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Homework time in 4th class?

  • 18-09-2015 12:32pm
    #1
    Startagain2010
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    How much time does your 4th class child spend on homework please ?


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  • #2
    byhookorbycrook
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 12,514 Mod ✭✭✭✭byhookorbycrook


    The average time we expect a child to spend on homework is 40 minutes, provided they are working diligently without distraction. Some children may take less, some more. After an hour of honest effort, I would not expect a 4th class child to do any more.


  • #3
    heldel00
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,832 ✭✭✭heldel00


    Startagain2010 wrote: »
    How much time does your 4th class child spend on homework please ?

    School should have a homework policy in place that the teacher would base homework on. This would be an indicator of how much they should be given and from that you'll know how long they should be spending on HW.

    (And as Byhookorbycrook said are they sitting down and getting straight into the homework or are they up and down getting a drink/something to eat/playing football? This can make homework feel like it's taking an age when it actually isn't.)


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