Homework....the good and the bad

Madeline gets homework from her Pre-K class every week. I think I may have written about it before. It is not difficult work and is designed to reinforce what they learn during the week. I do understand the goals of homework (part being ensuring parents are working with their kids at home on things) but...

It is a lot of busy work.

None of it is challenging for her and I guess that is my beef with it. Especially last night's homework. Ok, I'll admit, once in a while it is more challenging when they ask the kids to write sentences using their "wall words" for the week, but more often than not it involves circling pictures, practicing cutting with the scissors and gluing pictures on paper. All of which she had mastered a good long time ago - same with the alphabet and numbers. I am happy to see that they are learning sight words aka wall words and she loves reading - if we need to do homework I just wish it was more customized to the child...

Here is The Good....Happily though - Madeline *loves* homework time. They call it "seat work". It is a treat for her when I pick her up from school and she asks what we're going to do when we get home and I say it's homework night. She literally says "yay!" I guess I should stop complaining and be happy for the time that she finds homework fun - may it last a good long time.

Here is The Bad...I have homework too...from the Children Chinese Folk Dance class - and I am procrastinating, I have until Sunday afternoon for it to be complete and darn it I may just use every minute I have to put it off. Why? Well, the homework involves sewing. Yes, yes, you may all now stop all that laughter I am certain is going on while you are picturing me sewing pink feathers onto Madeline's costume for their Chinese New Year dance performances. The costumes for their dance, The Swallow Dance, is all pink and we're working on the wings. Those of you that know me, are the ones that are still laughing...I'm not very domestic, shall we say. So wish me luck so her costume isn't a hideous mess. =)