Or cutting a phone call short to browse the Web for information on the Boston Tea Party. Or letting you know what materials are needed two weeks before the science project is due. If your child is shirking homework responsibilities, here's how to raise standards and instill good study habits. First, you must be convinced of the value of homework.
Educators agree that kids who succeed in school keep up with their homework.
Teachers don't assign work to ruin a kid's evening. They assign work to reinforce the skills or concepts taught in class. It's the same with homework. Get a head start while your child is still in elementary school by establishing a 30-minute story time. Once a child begins to expect a quiet period each day, the transition to doing nightly homework is easy.