Cayley, a mother living in Arizona, in the United States, did not go there by four paths. She explained to her son’s school that he simply would not do her homework. It is justified in a Tiktok video that ignited the social network.
According to Vice, Cayley explains that her 5-year-old son, who is listed in a charter school (the equivalent of a public school, but in the United States), received a package of 15-20 pages of homework (backwards, of course) from the first day of school. Precision: these pages were intended for the whole year, not for the next day.
Cayley explains that, faced with this mountain of homework in perspective, his son collapsed, overwhelmed with stress and anxiety. Neither one nor two, she sent an email to the teacher to express her dissatisfaction, declaring that her son would do nothing about this pages of pages. She clears it from all work at home for the rest of the school year.
In her video Tiktok, the mother says he is firmly believing in the separation of work and the house. She wants her son to be passionate about her work, not that he feels crushed.
His claim worked. Cayley’s reasoning was solid in the eyes of the teacher. In addition, his word has won and moved, because the Tiktok video has been viewed more than 250,000 times. She has also aroused many discussions both among parents and teachers.
By scrolling the comments, there is a frightening quantity of answers, especially parents who, like Arizona’s mother, are of the opinion that homework in nursery school is excessive. Many teachers also answered by telling how much the students were much more attentive and curious in class once homework at home eliminated from the program.
A recurring debate
This movement against homework is not new. It is a debate that has lasted for years between parents and teachers. Although no research has proven the efficiency of this work at home, some theories deinate that it is not the duties in themselves that are problematic, but rather their content.
This same debate is also complicated, because students do not grow in the same environments. Some young people are fortunate to have tutoring outside the school, with resources and adults to help them, while others face more difficult situations. Unfortunately, this disparity of family situations often creates inequalities after the release of the school environment.
As for Cayley, she published another video in which she explains that the teacher heard her request and took measures to reduce her son’s duties. Now, the 15-20 pages are just a sheet, with more interactive instructions such as the creation of a reading journal.
