So what do you generally do about homework when your child misses school? They don’t know what homework is given and usually won’t have the necessary books also to do the homework. So what do you do? Do you ask other parents what’s the homework and attempt to go out of your way to do it? somehow do some jugaad and make the child do homework? Chal book nahin hai to paper pe karke le ja. Why? What will happen if the child doesn’t do the homework one day? Or even for 4-5 days (considering the child is ill)? 

Be it whichever grade, why is doing homework so important? I’m asking so many questions because frankly I don’t understand this concept. Your child is ill in the first place…. and then you find out homework and ask them to study and sit and write and concentrate. Really? Why? Ok even if he/she is not ill, maybe you’re traveling. Then why homework on holiday? Araam se ghoom ke aao na. Homework ka itna tension hai to phir school kyun miss kara rahe ho?

I agree they need to catch up on classwork. But when they go back to school, the teacher should be responsible for making sure they do that. Coz the child might need explanation etc which the teacher has to do. Or at least the teacher must contact the parents and inform about classwork to be updated. How are parents supposed to know what’s been done in class?

Some parents are 2 steps ahead. I remember when we went to meet the principal of P’s school for admissions she was telling us the homework policy. In grade 1 they would get it thrice a week. Which she said was done because some parents insisted on more homework. Initially it was only twice a week. 

P’s preschool was just the opposite. They would get homework every single day. And if you informed them in advance that you’re going on a holiday they would give all the homework in advance to be done while on holiday. Are you insane? I’m going on a holiday. Why the hell would I pressurise my 5 year old to do home work when we are driving through beautiful country side in Europe? And for 5 year olds so much importance to academics? They went way ahead in their syllabus also. What P did in an upper kg similar level in her preschool, she is still doing in grade 2. Then why unnecessarily pressurise the child and stuff concepts in their little brains which are not even needed at that age. I feel it’s utter crap!

Swalpa chill maadi yaar. Bachche bachche hain. Rehne do na. Let them also enjoy the peace of missing school. Kya homework homework all the time. Dint you ever hate doing it while you were in school? ( I’m going to let you in on a little secret. I NEVER did my maths, we called it MATHS and not MATH, homework. We had a 400 page homework book which mine was always empty even till the end of the year 😁 even other subjects. Almost always I dint do homework. I was still mostly among the top 8 students in class) 

Maybe I’m so confident because I did well. But still. At this age let them be. Enjoy and let enjoy. You also enjoy one weekend of not making your child do homework 🙃