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Summary: HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
Review: Before I read this book, I planned and spent my afternoons and evenings around my daughter's elementary school homework, keeping me from having time with the rest of my family. I spend countless hours asking her study questions, definitions, and checking her work. I hovered to make sure she "got it right". I used the Internet to brush up on concepts and topics that SHE was to be learning. Now I realize that by taking control of her homework, I was not allowing her to be responsible for it; I was sending the message that she couldn't handle the responsiblity on her own. Boy was I wrong! Now, although her grades are not perfect, they are HERS alone and she has earned them. Talk about boosting self-esteem! And I am now free to spend time with my family instead of re-learing mode, median and range! Thank you Mr. Rosemond!
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Summary: HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
Review: Before I read this book, I planned and spent my afternoons and evenings around my daughter's elementary school homework, keeping me from having time with the rest of my family. I spend countless hours asking her study questions, definitions, and checking her work. I hovered to make sure she "got it right". I used the Internet to brush up on concepts and topics that SHE was to be learning. Now I realize that by taking control of her homework, I was not allowing her to be responsible for it; I was sending the message that she couldn't handle the responsiblity on her own. Boy was I wrong! Now, although her grades are not perfect, they are HERS alone and she has earned them. Talk about boosting self-esteem! And I am now free to spend time with my family instead of re-learing mode, median and range! Thank you Mr. Rosemond!
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Summary: Applied 10 years ago with my 2nd grader! Book is a classic.
Review: I first read this book in 1992 when my daughter was in the second grade. We were caught in the terrible homework cycle many families can find themselves in. We were attempting to "help" her by doing her homework, sitting her down at the kitchen table, and basically doing the thinking for her. Almost immediately after applying the techniques outlined in this book we started making progress towards having a child that would ultimately be doing her homework, science projects and reports on her own. Whenever anyone expresses their frustration with their children and homework I recommend this book and recount the success we experienced.
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Summary: Applied 10 years ago with my 2nd grader! Book is a classic.
Review: I first read this book in 1992 when my daughter was in the second grade. We were caught in the terrible homework cycle many families can find themselves in. We were attempting to "help" her by doing her homework, sitting her down at the kitchen table, and basically doing the thinking for her. Almost immediately after applying the techniques outlined in this book we started making progress towards having a child that would ultimately be doing her homework, science projects and reports on her own. Whenever anyone expresses their frustration with their children and homework I recommend this book and recount the success we experienced.
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Summary: A teacher's opinion
Review: I read ENDING THE HOMEWORK HASSLE at my sister's house while on vacation. As an 8th grade English teacher who gives lots of homework, I was delighted to see in print what I have been saying to parents who ask me "How can I get her to do her homework?" I'm buying copies for each of the counselors at our school, and the parent of one particular boy whose father is in a major power struggle with him over homework.
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Summary: A teacher's opinion
Review: I read ENDING THE HOMEWORK HASSLE at my sister's house while on vacation. As an 8th grade English teacher who gives lots of homework, I was delighted to see in print what I have been saying to parents who ask me "How can I get her to do her homework?" I'm buying copies for each of the counselors at our school, and the parent of one particular boy whose father is in a major power struggle with him over homework.
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Summary: Unequaled
Review: I wish I had read this while I was still teaching. Every parent should read it before Junior sets foot in preschool. In 9 years teaching in junior and senior high schools, I never came across any plan which will prevent or correct homework problems; however, Rosemond's advice WILL help if you follow it. Simple to read and implement.
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Summary: IT'S SO OBVIOUS...NOW
Review: It seems so obvious once you read it, we are trying to help our children with homework but end up doing it all for them. Homework becomes a ghastly focus of tension for the entire family.This book tells you its OK to let them do it alone, that it is the child's work, not the parents.It puts homework back into perspective. Teachers need to read this too, some of their expectations are not realistic. This has certainly helped to stop me agonising about how I was doing their homework.
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Summary: Teacher Recommends Ending the Homework Hassle
Review: John Rosemond came to our Educator's Conference to speak. His straightforward, common-sense approach caught my attention, so I bought his book and subscribed to his web site. Now, I recommend his book to my parents as a simple, common-sense way of dealing with the hassles of homework. As the saying goes, "common sense isn't so common anymore". I find that to be true. John Rosemond takes a very straightforward, "the way grandma used to do it" approach to dealing with this important topic. Read it. Use it. You'll LIKE it!
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Summary: Great - Much to My Surprise
Review: My wife picked this book up somewhere, but I was the first to read it. I wasn't optimistic. It starts out great, describing the problem(s) that many parents have, and describing the way things should be. Fine! But how do I go from here to there? Well, he tells you. And whereas his basic method(s) don't necessarily work with all kids, they work great with our main problem kid (6th grade). In a nutshell, his teachers sign off on a checklist each day indicating whether or not his did all his homework, behaved, and completed his seatwork. It's his job to get the sign off. Any No's, and his loses priviledges (TV, phone, computer) for the evening. No's on as many as 3 days in a week means he loses priviledges for the week-end as well. If he get's all Yes's, then he has his priviledges, and we in no way bug him about homework. All we care about is the daily checklist. No excuses are accepted. This kid never seemed to care what grades he got, and 'lost' or 'forgot' homework all the time. We wasted way to much effort trying to get him to behave responsibly. And all we had to do was put together a form, discuss the new rules with him, and talk to his teachers about it. It has worked great and his teachers are thrilled with his turnaround: not just on his homework but on his attitude and behavior. My only gripe with the book is that the author, while giving lip service to the fact that there are as many kids that are below average as there are above average, nevertheless used almost exclusively examples of kids who basic IQ is well above average.
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