When my daughter was in 1st grade if a student had uncompleted homework or seat work the student would be kept in from afternoon recess. (She turns 20 soon, this kind of thing isn't new.) The teachers plan was that then the student could get the work done and get extra help. A bunch of us parents complained because the kids who were being kept in, where the ones who had ants in their pants and needed that recess the most. It was the younger kids, those not quite as mature or had ADHD. Keeping them in from recess made their attention worse not better.
Probably the theory behind the detention is it's not punishment, but extra help. But in your child's case it turns into punishment. I would try talking to the teacher about whether you can substitute alternative homework.
Last edited by bluemagic; 09/26/14 10:07 AM.
