Many parents are complaining about the increasingly tough homework their kids bring home each day, as they always end up doing the work after a long work day…………. [@more@]Primary students, and parents, overwhelmed by homework[The China Post 2004.11.22] <\/p>\n
Many parents are complaining about the increasingly tough homework their kids bring home each day, as they always end up doing the work after a long work day, the United Evening News reported yesterday. <\/p>\n
They said the homework has become increasingly creative and is beyond what primary school students can handle, according to the report. <\/p>\n
Some students, for example, are asked to list 100 kinds of plants they find in their neighborhood, to make kites or even mini power generators, according to the paper. <\/p>\n
But most of the time, it`s always the parents who end up completing the projects. <\/p>\n
Many of them complain that they now have to sacrifice their two-day weekend to help their kids with homework.<\/p>\n
Cheng Chen-lung, a lawmaker, said he once received phone calls from parents complaining that a teacher at a primary school in Taipei County had asked students to name 100 kinds of plants they can find in their neighborhood. <\/p>\n
The parents had to spend the entire weekend to search around for the plants, but could only find 80 kinds. <\/p>\n
Wang, who has a kid studying at an elementary school, said she and her husband once had to help their child prepare materials to make a car in the middle of the night. <\/p>\n
Chen is another victim. Chen bought a kind of insect for his child, who was asked by his teacher to observe the life of an insect. <\/p>\n
But the insect gave birth to four generations of offspring, and he had to take care of them even after the homework was already over. <\/p>\n
Liu Cheng-wu, director of the Taipei City primary schools` parents association, encouraged teachers to avoid giving students assignments that are beyond their ability to complete themselves. <\/p>\n
Liu also asked parents not to do homework for their kids, especially on projects that are unreasonably difficult. <\/p>\n
Liu said parents, instead of doing the homework, should seek to communicate with teachers to solve the problem. <\/p>\n
2004\/11\/22
The China Post staff <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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