This is a necessary step. Homework is largely ineffective at accomplishing any of the things it’s claimed to. It does not improve academic performance a majority of the time.
It does, however, condition children to expect to work more than 40 hours a week, so I expect it won’t go away without a fight.
Homework should be optional, but the homework should review of what you are trying to learn in class. Making it that you do say 3 problems “of this type in class”. Then they give you 10 variations you can practice at home. If you understand it in class… No need to do it. If you don’t quite understand, you open the book and try the first couple, if you get it, you’re good. If you don’t, try the rest grasp the best of where you are getting lost, and inquire the next day showing you did them and the teacher can mark down where you were going wrong. Go back to that section in the book and look at the next ten that night and confirm that you did indeed pick up on what you did not understand.
This is a necessary step. Homework is largely ineffective at accomplishing any of the things it’s claimed to. It does not improve academic performance a majority of the time.
It does, however, condition children to expect to work more than 40 hours a week, so I expect it won’t go away without a fight.
Not disagreeing but do you have some citations for that claim about it being ineffective?
Doesn’t sound like it, but they sure do have a lot of “feelings” 🙄
Depends on the homework I feel.
Homework should be optional, but the homework should review of what you are trying to learn in class. Making it that you do say 3 problems “of this type in class”. Then they give you 10 variations you can practice at home. If you understand it in class… No need to do it. If you don’t quite understand, you open the book and try the first couple, if you get it, you’re good. If you don’t, try the rest grasp the best of where you are getting lost, and inquire the next day showing you did them and the teacher can mark down where you were going wrong. Go back to that section in the book and look at the next ten that night and confirm that you did indeed pick up on what you did not understand.