “witching hour” was 3 to 6 and usually got better after that. This year it has expanded to 3 to 9 and sometimes later. Mostly this is due to softball and field hockey but also the homework for grades 5, 7, and 9 is just tremendous. I’ll trade you second grade spelling words for ninth grade literature and math!

]]> By: above average joe http://claresdad.com/2008/09/16/overwhelmed/#comment-2468 above average joe Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:43:40 +0000 http://claresdad.wordpress.com/?p=516#comment-2468 The Champ is getting spelling words for homework. Luckily, we can work on those while in the car on the way to soccer practice. The Champ is getting spelling words for homework. Luckily, we can work on those while in the car on the way to soccer practice.

]]> By: Alissa http://claresdad.com/2008/09/16/overwhelmed/#comment-2467 Alissa Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:34:55 +0000 http://claresdad.wordpress.com/?p=516#comment-2467 Drew has recently discovered that if he doesn't bring his books home, we can't do his homework. Sure, I still make him write out all the spelling words he can remember, or quiz him on the solar system myself, but it's not the same. Unfortunately, even though his homework grades will suffer, he's still making A's on all his exams and classwork, which only reinforces to him the idea that he doesn't really NEED to do the homework. If he doesn't bring his spelling and reading books home tonight, I've promised he'll not be allowed to attend the picnic he's been invited to this weekend nor will I give him snack money for the rest of the week. When he does bring his books home, he's generally not too difficult about doing the actual work, as long as I let him have a little snack first. Home, snack, 15 minutes or so of mindless tv, and then we knock it out in a half an hour or so. Good luck! Drew has recently discovered that if he doesn’t bring his books home, we can’t do his homework. Sure, I still make him write out all the spelling words he can remember, or quiz him on the solar system myself, but it’s not the same. Unfortunately, even though his homework grades will suffer, he’s still making A’s on all his exams and classwork, which only reinforces to him the idea that he doesn’t really NEED to do the homework.

If he doesn’t bring his spelling and reading books home tonight, I’ve promised he’ll not be allowed to attend the picnic he’s been invited to this weekend nor will I give him snack money for the rest of the week.

When he does bring his books home, he’s generally not too difficult about doing the actual work, as long as I let him have a little snack first. Home, snack, 15 minutes or so of mindless tv, and then we knock it out in a half an hour or so.

Good luck!

]]> By: DadStuff http://claresdad.com/2008/09/16/overwhelmed/#comment-2466 DadStuff Wed, 17 Sep 2008 03:15:57 +0000 http://claresdad.wordpress.com/?p=516#comment-2466 I think it is just a new routine to get into at the beginning of the year. It's just a good way to gradually give them more challenge. I hear the same complaints. My son needs to start homework as soon as he gets home and finish it. Otherwise, he will let it go until too late. Our girl can do a little here, a little there and then make up some more homework to do. But I guess when half of your homework is coloring, you would want to find some more too. Good luck in school, Clare. I think it is just a new routine to get into at the beginning of the year. It’s just a good way to gradually give them more challenge. I hear the same complaints.
My son needs to start homework as soon as he gets home and finish it. Otherwise, he will let it go until too late.
Our girl can do a little here, a little there and then make up some more homework to do. But I guess when half of your homework is coloring, you would want to find some more too.
Good luck in school, Clare.

]]> By: James http://claresdad.com/2008/09/16/overwhelmed/#comment-2465 James Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:37:51 +0000 http://claresdad.wordpress.com/?p=516#comment-2465 Good luck with that Darren. Sorry, I can't give any sage advice on this one. Good luck with that Darren. Sorry, I can’t give any sage advice on this one.

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