Teachers should make it clear as to the parent's mentoring place. In turn, parents should impress on their children the importance of paying attention to the teaching and assignments. And they should write down the assignment. Teachers today have less teaching time because some parents have abdicated their job of raising respectful youngsters. Thus, time that could be better used in teaching has been taken up with discipline.
Some teachers have the knack of making homework fun.
I know a grade-schooler who gets a daily written homework assignment. But some homework is just plain work. That's when the parent steps in with a glass of milk and a plate of crackers, or a consoling arm around the shoulder, or a quick walk around the block together. So don't you or your child get depressed by homework. Caryl Krueger is an Escondido child development specialist and author.