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Brooklyn♡ wrote: "NO"
Why?
I think we should have a little bit, but not like whole essays or homework that'll take hours to complete. It should be just some short practice, maybe a few math problems, history questions, grammar checks, etc.
I might not like homework, but it's necessary. It has benefits like time management and teaching students how to set their priorities.
Mmmmm i say yes. Unless you're homeschooled bc that basically IS the homework. Every day is homework
I think homework should only be classwork you don't finish, or really easy work that you could work on at the end of classso basically homework if it's schoolwork and schoolwork if it's homework if that sorta makes sense
Yeah, that's what we do at my school. You only have homework if you don't finish you in-school work.
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so basically homework if it's schoolwork and schoolwork if it's homework ..."
Exactly. Teachers explicitly assigning homework is dumb, but extended classwork is good
We already have to do hours and hours of school work at school, why should we have to do more at home? Like give us some slack because being at home is the only time we can get for ourselves. It's like there are even trying to control us at home also.
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Homework is necessary.. it's helped me so much with topics I may not have caught onto right away. Just get your work done in class and you won't have homework
Homework teaches positive things like time management, even though we might not like it. Like, as an example, math develops parts of your brain, even though we don't necessarily love it (most of the time)
Okay, I feel like this wasn't discussed enough, but I think we shouldn't have extra (as in more then unfinished work) homework, because it's not fair. Especially if it's graded.Because yeah some people can just get home sit down for a couple of hours and get some work done. But others have to take care of their siblings, run errands, go to work, help out at home, do sports etc. They might not have any time to do homework, and punishing them for things they can't control isn't fair. And if someone is in an unsafe/abusive household, it might be hard/impossible to get work done. If people are yelling all the time it can be hard to focus, and not everyone has the recourses do get their homework done.
School provides a (depending on your school, I'm saying what schools should/are supposed to provide) safe space away from home to learn, and resources to learn with.
Many homes do not provide a solid learning enviorment, and many kids are forced to deal with responsibilities before homework.
dang if I yapped as much as I do online on my essays I'd have much better English grades
yes it should definitely exist (or at least optional homework) because if u think about it, homework only exists to help YOU not anyone else. like, you shouldn't be doing your hw just to get it done in time for your teacher - it's supposed to be so that you can understand the content betterand again, this is why i mentioned optional homework
Snowy wrote: "Okay, I feel like this wasn't discussed enough, but I think we shouldn't have extra (as in more then unfinished work) homework, because it's not fair. Especially if it's graded.Because yeah some ..."
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ik this isn’t a standard across every single school, but at least at my school there is not really such a thing as homework. you really only will have homework if you don’t finish the assignment in class. plus at my school there are two ‘free’ (ish) periods (totaling 1 1/2 hours) where students have time to finish work they couldn’t get to. i think this system seems to work pretty well. honestly, in general i do not think homework is so bad. as long as it is assigned with the proper amount of time given before the due date then it shouldn’t be such an issue to have stuff overdue. but something i think could be done a lot better about homework is that it seems like multiple teachers assign many things at once, which can be really tough for students. also, i think that homework should only be assigned once in a while for refreshers and check-ins (grammar checks, important vocab in the unit, etc.) in-class assignments are what shows the teacher you are actually learning the subject, so using homework to do the exact same thing doesn’t make sense to me.
lol when you have to teach yourself everything for exams lmao
as much as i hate homework, it IS a way to further expand on the knowledge you learned in school at home, so that you don't forget the material. it also shows your teacher how you preform academically outside a school setting.that being said, i don't think it should be required, but i think if you are struggling in a class or have exams coming up, it's a very beneficial studying method
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Children learned just fine without it, i personally dont think it is necessary. However, books or specific studying being required would be more beneficial.
So, instead of children being forced to do assignments at home that will be graded, give them a book on the topic, or a topic to research, and have them take notes, then give them say, a week to research it. Then they can take the notes and turn them in to NOT be graded, merely as proof they did it.
Tessie ~face of an angel, mind of a killer~ wrote: "Originally homework was actually something a teacher created to be a punishment for unruly students. Children learned just fine without it, i personally dont think it is necessary. However, books ..."
agreed! this is actually a really good idea because if the pressure of the assignment being graded is off, then students will most likely be more inclined to actually do the work. students could also work at their own pace with this method, and teachers could read their notes and use that to see what each particular student needs help on
Homework should work like this. If you get an assignment and are given an ample amount of work time for it, and you still don't get it done, you should have to do it outside of class
10 to 20 minute homweork wdym it takes me 30 mins to get ready for work lmao
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That's how it works at my district. We don't get homework.
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Children learned just fine without it, i pe..."
That would be great!
I think the only homework that should exist is the work you don't finish in class. Because the reality is that most students will just cheat on it. yes, even the smart ones who care about grades. nobody likes homework and a lot of people don't even have the time for it, so that's why so many kids cheat on it.
I personally don't think homework shouldn't exist if they are going to be graded. We had homework but they weren't graded but even then i didn't like it because i liked to use that time to learn in my own way
I think it shouldn't exist. At least as a daily basis for students because it was first invented as a form of punishment for students, and it applies a lot of stress most times so...
if you havent finished the work in class, yes. however it shouldnt be required to have even more added homework. yes, a worksheet for 'homework' can be provided, but possibly for extra credit, so students can use it to study. if not, at least not on a daily basis, as many students are busy and it puts stress on a lot of students.
