![]() ![]() We also have a set of 72 flashcards that they ask us to review with our daughter twice a week. ![]() And I have to remember to “log it” ( I hate reading logs). And when you have a talkative 5-year-old, that makes it take closer to 30. But her teacher’s guidelines suggest we read for 20 minutes every day. And we usually read a book before bed anyway. By the time we get her to sit down, focus, and actually finish them, they easily take about 30 minutes each day, or 2 1/2 hours a week. The worksheets mostly consist of writing practice, drawing, and counting exercises. The packet consists of worksheets that must be completed throughout the week. ![]() You’re probably skeptical that my kindergartener has about 8 hours a week of homework. But when you add in homework, my daughter is spending almost 40 hours a week on schoolwork, which is basically a full-time job. ![]() My daughter is in kindergarten for 6 1/2 hours a day, which adds up to 32 1/2 hours weekly. We went for 3 hours a day, which was 15 hours weekly. When I was in kindergarten, it was only part-time. I’m not trying to be one of those parents who bitches about everything, but hear me out. My daughter loves it because she has people to talk to all day long, and I love it because she finally has other people to talk to all day long.īut as great as kindergarten is, the amount of homework she has seems like a bit much. What I’m getting at is we’re all big fans of kindergarten in this house. I would never have done something like that, mostly because I was too busy running to my car, blasting my music, and peeling out of there. Meanwhile, I poured champagne into Dixie cups for everyone in the pickup zone. They had watery eyes and sniffled into wadded-up tissues. Having been home with her and her 3-year-old brother for what felt like forever, I had quite a different reaction to dropping her off than most of the other moms there. It was about a month ago when I dropped my oldest off for her first day of kindergarten. ![]()
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