tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790809561264810693.post4768994197835080921..comments2023-11-07T06:56:59.563-05:00Comments on Ann Arbor Schools Musings: Kindergarten BluesRuthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10531344380743742801noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790809561264810693.post-22347868345660483622013-09-23T13:06:11.773-04:002013-09-23T13:06:11.773-04:00As a kindergarten teacher in southeast Ann Arbor, ...As a kindergarten teacher in southeast Ann Arbor, I am disturbed that children are getting extensive packets of worksheets, that should not be the norm. Kindergarten "homework" should be a connection to what we are doing in class which takes 5 minutes or less, to get students into the homework routine. Having said that, I agree that it is appalling the we are testing kids at this level, and try to integrate as much play into the curriculum as possible. It has definitely changed over the last 15 years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790809561264810693.post-79402548391419936592013-02-01T12:16:14.575-05:002013-02-01T12:16:14.575-05:00As a parent you can do something about this, short...As a parent you can do something about this, short of abandoning the public schools. I just don't have my youngest child (a first grader now) do the homework. I've explained my philosophy about homework to the teacher, and we typically just don't do it. I can't easily change what goes on in class re: the increasing structure, but I can change what happens at home. And I'm at a southeast ann arbor public school. I don't want to leave the public schools, but it is challenging at times.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com