Articles tagged 'homework'
August 23rd, 2010
Homework is a dreaded word for many of our students. To them, homework means endless problem sets, memorizing vocabulary, or filling in the blanks. It’s hard for many kids to find a quiet place at home for homework or even a quiet place on the bus ride to the JV basketball game.
Extending classroom learning outside the school walls is a great idea; it reinforces objectives and makes for better classroom discussions. But the same ol’ read-and-respond assignments get dull. It’s good for everyone to mix up the assessments. After all, the brain loves novelty.
April 28th, 2010
In my last year of teaching, it was a budget year with teacher pay and benefits, school spending for buses, theater, sports, and maintenance all up for review. Our superintendent had budgeted a sizable amount of money to online student record access for parents. At the time, it seemed to me like a frivolous use of taxpayer dollars. It’s not like we didn’t send out progress and grade reports. How many parents had I called because their son or daughter had been missing class and hadn’t turned in work? Countless.
February 27th, 2009
What is the point of homework? I am currently covering a class that is reviewing for the semester final. They are distracted by life, as high school students often are, and are discussing math homework. One student described a system where the teacher rolls two dice. If the total is under 7, the teacher collects the homework. If the total is 7 or 11, all students get full credit. For all other totals, the teacher doesn’t collect the homework. His friend said that his math teacher just walks around and gives credit for completion.
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