Submitted by Chuck (not verified) on October 17, 2007 - 14:05.
Please read "The Homework Myth" by Alfie Kohn.
Homework shared by parents may work in affluent communities but most parents will have difficulty understanding the the methods and content of school work. After a full day of their work to support the family the last thing they are physically and emotionally equipped to do is confront a strange world and the expectation that they will be able to comprend and administer "homework."
From a business perspective, homework is not assigned nor is it accepted unless compensation is involved. If Administrators and educational professionals continue to insist that teachers create and assign homework, those insisting should first complete the homework assignments each day for a class of their choice - on their own time.
I don't think homework will last very long, unless it is something the student chooses to do. Then it is no longer "home work".
Homework
Submitted by Chuck (not verified) on October 17, 2007 - 14:05.
Please read "The Homework Myth" by Alfie Kohn.
Homework shared by parents may work in affluent communities but most parents will have difficulty understanding the the methods and content of school work. After a full day of their work to support the family the last thing they are physically and emotionally equipped to do is confront a strange world and the expectation that they will be able to comprend and administer "homework."
From a business perspective, homework is not assigned nor is it accepted unless compensation is involved. If Administrators and educational professionals continue to insist that teachers create and assign homework, those insisting should first complete the homework assignments each day for a class of their choice - on their own time.
I don't think homework will last very long, unless it is something the student chooses to do. Then it is no longer "home work".