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Originally Posted by Bagor
That's straight up from a PT meeting. She just felt that there wasn't as big a need or emphasis on it as before.
I have never seen them given writing exercises for homework ever. Reading and Math, yes. Writing, no.
Thanks for the response. Have you as a teacher noticed any changes in the standard of writing over time?
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Wow, that is shocking...not good. The quality of writing is definitely lower, no question. I think that societal issues have affected this, kids just have a lot of stuff vying for their attention, they often have a ton of outside stuff going on in their lives at earlier and earlier ages, and parents are typically busier and often both are working, which means home time has different priorities.
I know that my kids are working on it every night, but they have the advantage (or disadvantage) of having two teacher-parents, so they have little choice in the matter.
Really it's a matter of opinion in some regards, but teachers should be able to give you some good resources for working on it at home.