Something else that impresses me
Jan. 29th, 2007 08:30 amMolly brought home homework for the weekend on Friday, and then all of us completely forgot about it until Sunday night.
I strongly disagree with homework for elementary schoolers: research indicates that there is absolutely zero connection between homework and achievement until at least junior high. However, one of the assignments was supposed to be brought in to be added to a booklet or something like that, and I thought she'd be sad if she didn't have anything to add, so she did that one before bed.
"Wasn't there another one?" she asked as she finished gluing down cut-out triangles.
"Yes," I said, and showed it to her. "But I'm not going to have you do it tonight. You can do it tomorrow after school. If you want to."
(The other assignment had pictures of pennies and nickles, and the object was to count the money, but you were also supposed to color in all the coins. Molly didn't need to be coloring in coins instead of sleeping.)
"What if I get up early tomorrow?"
"I want you to get a full night's sleep, Molly."
"But once I woke up ten minutes early and I wasn't tired."
"If you happen to wake up a little early, that's fine, but I do not want you setting your alarm to get you up early."
Molly's alarm normally goes off at 6:30. At 6:15, Molly got up, and she and Kiera went downstairs.
I have never been able to wake up on my own. Ever. I absolutely need an alarm clock, and I lack any sort of useful internal clock, even when I'm getting up at the same time every day. Having an internal alarm clock that can be adjusted at whim is in the realm of a superpower, as far as I'm concerned.
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How to deal with homework when I profoundly disagree with its use at this age is a whole 'nother can of worms. Fortunately, she doesn't get it very often, and only ever on weekends. And usually it's something she finds fun. (This assignment would have been a lot of fun for her if I'd remembered it on Sunday afternoon, instead of bedtime.)
I strongly disagree with homework for elementary schoolers: research indicates that there is absolutely zero connection between homework and achievement until at least junior high. However, one of the assignments was supposed to be brought in to be added to a booklet or something like that, and I thought she'd be sad if she didn't have anything to add, so she did that one before bed.
"Wasn't there another one?" she asked as she finished gluing down cut-out triangles.
"Yes," I said, and showed it to her. "But I'm not going to have you do it tonight. You can do it tomorrow after school. If you want to."
(The other assignment had pictures of pennies and nickles, and the object was to count the money, but you were also supposed to color in all the coins. Molly didn't need to be coloring in coins instead of sleeping.)
"What if I get up early tomorrow?"
"I want you to get a full night's sleep, Molly."
"But once I woke up ten minutes early and I wasn't tired."
"If you happen to wake up a little early, that's fine, but I do not want you setting your alarm to get you up early."
Molly's alarm normally goes off at 6:30. At 6:15, Molly got up, and she and Kiera went downstairs.
I have never been able to wake up on my own. Ever. I absolutely need an alarm clock, and I lack any sort of useful internal clock, even when I'm getting up at the same time every day. Having an internal alarm clock that can be adjusted at whim is in the realm of a superpower, as far as I'm concerned.
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How to deal with homework when I profoundly disagree with its use at this age is a whole 'nother can of worms. Fortunately, she doesn't get it very often, and only ever on weekends. And usually it's something she finds fun. (This assignment would have been a lot of fun for her if I'd remembered it on Sunday afternoon, instead of bedtime.)