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Originally Posted by derekgas
the primary school homework causes parents to have less 'play' time with the kids, and usually has to be supervised to some degree which ties parents up doing what teachers are paid to do.
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So parents have no responsibility for their child's education, because people are paid to educate your children for you?
As others have said, there is a tonne of research proving that children who continue to learn at home with their parents (or just have high levels of parental interest in general) perform much better. The amount of homework set by the teacher wouldn't be necessary if all children were educationally stimulated at home, but unfortunately that isn't the case. Too many people have the opinion that education is something that only happens in school.
Blazey got it spot on with her earlier post. Homework does help to bridge the gap between home and school. For too many people they see the two environments as separate and unrelated.