[Lilly]

Originally Posted by katex

Of course they should get homework .. gives them an introduction to self-motivation. !

Primary school does not give more than 1/2 hour per night .. usually to learn times tables, spellings, read a chapter of the book they are studying .. what is wrong with that ? Well, that was my experience with my children .. they didn't mind at all, as when they had the test next day .. came up with 10/10 .. what's better than that ? Was not just their homework, was mine too .. had to spend time testing them.

Later at secondary .. grew from 1 hour/3 hours, depending on subject/course work (which has to be done out of school). Still plenty of time for play/after school activities.

'Course not every child is academic, but the time spent 'after hours' (which let's face it are short), well worth the extra to set them on the basics.

Believe me, if they get to University, will have to learn to be self-motivated and burn the midnight oil, nobody will mamby-pamby them then, ask Blazey or Cyfr.

My son (25) and daughter (43) are still doing extra courses (out of hours) to further their career and pleased that they were taught the discipline of 'homework' early in their life.

Wise words as always, Katex.