homework

How to Stop Giving Meaningless Homework

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It was about this time last year when I gave my opinion about homework.  To summarize briefly, I think that many homework assignments are a waste of time for the student, teacher, and parents.  I feel that it’s okay for me to criticize homework because I’ve seen it from all three sides.  I used to … Read more

How Do You Feel About Homework?

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I’ve been thinking a lot about homework lately.  This is partly because my daughter begins high school today, and one of her teachers has already assured us that there will be lots of homework assigned in her class. When I was a 5th grade teacher, I assigned homework every night. My goal was to teach … Read more