http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/04/ed...4homework.html

I don't think I would like this very much. I understand his reason is to get parents involved. BUT Still I wouldn't want to do it!

I would hate it. I feel so caught up in all my kids activities, helping with homework and all the other stuff going on, I would resent it. I remember one day my oldest dd came home from elementary school and told me that I had homework. I flat out told her, "your teacher does NOT give ME homework...I finished school a long time ago." I don't remember now what it was, I ended up doing it for my daughter's benefit, but I really resented it.

I don't remember my parents being involved with my schooling at all as far as homework goes. It was up to me to get it done (or not.)

Lisa

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At first the idea sounded good to me ...getting parents involved with their teenage childrens schooling..but it does seem like there could be problems.
With so many immigrants (legal or illegal ) here in this country some parents might not be able to read and write well enough to understand and do the homework. Also the hours that people work nowdays is a major problem.

Who has time for that? Geez, between all the activities, work, house-cleaning, cooking, shopping, driving here and there, plus helping the other kids out with assignments or projects - there is absolutely no time to sit down and write an essay for a 9th grade class - that I took many years ago.

I can understand getting involved in your childs education, but there has to be a better way than that. AND, how dare they penalize my child - because I DON"T HAVE TIME! Unbelievable - what will they think of next??

Why not? I personally know a few parents who do their kids homework already (especially projects). Maybe parents should do all the kids homework?
Please don't flame me. I'm kidding about parents having to do this I think it's crazy.
I passed school many years ago and don't want or have to do it again. If a parent doesn't want to be involved nothing will make them. And how dare the teacher give the child a lower grade for a parent not doing the work. The grade should be based on the students work, not anyone else's.
I'm actually outraged at this and it's a good thing it's not my child.
Judy

If a child's grade is lowered because a parent does not "do the homework", I would think a parent could sue the teacher and/or district for that. The parent is not in school, it is the child. Personally, I have enough to do with my life than humor some teacher. Maybe the parents should test the teacher and make the teacher do homework assignments to prove that he is a viable teacher? His heart is in the right place (wanting to get parents involved) but the execution is all wrong.

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I so wouldn't go along with that!!

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I have 4 kids, 3 in school next year, he'd have to be giving someone else his little assignments cause i would be the one to flat out refuse, I'm not in school, I look at the kids papers, I sign their "return to teacher" sheets after I've seen them

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Well, as a SUGGESTION for the parent to do...I say great!! To require it and threaten a child's possibility of losing points...BOO.. Not all kids have computers in their homes. Many single parent families have parents with2 jobs and not enough time to even sleep let alone do "homework." Not all parents are even literate...but would hate to admit it. This is just not right in so many ways.....though I think the teacher has a positive reason for it....just not a sound one in my never to be humble opinion. The possibilities of why a parent just can't oblige are too many....

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Let some teacher try and lower my child's grade because of something *I* didn't do. It won't be happening. Like most responsbile parents, I AM involved in my child's life, including having a pretty thorough understanding of his assignments, and expectations of his teachers. This guy is just going too far.

You have to consider the context -- this guy teaches in Montclair, NJ -- a very affluent area. Computer access (or lack thereof) is probably not an issue for any of these students or their families. The thing is, these high-income, over-educated, high-achieving parents are probably already deeply involved in their childrens' lives.

I would probably do the work, but grudgingly and as minimally as I could.

I agree that it is completely wrong to penalize the students if their parents don't do that work.

Now if they can figure out a way to engage parents of children in low-income, low-performing schools, that would be something to read about.