I thought I'd share a post that I put up over at the Good Girls sight because I'm sure many of you will identify with it.

P-day is one week away. One week until the backboard, the bibliography, and the process paper are turned in. One week until the school project is finished and the whole family breathes a sigh of relief.

Until the next due date.

You see, we’ve got several long-term projects in the works. There’s something for everyone—history, science, language arts. Pick your poison, I mean pleasure, of course.

Last year my daughter’s teacher shared these rules for homework and long-term projects. Since they seem to apply to any grade or any school district, I thought I’d pass them along.

SCHOOL HOMEWORK POLICY:

Students should not spend more than 90 minutes per night. This time should
be budgeted in the following manner:

• 15 minutes looking for assignment
• 11 minutes calling a friend for the assignment
• 23 minutes explaining why the teacher is mean and just does not like children
• 8 minutes in the bathroom
• 10 minutes getting a snack
• 7 minutes checking the TV Guide
• 6 minutes telling parents that the teacher never explained the assignment
• 10 minutes sitting at the kitchen table waiting for Mom or Dad to do the assignment

LONG TERM ASSIGNMENTS:

These are given the night before they are due. This explains the name “long-
term”. It is a long-term commitment to time that begins at 9:30PM and ends
at 11:50PM—or later.

It is important that the whole family is involved in the project. It is imperative that at least one family member races to Target/Walmart/KMart for poster board, and that at least one family member ends up in tears (does not have to be the student).

One parent needs to stay up and complete the project. The other parent needs to call the school and leave a message that the student is out sick.

It is not necessary to have the student’s name on the assignment.

Sound familiar? Anything like that ever happen at your house? What projects have your kids been assigned?

Sara, reading this about kids and school assignments reminds me of Denise and a 6 week project she was to turn in the next day and hadn't worked on it. As she watched TV and wrote (and I fussed), she kept reminding me "Mom, don't worry about it". A few days later brings in the report, throws it down on the kitchen table and said "here is that report YOU were so worried about", and the grades were "AAA+, great work". Her comment to me was, "see Mom, I told you it would be fine, that teacher doesn't know anything". So what is a parent to do?:P

Hi Aunt Sandy! I'm sure I worry more than my kids about their homework, too. :) Thanks for stopping by my blog!