Submitted by Sara (not verified) on April 11, 2008 - 09:23.
I see kids "sharing" answers in the hallways before school starts or during class. If you ask them about it, they say they didn't have time to get it done and daily homework doesn't count for that many points anyway. I do not condone cheating or "sharing" work when the whole purpose of homework was suppose to be practice for the student. My question as an educator to educators: What does homework mean? Is it meaningful and relevant to the student? Do all kids need homework? If they already get the concept or skill, why should they do more practice? If they don't get it at school with teacher support, then is work sent home where they will have to complete it without support, appropriate?
I think kids cheat because in some schools, the grading system is so broken that grades have become meaningless.
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Submitted by Sara (not verified) on April 11, 2008 - 09:23.
I see kids "sharing" answers in the hallways before school starts or during class. If you ask them about it, they say they didn't have time to get it done and daily homework doesn't count for that many points anyway. I do not condone cheating or "sharing" work when the whole purpose of homework was suppose to be practice for the student. My question as an educator to educators: What does homework mean? Is it meaningful and relevant to the student? Do all kids need homework? If they already get the concept or skill, why should they do more practice? If they don't get it at school with teacher support, then is work sent home where they will have to complete it without support, appropriate?
I think kids cheat because in some schools, the grading system is so broken that grades have become meaningless.