Now parents have got sick of homework [Herald.ie]
- Published: 01 September 2010
WITH the new school term about to begin, many parents are dreading the "chore" of nightly homework -- and some are even calling for it to be scrapped
A poll for the the Netmums website reveals that up to one in six parents (16.3pc) do not think their youngsters should receive homework because children need time to "switch off".
Nearly one in five (18.2pc) said their children receive too much homework -- although 28.8pc think they do not get enough. The website poll questioned more than 1,000 parents.
It found that almost one in three (31.8pc) think their children's homework is "a bit of a chore and just another thing to get done in the busy evenings".
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