Homework: At What Cost? Episode 45

The Mom Hour

Mom Hour Media

Parenting, Kids & Family

4.9 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 5 April 2016

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

There’s no question that the academic demands on kids – at school and at home – have increased since we were students. Join Meagan and Sarah for an honest, thoughtful conversation about elementary school homework and the continued pressure on our kids into their middle and high school years.

As usual, we embrace the fact that we don’t have all the answers, and we do our best to stay positive and non-judgmental. We love our schools and our kids’ teachers and we’re honest about our own insecurities as we navigate through the school years. This is such an important conversation and we can’t wait to hear your feedback!

LINKS MENTIONED:

The Homework I Wish My Child Brough Home From School (Sarah’s piece on Scary Mommy)
Books & articles by Heather Shumaker
Heather’s books It’s OK Not to Share and her latest It’s OK to Go Up the Slide, which includes more thoughts on homework
The article we discussed in detail in the show: Homework is wrecking our kids: The research is clear, let’s ban elementary homework (Salon.com)
Why Parents Should Not Make Kids Do Homework (Time.com)
Here’s why I said no to homework for my elementary-aged kids (TODAY Parenting Community)
Meagan’s interview with Heather on The Home Hour, Episode 6
The question of homework: Should kids have it at all? (Lauren Knight for The Washington Post)
Other episodes of The Mom Hour on school-related topics: Choosing the Right School (Ep16) and The Myth of the “Good” School Mom (Ep21)
#EditYourLife podcast Episode 10: How To Handle Homework
Meagan’s interview with teacher and author Erica Ladd in The Home Hour, Episode 49

Transcript

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0:00.0	Okay, Sarah, I know we both want to raise caring and kind kids, but it's not always easy to identify ways to help them engage with the world generously.
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1:08.3	Hi, I'm Sarah. I'm a mom of three kids ages two, five, and seven, and I live in Southern California.
1:20.0	And I'm Megan. I am the mom of five kids ages six through 17, and I live in Michigan.
1:26.6	This is the mom hour part of the Life Listened Network. Hey,
1:38.0	everyone, and welcome to episode 45 of the mom hour. I'm Megan Francis, here with Sarah Powers.
1:40.0	Hey Sarah.
1:41.0	Hey, Megan, how are you? I am good.
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