Let's do the homework7/18/2023 It is extremely tempting to relieve my kids of pressure, lighten their load, and improve their grade by just doing their homework for them. I can suggest certain letters to help them breeze through their spelling worksheet. I can sit down next to my kids and help them skip a step on a math problem. I watch my kids come home from school tired, but then I have to require that they sit at the dinner table and keep that engine running. The dad side of me is back to hating it again. I know my students may not love when I assign it, but I only give homework when I believe it will make them smarter, more skilled people. The teacher side of me has a more nuanced view. He hated having to work all day at school and then work at least another hour at home every night. Each of these parts of my identity has a different view of homework. I am a teacher, dad, and former fif th grader.
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