The post about where to do homework got me thinking. How much do your multiples talk to each other about homework? In college I remember study groups being such a great help to learning the material. I can't help but think of my trio as a ready-made study group.

How do you handle your kids comparing homework? I'm thinking it would be fine to talk to each other about it once they have both finished? If one gets stuck, can another help out as long as they don't actually do the work for them?

I can see that too much collaboration would be a problem but also wonder if maybe some talking about it might help them learn the material better.

Any thoughts?

Andi
g/b/g
triplets in kindy, no homework yet

I saw a great idea in this months family magazine which I am going to try to do. Create home work stations, you use the project boards you can get from office supply store's have each child decorate their own and put them up to separate them, so they can not see each other. while doing homework at the same table and can not see each others work, or take pens/pencils etc.

BBG Triplets Born March 31, 2004
31 weeks three days
Douglas
Kalie and
John Michael

Homework in first (and someof second) grde was a nightmare!
We really did need to block the view. Lots of "how many words can you make out of these letters", math facts and spelling.

As the kids got older,they definately do "study group" techniques. I think it helps them see all sides of a problem and see different solutions.

Mine do their homework independantly from each other. They don't like having a sibling tell them how to do their homework (esp since they are in seperate classes.) Sometimes I will ask the others to clarify something if one is struggling but for the most part we try to keep homework private for each child. That also helps me know how much each one really understands what they are working on. They do talk alot about books they are reading, what they did in PE or Music, what projects their classes are doing, who did what at recess but homework seldom gets discussed. Maybe that will change as they get older.

Shell~
B/B/G 1/7/2000

As long as they are not giving eachother answers, or copying papers, I think talking about homework and what they are doing in school can only help drill the stuff in their heads. I think it is great and actually encourage it. My kids are separated in school and their homework this year (at least so far) looks nothing alike. But, they are still curious and nosey about what eachother is doing. They help eachother out and learn a lot from eachother. It really is an interesting dynamic. I don't think they have figured out the whole cheating thing yet, but we'll see what happens in the future...

Kelly
Ben, Jack & Drew 05/28/02
Charlie 07/06/06
Aunt to: Liam, Aidan & Connor 03/05/08
www.outnumberedmommy.blogspot.com

My gang does their homework at the same table. Sometimes I have to move one or two of them to the dining room table because they can start to fight. Occasionally they will help each other out. But they are so busy trying to get their own done that doesn't happen often. My gang is all on different levels academically so their work is the same but on different levels. What I do love is that at night when they do their reading they better reader will help the others. Or each of them for that matter. I love to hear when one of them says to the other " Now sound it out".


Terri~
12/21/01 at 33 weeks