«Help, we're having trouble with our son's teacher!»

We are struggling with the teacher of our son, 9. She gives him over 30 minutes of homework every day in year three. However, this is not corrected or discussed. In addition, the assignment of the homework is not clear. She didn't want to talk about it at the parents' evening. Should I contact the school management?

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Nicole Althaus, 50, is editor-in-chief of magazines and member of the editorial board of "NZZ am Sonntag", columnist and author. She initiated and managed the mum blog on "Tagesanzeiger.ch" and was editor-in-chief of "wir eltern". Nicole Althaus is the mother of two children aged 19 and 15.
Stefanie Rietzler is a psychologist, author ("Geborgen, mutig, frei", "Clever lernen") and runs the Academy for Learning Coaching in Zurich. www.mit-kindern-lernen.ch
Peter Schneider, 62, is a columnist, satirist, psychoanalyst, private lecturer in clinical psychology at the University of Zurich and visiting professor for the history and scientific theory of psychoanalysis in Berlin.

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