The Great Carpezio
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Post by The Great Carpezio on Dec 7, 2019 3:47:49 GMT
So, if they are using their time in class, it is 30 minutes of homework? Still seems a bit high for every night, but that is much better. That is about what my one son has each night. The other one rarely has math homework. Same course, different teachers. 30 minutes of math a night is too much for an 8th grader? Really? It’s seems most of my coworkers are moving away from regular homework. I don’t think a high school student should be given more than an hour or so a night. (assuming they use their time in class). Of course they will have times where they have more, but I think two or three hours a night is antiquated and unnecessary (obviously the more upper level/ap classes, the more homework, but for an average student, a couple hours a night isn’t beneficial).
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rayshow
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Post by rayshow on Mar 7, 2020 10:52:59 GMT
Homework is a must. Having a couple of close friends who are school teachers, they tell me that without exception, the parents of the Asian children are constantly demanding more homework. Personally, I tell my kids to pay 100% attention in class, so that homework comes easy, and my DD does a great job with that. My son not so much. He has a hard time with math, and writing and it is taking HOURS 2, 3, 4 to get something done. There are many helpful education websites to do homework effectively
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artbabe
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Post by artbabe on Mar 7, 2020 14:53:40 GMT
Homework is a must. Having a couple of close friends who are school teachers, they tell me that without exception, the parents of the Asian children are constantly demanding more homework. Personally, I tell my kids to pay 100% attention in class, so that homework comes easy, and my DD does a great job with that. My son not so much. He has a hard time with math, and writing and it is taking HOURS 2, 3, 4 to get something done. There are many helpful education resources to do homework effectively Homework is NOT a must. There are several studies that have found that homework doesn't add anything to improve student learning. Spending 2-4 hours of homework a night eats up all of the time left to do extracurriculars and family time. Doing 20 math problems will not improve a child's life, but spending quality time with family will. I've worked in education for 26 years and the more I see what goes on in our school and in our children's lives, the more I'm convinced that homework is a bad thing. When I'm done with a work day I don't want to spend 2 or more hours of my life continuing with my job. I see no reason why we should expect that for our children.
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pancakes
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Post by pancakes on Mar 7, 2020 16:26:47 GMT
FWIW, when I was in junior high/high school, I went to a private college prep school. I was regularly spending that much time doing homework (if not more) every night. And we did not get to start homework in class, although we might during free period (one period per day).
Also, we had all of our classes every single day. They rotated in order, but we had all of them.
So after we got home from sports, it’d be 6:30 p.m. or so. You’d eat dinner and then do homework until 9, if it was a light day, or 11-12, if it was a heavy day.
It was somewhat rough, but we got through it. And you REALLY learned how to study and what was essential/nonessential. You learned how to manage your time so that you could get work in during breaks or lunch in the middle of the day. I hated it as a kid, but I think I’m a higher achiever for it. It also made undergrad an absolute breeze.
Some people probably think this is unhealthy. And I do think it could be scaled back a little. But I think people expecting 1 hour of homework TOTAL across every subject is kind of ridiculous.
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Post by 950nancy on Mar 7, 2020 16:50:18 GMT
New concepts are taught daily in many subjects. Class time is the time to learn the concept and homework is the time to make sure you can do it on your own. I don't think one hour a night will give you enough time to make sure you can accurately complete new concepts in 5-6 classes. That would be about 10-12 minutes per class per day. My kids both took advanced classes and we always suggested taking a study hall if at possible. They both had sports after school for hours and then came home, ate, and studied for most of the evening. They did learn to manage their time and studies well. One of my kids went into electrical engineering and said he was very thankful for the study skills he learned in high school.
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Post by candleangie on Mar 7, 2020 19:04:22 GMT
I wish the entire country would adopt no homework, reintroduce study hall and extend the school day or year if they have to get more work done than they currently can in the allotted time. I feel we should be encouraged to leave our work at work and not bring it home, and for kids, school work is their work, so do it in school and let home life be home life. ^^^^^ This is a good idea! Until they get to college with no time management/self management skills. I feel like a lot of people are missing 50% of the point here. Homework isn’t ONLY about the subject their studying. It’s about learning to organize yourself independently, leaning time management, and how to stay self motivated and focused through a task that isn’t interesting to them (a skill that WAY too many kids and adults are missing)
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Post by annie on Mar 7, 2020 19:23:17 GMT
I've worked in education for 26 years and the more I see what goes on in our school and in our children's lives, the more I'm convinced that homework is a bad thing. When I'm done with a work day I don't want to spend 2 or more hours of my life continuing with my job. I see no reason why we should expect that for our children. Long time teacher here and I could not agree more.
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muggins
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Post by muggins on Mar 7, 2020 19:50:30 GMT
I was surprised to see this thread bumped again. As the OP I’d just like to follow up to say my son continues to be bombarded with relentless amounts of homework and has it’s affecting his mental health. Due to this, we have decided to move back to Japan where he’ll be happier and lead a fuller life.
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