Homework: It just adds up

There are differing opinions when it comes to homework at primary level, from the parents who feel it eats into valuable time with their children, to other parents and teachers who believe it’s an essential link between family life and school, writes Áilín Quinlan

EVERY afternoon after school, mother-of-four Colette Hogan sits down around the kitchen table with the kids.

From about 3pm onwards, it’s homework time for Doireann, 10, Sadhbh, 8, and Fintan, 7. By virtue of seniority, their 11-year-old sister Caoimhe, now in sixth class, gets to do her “eccer” on her own, in the family’s study at home.