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Homework: Damned if you do, Damned if you dont

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Saved by 8 people (0 private), first by anonymouse user on 2009-06-27


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no more contentious issue between a parent and school than homework assignments

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no final word on the benefits or harm done by asking a student to work outside of school

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The reason that homework has been an issue may not have anything to do with education, but with power. Who controls a student’s time? Is it the child, the parent, or the school? 

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a meeting point between school and home

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basic value of homework

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A parent who sees education as a means to an end promotes homework completion as part of this inculcation of values and watches with interest the assignments and results. The parent who does not care or sees such out of school work as an infringement on their rights as a parent to deal with their child's time outside of school as the wish is another matter. These parents my feel that playing sports, taking music lessons, or even school time vacations are better uses of their child’s time and who can argue with that belief.

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A parent who sees education as a means to an end promotes homework completion as part of this inculcation of values and watches with interest the assignments and results. The parent who does not care or sees such out of school work as an infringement on their rights as a parent to deal with their child's time outside of school as the wish is another matter.

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First, give as many homework assignments as you wish, but make them important to the topic, not as punishment.

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Parents have a complicated task when homework is involved. They have to make sure there is a place for it to take place free from distractions and yet not so private that supervision is not convenient, especially if the Internet is involved. Next, the parent needs to insure consistency

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on 2009-06-29 by brasst

Not very doable when assignments and tracking are electronic.

Placing a calendar on the refrigerator and having a student write down the homework assignments when they are given makes it easy to check.

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Finally, and perhaps the most difficult, the parent must not be afraid to find help if they don’t understand the homework.

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A youth who develops the habit of doing their homework first and playing secondly is learning to make an important decision in terms of time management

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 It is mindless to have a formula for the amount of homework by grade level.

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on 2009-06-29 by brasst

Common formula is 10 minutes per grade. 6th grader has an hour per night, total.

rule of thumb should be that the homework assigned reflects the maturity of the student and their attention span.

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