Good Morning Team,
Go explore my twitter page, find and read the article about Homework that is titled "Homework Undermines Education". After you have read the article answer the questions listed below.
http://www.joebower.org/2012/12/homework-undermines-education.html
1. What is the central argument of this article?
2. Do you agree or disagree why?
3. How does the homework you are assigned fit into the homework he is talking about? Another way of asking this is is your homework part of the solution or part of the problem?
1. The central argument of this article is about, obviously homework. The teacher does not believe in giving homework to students. To us its a burden. There is no meaning in giving homework. We come to school we learn a whole bunch of stuff and then we come home with more work. It takes our time in doing what we want to do at home. We're left with so much to do that we never get time to relax. Well other than taking breaks once in a while, while we do our homework, but still we spend most of our time doing homework. When we come home from school, isn't it the time for us to relax. Home has now become school, it's like we have school 24 hours a day instead of eight.
ReplyDeleteYes, I agree with you. Also, if your brain works all the time, it gets tired and stops obtaing imformation. Everyone probably faced this at least oncein their life, where their brain no longer seems to be functioning well. You have sat in your chair for 3 hours or so memorizing and studying. After this, you move on to another subject but, for some reason you can't concentrate. You can't get anything in your head, and you don't even get what yo uare reading! This happens when your brain stops working as it should and slow downs because it is tired. We should let our brains rest eve if it's only 5 minutes!
DeleteHomework isn't making you smart, it's making you tired!
Delete@Geetanjali: i agree with you, i am giving exaple of my sister.. she go home and start doign her work and she don't even change.. and she do her homework for like almost 8 at night.. when we think it is too much homework, it's not more burden on us than it is on the grade 3-6's..
DeleteWell, homework is a review of what you learn in class right. Yeah I agree, instead of doing your homework or studying it, you start to try to memorize it and then you end up not getting it. Yeah you can't concentrate and it just slips your mind. And when you are trying to read it or study it, your mind is somewhere else at the same time. And ti add on stress.
DeleteWhat do you mean about Burden home work isn't that bad. Is there any other word where you can explain this.
DeleteWhat I think she meant by burden was the feeling of it. It's like burden is something you have to do but you don't want to so its a bother and it's annoying. I have to agree with Sana.
Deleteagree but it is usually unfinished work so it shouldnt take that much time
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ReplyDelete1) This aticle is arguing the fact that Homework is practically pointless. The teacher has experience on not giving homework out and his students grades are still at their highest. Because teachers grade students homework that is a reason some students marks are low. There are some people who don't have the time, some who are lazy, and some who just don't understand. But if you do the work in class you have time, there are no distractions, and you have the teacher in class with you.
ReplyDeleteBut there are students who distract others while doing their homework at school.
DeleteIf they have to do their work how are they distracting others?
DeleteSome students tend to get distracted if they find the work boring, they start talking to each other. Don't act as if you've never saw it happen before?
DeleteWell yeah but if you know you could be a distraction to others, or if you know that someone or a friend is distracting you, you can always isolate yourself from the disturbance, your just letting it go on and being apart of it, even though you never started it.
Deletedon't you think that they add a lot negative thoughts. Because there are alot of positive facts too.
DeleteWhat do you mean?
DeleteI agree a lot with you Aliyah. At first, I don't mind if teachers give out homework JUST for practice. When the fact is that it is going to be marked, I just don't think that is right at all. After school, a student goes along and revises or finds out what they need to know instead of doing homework which is not helping them improve on their weaknesses.
DeleteAs an example, let's take jot notes. These notes are written the way you like and UNDERSTAND.As notes, you can even write one or two words down if they help you remember things. If a teacher were to mark you on that, you would fail due to the grammar mistake and more. Your after school studies should not be marked just like, jot notes aren't marked.
DeleteI meant Navdeep.
Deletewell the argument is that ther sould be no homework in the first place.like in the video it said "What's the point in doing homework if were just going to forget it in the future"
ReplyDeleteIn my oppinion Mark Barnes really belive homework is useless.
Well do you believe homework is useless and a waste of time? Really, what is the point of doing homework? I mean most kids won't do the homework for many reasons. So why give it?
DeleteHomework is studying so you will need it. You won't need homework, but the right way to study. Studying after school is not the same as homework. Studying is a personalized way of learning while homework is strict and useless ( due to not being able to learn your own way your comfortable with).
DeleteHomework is not studying, you can use it to study. Homework is usually unfinished school work and a review on the material you learn in school. All i'm saying is that work should stay in school and not taken elsewhere.
DeleteI think homework is good for you because it helps you review all the stuff which can come up in a test or quiz. So it is not a waste of your time.
DeleteWell in a way its a waste of your time, I mean it doesn't teach you anything and most students chose not to do it for various reasons. So whats the point of assigning homework when you know students won't do it? It's a waste of time.
DeleteEden, that's what I said later on in my paragraph. "You won't need homework, but the right way to study. Studying after school is not the same as homework. "
DeleteSo, basically we both agree.
The arguement for this article is that homework is not realy taking us above average but below.
ReplyDeleteStudents do homework but it is the exactly the same thing that they do in class. But just because the student doesnt do the homework THEY GET ZEROS but the student has already learned the concept but chose not to do HW because he already knew everything in there.So basicaly HW is ENSLAVING the students even if they already know the lesson they have to do the homework or else the teachers have to lower thier grades.
Yes, if you notice, they aren't marking you by your KNOWLEDGE but, more like the TIME you use for you life education. I think it is okay to mark on someone's use of time for studies, but it should have a separate column on their report card for that. ( Like we already do in front page with the different traits of learning). If they are going to mark you on science or another subject, they should mark you on your knowledge NOT the time you spent studying it.
DeleteDo you think that the homework level will expand in the future like it already did or do you think it will start to decrease?
DeleteThe central argument for this artile is that he challenes traditional schooling while exploring more progressive forms of education. He doesn't belive in assighing homework to his students. He refers to is as absurd and outdated.
ReplyDeleteEden, you said traditional schooling. Is giving out this much homework new or traditional schooling? In the second video, they mentioned that these days we get more homework than our parents would get in their days. So does this make this amount of homework new or old?
DeleteWhen I say traditional way of homework, I mean a paper and a pencil. Well look, homework is homework, big or small its annoying.
DeleteDon't you think homework also helps you study for a up coming test? So it could be annoying but helpful.
DeleteWell there are different ways of studying other than just homework. You could always jot down notes in class, or look at how-to video's.
Delete1. The argument is that a lot of students don't achieve any intelligence by getting loads of stressful homework. It has been even stated; the teachers that were raised in their days got less homework then today. A lot of people think there is no point to homework, because no matter how much is given most fail! It's very accurate. Plus there aren’t even legitimate facts stating that homework can improve intelligence. A lot of homework can only cause failure, stress, and even depression. Everything should be taught in class where there are people around to make you feel comfortable and understand. The teachers who prefer to teach in that way have noticed improvement. Others need to start realizing this too.
ReplyDeleteAynur, it did state that back in those times, even our parents didn't get this much homework, but is this true? My parent's end up telling me that they had way more homework back then making them stay up all night. I heard this from many other parents too. One thing I notice, they are all from around Asia like India, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Pakistan. Do you think they were referring this to only Canada education >
DeleteThe central argument is questioning homework and whether it is a necessary and beneficial as we, or educators thought. The guy, Joe, was a teacher for a few years and always gave homework. If the students failed, he like many teachers, blamed the students, not the system. So Joe stopped giving homework and his students had the choice of doing the work at home. So really he's saying homework is useless and it can't work in this modern era.
ReplyDeleteYes, teachers often blame the students for not finishing their homework, but there could be other things in the way of why you never finished it and when you try to explain they often think that your lying or making up an excuse on the spot and then you receive a zero and they think your not responsible enough. Yes and he also said that “It doesn't tell me what you’re learning".
DeleteYes, we don't get homework from only one class but, several others all at the same time. At home, it takes me at least 2 afternoons to finish all the homework from class. For example, I did blogging and history today unable to do my science and math project. Al thought, they give time, not always are we able to stay up to schedule. Life is more than homework.
DeleteBy different teachers you mean like mr. Isaacman gives more yet harder work than mr. cheney.
DeleteWell, I mean like we have other subjects to worry about right? and they all assign completely different homework right? So by the end of the day we will be getting homework from multiple teachers. I don't mean like which one is harder i'm just saying that they add on like it depends on how much. We might end up with one sheet of paper from Science and end up with 6 different sheets of paper from Mrs.Steer.
Delete1: The centural argument of the article is about that why students should get homewok? they said that students don't show what they learn when they have homework.. because you don't know how that person is doing in the homework, when he/she is given homework. also like students don't realy gain alot more by doing homework, then by doign in the class because they get more things to understand in the class, by gettign some help from the teacher or friends. Students get more understanding by asking some one for help.. and they also pay more concentration on their work than in class.
ReplyDeleteYes, I agree. If we were to ask what we gain from homework... would there be a reasonable answer? Are we learning anything? No, since we already thought this in class. Is this making us more creative, better use of time, or well rounded? Would there be any benefits of homework?
DeleteDo you think that the homework level will expand in the future like it already did or do you think it will start to decrease?
Delete2) I agree with the way he is teaching because he doesn't have to give homework because he gives the student time, unlike some teachers. There are some who you might have atleast twice a week, and they spend more than half the time explaining the minor things and by the time they're ready to take questions. No time to understand and if it happens to be due the next day. Boom! You already know you failed that assignment.
ReplyDeleteSo, time would be an important element of learning? What if the teacher is not able to give time due to the school schedule?
Deletedo you think mr. cheney's way of giving homework (bogging) helpful for us?
DeleteWell I like Mr.Cheney's way of homework more than the traditional paper and pencil.
Delete1.The main central argument is that the fact homework is useless is in many teacher eye.The old fation teacher think homework is for the better of our nolege but really it's just a way for us students to get more nervous about test and quiz.
ReplyDeleteWell in terms of a test or quiz you can use your homework to study. But like that doesn't change the fact of anything else. Yes, by doing homework, you are some how more smarter but that's not true.
DeleteHomework gets the main point in your head. However, what if you already have the main points in your knowledge? No need to waste time to study things you already know. Homework should be optional, ONLY if the student is able to decide on their own if they need extra practice.
DeleteHomework is another word for review at home, so it kind of does make you smarter.
DeleteWell homework is unfinished work from school. Not necessarily a review but you could use it as that, I guess. Yeah I think at least homework should be optional because it can be a pain sometimes (more like all the time).
Delete@Eden: we should have a choice whether to do homework or not because the kids that really want to practice something would do the worksheet and see if they understand the lesson or which points they need to improve on
Delete2: I totally agree with that article because we do alot of work at school almost in every subject but we still get homework for no reason... like for example we did history for 2 periods.. we still get homework, why should we get homework when we did alot of it at school for almost 1 hour.. and then go home and do the rest for almost 2-3 hours.. and if we don't do it we get detension ... sttudents should get some of the homework which can be done easily , but not too much...
ReplyDeleteYes, why do we even go to class for if there is more homework sent at home? Why not stay at home and get work sent to you. At least then we will be able to use the time correctly. There should be enough time to do work in class and finish. Some may ask " What do you even do in class? I mean, you get all these work sent at home...then what's done in class?"
Delete1)Mark Barnes argues that homework has become usless and time consuming, he states that the homework method is over rated and archaic.
ReplyDeleteI agree, that doing homework is not the best way of gaining knowledge.
DeleteYea a lot of homework does get boring at times.
DeleteWith a lot of homework it's really easy to be bored and lose focus.
Delete2. I agree with that teacher, homework is pointless. Whats the point of having homework when you're already learning at school. Is homework just a challenge that teachers give just so that we can suffer? Why do we have homework when we're already learning at school? Teachers are so used to the fact of giving homework, we're in the 21st century, shouldn't teachers create new ideas so that we actually consider learning is fun. Or are you guys just kep making it boring?
ReplyDeleteWe need a better strategy of gaining knowledge if that is their goal. So many things has improved but, the fact of schooling. If a better result does not occur, we should experiment with other methods.
DeleteDon't you think that your taking it too high by using words such as suffering.
Delete1)The central argument is why do we need homework? after all no one proved that homework makes you more responsible and in the first video it said that homework actually makes you grades go down. So homework is actually unneccasiry.
ReplyDeleteYes, I do think that homework makes your grade lower. I can spent all afternoon learning new things and developing my weaknesses. Instead I end up doing homework in such useless way where I am learning nothing.
DeleteI agree with you that is what he was traing to explain to us.
Delete1)the argument is about how homework effects our learning and how it doesnt show the teacher what we are learning also because when you do your homework you dont learn the material of how to do it. another reason homework is pointless is because no one takes time to learn it everyone just rushes it well most people.
ReplyDeleteAn element of learning is time. I admit even, I rush through homework. The next day I barely remember what yesterday's homework was, as long as I got through it. This is not a good thing but, I have no choice at times.
DeleteDo you think that the homework level will expand in the future like it already did or do you think it will start to decrease?
DeleteThe central arguement of this article I believe is that there hasn't really been a discovery of homework being a benefit for/to students. Students are assigned homework by teachers and sometimes if they do it wrong, some teachers don't go over it once agian with the students making sure they understand or do it correctly, and students can't build the nerve to ask about it, or the teacher may move to fast on the lesson(s)
ReplyDeleteExactly! At least teachers should go over with the homework to correct it. If not, you will learn the wrong information. So, what was the benefit of doing the whole thing?
Deletewhy is there such a big space in between.
Delete@navdeep: I don't think there is a space. Instead, it is a comment that is not being shown.
Delete2. I agree because some of my teachers give so much homework to the point where it truly stresses me out. Because they don't even teach us a lesson where we can fully concentrate and they just give a lot of homework on top of that. So there I am, sitting at home, stressed out because there are many things I don't even get. I do it anyways and try my hardest, but some of us don't even complete homework because of that reason. We're so stressed out because of the due date and the amount that we don't even have time to think. This is why homework should be a choice, and all learning and intelligence should be evaluated in class.
ReplyDeleteYes you are right. Homework should not be the source of you marks and grades.
Delete2) I agree with the article, because when we get homework its only taking up time at home when we could be doing something that could be helpful. Its already been stated in the article that HW isnt geting us anywhere. So students at home could rather play sports to excersise thier brain and muscles which can get you soemwhere. Even video games are getting students somewhere.In Grade 5 with Mrs.Jabari we read a article that staed that VIOLENT video games actually helped the students mind to think faster like in math tests. In thses games kids have to think fast to be able to control the character in the game. So HW is proven to be less of help than VIDEO GAMES
ReplyDeleteTo relate to that, you also improve your coordination skills. Using this time, you can become very well-rounded making a use of like in a educational but, also making your life worth it.
DeleteI agree with your statement too. because we do need some day offs once in a while.
Delete1. I think that the main argument of the article is that homework and school are not connected in any way. We shouldn't do school work at home. You're not even supposed to have a bag with you. This is the article writers opinion. It is proven that people who don't do homework have done better in standardized tests. It doesn't help you're critical thinking at all!
ReplyDelete2.I disagree with this arguement mainly because no video so far has told me specific numbers. The video we watched and the article barely had numbers. Sure, you're giving me facts but you didn't prove it.
Abeeshan, what does help in critical thinking? If not test, what else would there be to improve our knowledge?
Deletethe main argumennt is abouthomework whether it is useful or is it just bringing more problems
ReplyDeletei agree because like what the teacher sid in the article homework does not teach us anything and it is the teachers job to teach us not the books also homework doesn't teach us reeponsibility
we learn responsibility from knowing when the right time is to read books at home
Yeah, homework doesn't really teach you anything, that's what teachers are for, the get paid to come to school and teach us right? Well if you don't have your homework done teachers will always say that it is your responsibility to finish your homework.
DeleteHow does reading books at home at the right time teach is how to be responsible?
My opinion is that homework is pretty beneficial for you because it helps you review you work at school.
Delete1. This article is arguing that homework hasn't been useful before, so how is it a benefit to the public now?
ReplyDeleteConnecting to the other how to make homework less work,
there is a 50% increase of homework rom when my parents were in school.Do you think that the peope that assign homework are just trying to make you smarter because of that or are they just trying to "dumb" it down for us?
I morally say I agree with their statements but, homework can make you more intelligent. But to have that happen you have to do it correctly. Here I am on the computer just typing away because I have tons of other homework to do. I just don't have time for "creativity" right now. All I'm thinking about is finishing my homework. So yeah I care about my studies more then ever now but, I really think this is too much. The chance to be great goes down and your just doing work for the heck of it.
DeleteThe truth is that I want good grades but I just don't know how to do it.
above is number 2
Delete3.First I have to say he does make a great point for a little kid. The only thing I sense is that he is only saying this at such a young age. He says he gets "alot" of homework. Well in this case according to his age it might be hard for him but it's not alot.
DeleteHe can actually learn a bunch from that one homework assignment.
If he does get alot I can totally relate to him.
DeleteI have a lot of assignments to finish this week because some people thought that putting the deadline the day before the dance would make us better in some way. This amount really makes me have a headache and I can really relate to everything that he said. Yet I like to hear a student have a voice on this subject.
They actually do have very different opinions.
Homework is truly at the bottom of the pit now for me. I really don't get any benefit as it's going right now.
The Central argument of this article is why homework shall not be given to students.Each day a student goes home with a hand full of homework...but homework doesnt really benifit you in any way sometimes they say it might be a "time waster". We all do the homework which shows a level of responsibility but wheres the whole point of homework we do the work but we dont keep in all in mind forever . We just do the homework and then forget about it.We get homework but we can't really change the fact about that because its the school boards descision, not ours we have no power but we need to send a message homework is seen and shown from a teachers/elder perspective but what about the people that are doing the work what about the students/kids perspective and our fellow mate Ben is trying to do that.
ReplyDelete2. I 100% agree with Ben and the whole idea of not having homework.I believe that homework shall not be given because the points Ben has given, over takes the purpose on why we shouldnt do homework.Homework is just something that takes up time.
And also gives you tons of stress to yourself.I just think work we don't do will be the work we do.
DeleteYes, it can be beneficial in a way. But it's annoying and waste time. And you know sometimes students can't finish it because they don't get it, or they had something more important to do.
Delete@Eden: ...extension: We also get stressed and don't produce the outcome that is required.
DeleteIt has disadvantages more than any benefits.
ReplyDeleteSo what is your choice homework, no homework, or alittle of both.
DeleteI agree with this article, because I personally don't like the traditional way of homework. Getting a peice of paper and a pencil. I think that I like blogging more than that because its more advanced, and your doing more. Your expressing your different opinions and feelings into whatever work your doing.
ReplyDelete2) I do agree with this because when we do our homework I think probably noone enjoys it so they rush threw it and you dont actually learn anything when you rush threw your homework so whats the point of doing it if you dont learn anything.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with what you are saying because I know people that tend to rush it, instead of actually putting effort because they are doing it for the sake of it. So while they're working on their math worksheet etc., the only though rushing through their mind is "OMG! New hack for Black Ops 2! I can finally level up for the first time!" In this situation, the student won't learn anything so what is the point of assigning any EXTRA work anyways?!
DeleteThough don't you think that students mainly rush it because sometimes they just have one day to complete their history project and they complete the work just to finish it. Again..... why assign something that is not going to be learned because it is too much load for many of the students?!
The centreral argument of this article is why and how homework effects our learning and our grades.Every day a student goes home with a bag full of homework to do but if you really think about it homework really helps us in no proper way what we do for homework we can do at school instead.What is the point of soo much homewoprk were gonna learn the same at school,its not like were get any better with loads of textbooks and papers to take home and complete.So the home work cycle is we go to school learn something different your teachers assign you homework and not even alittle loads of it you go home finish what ever your homework is and the next day go to school thwe teacher checks it and you forget about it you won t remember a single thing you did for homework if all your teacher is going to do is going to do is put a check mark or an x.it takes you hours to do the homework but it takes the teacher 2 minutes tyo check it and it takes you 10 minutes to forget it.
ReplyDelete2.I agree totally because in my opinion homework is really annoying frusterasting and as some people call it "STRESSFUL".I really am 100% agreed with this article.
Yeah you almost think that there was no point in doing your homework because it almost seems like you only do it to get a check mark or an X beside it.
DeleteI agree because some teachers just give you jot notes which actually is "stressful".
DeleteI think that i agree with homework because homework for practice and teachers just want to that how well students do there homework. When we have test we won't have any problem
ReplyDelete.
It is true homework can help you in many ways.
Delete1) The central argument of the article is that homework has absolutely no connection to school. I feel that if teachers want us to do school work they should give it to use at school, hence 'SCHOOL' work. If we were to be educated and to have homework then school should be at home, hence 'HOME' work.
ReplyDelete2) I agree because, as that fifth grade kid said, teachers tell us to take homework back home and do it which is something we don't want to do and Abe Lincoln abolished slavery in , I think he said the 13th century and telling us to do something against our will and us having little or no authority to say otherwise is basically slavery and by that logic, schools have been operating illegally for over 143 years.
GIVE ME LIBERTY OR A BRAN MUFFIN!!!
3) It does because homework is the same. Unless you decide when and where to do it. THAT kind of homework is free-independent learning. I think our homework is part of the problem.
The central/main argument of the article is that this teacher Joe Bower does not like assigning homework, because he thinks it is useless. Joe's class gets homework but they get to choose when to do it, so basically you dont have to do it. Joe also said that homework dosent tell me what your learning.
ReplyDeletei agree, but the main argument is mostly about why we shouldn't have homework.
Delete1. The central argument of this article is wether Homework is important or useless. Most teachers assign homework only because not enough is being taught in class. So Joe doesn't assign any homework. Instead he teaches more in class and gives the students an option to do work at home or not do extra work.
ReplyDeleteWell is that really a question?I agree 100% all the way,no regreats.The idea of no homework is so good it's hard to belive.The technic he uses is very afective to us students.Like in the video it said ther no point in homework to what's the point in doing it right?There no improvement so why do we do iy
ReplyDeleteso do you find homework helpful in any way before reading this article
DeleteWell I think that we do homework because, many people/teachers think that taking time to do work at home helps you to be the best student you can be! If you play on a team, you get better at your sport the more you practice, right? Well, understanding math, language arts and other subjects takes practice too! Sometimes it’s hard to really understand something new unless you spend time reviewing or practicing it.
DeleteOur homework is a part of the problem because the person said it like HW is making us STRESS and HW is just repeating the same thing that we learned in class so basicly we are getting no where except wasting time. But the homework we do is what the person wanted to happen. He wanted HW that could get us somewhere and this blog is help us develop skills so i say our HW is a solution to the problem
ReplyDeletesome people have troubles in class or need some more help do you think that homework should be done on daily basis or only when you think you need it
DeleteIt's not that it repeats itself well kind of but lie, its a review of what you did that day you know. And sometimes teachers won't check and students will get a little mad because they think they are doing their homework for no reason. But as Cheney says that in high-school that they barely check because the only time you want to do your homework is when you know the teacher is going to check.
Delete2) i agree with this because homework sometimes gets stressful also if you dont understand it you start to get mad and sometimes you start to put your self down by saying omg im so stupid i cant do this soooo i do agree i dont think homework is the best thing.......
ReplyDeleteIt's not that I put myself down, it's just the matter of understanding it, that's when you start. And we have other things to do besides homework and sometimes teachers have the idea that you have all the time in the world to do your homework.
Deletei also agree homework can be pretty annoying at times.
DeleteHaven't you ever thought that your grades would be higher with less homework? It is said that the U.S.A has one of the lowest test scores in the whole world because the teachers give high amounts of homework.
ReplyDeleteAnother thing is that homework can create stress. Kids don’t always get it done because they either don’t understand it- it wasn't explained enough-, no one knows how to help them do it and of course they don't always want to do their homework on their free will. And it can be boring.
i agree but cant we ask the teacher for help after all that is why they are there
Deletethe answer is no especially in high school because teacher have too many students so that is where tutors come in they help a lot!
DeleteWell sometimes, teachers don't make any sense. And I think we have experienced this with a certain someone. And we can;t always hire a tutor. And when you ask a teacher for help sometimes when they explain you still don;t get it. And most students will be too scared to ask a teacher for help sometimes.
DeleteTrue Eden we sometimes don't understand their way of teaching we students have a different way of learning different subjects.
Delete3) i think homework is one of my problems becuase 1 i dont like it also because when i learn the steps on how to do it but when i come home i forget everything and if you dont do the homework you get something bad on your report card or your parents get mad at you
ReplyDeletedo you think that homework will help you with life later on? or is it just pointless?
DeleteTrue, and then you end up not doing it when you come home. And sometimes homework is not good for you because if we don't do it right a way when we get home, we end up wasting our time and before you know it were trying to finish it 12am in the morning. I hate when that happens, then you don't get enough sleep.
Deletewhy do you forget everything when you come home for you don't you think that homework is the right thing for you after all it refresh's your brain
Deletealso i know that you do not want homework so to refresh your brain from the days work what do you think can help
DeleteHomework does not "refresh" my brain, it makes things more difficult especially when I don't get it. When someone explains it to me, sometimes I will come home and forget it, I don;t know why, I just will, it can be for many reasons, maybe because they didn't explain it well? It even happens on tests, I forget everything I learned and freak out.
Delete@hosni it still helps you in the future one way or another.
Delete3)In the video he said that school stays at school. Homework we do in class is basically any unfinished work so when the given time is over it basically becomes homework so the unfinished work shouldnt follow us home and cause us to stress out it should stay at school where it belongs I mean the basic reason of carrying backbacks around is for the homework that we get so we dont have to carry it. In the video he said that theres no fact that homework can benifet us because, all we do is rush threw it and thats not actually learning anything so then theres no point if your not going to learn anything . and if you dont understand what you have to do and later go home and try it you'll just get more confused so then it'll just be waste.Homework is part of the problem. It doesnt benifet you in anyway.
ReplyDelete@Hosni: So..... how does it relate to the homework you are assigned in class? (not that what you said is wrong, just how does it relate when you are in class)?
DeleteLike seriously, especially when one teacher will give you loads of homework, then you get to your next class, and they give you another load. It gets annoying. And at the end of the day you will have so much on your plate, and you end up either not completing it, or not doing it. And when you come the next day, the teachers ask why you haven't done your homework. But we also have other teachers and their homework, so it gets tiring and irritating.
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ReplyDeleteHomework can be any unfinished work that you had at school, so you take it home to finish it there so it then now becomes homework. Usually, parents think that your not learning anything in school if you don't bring back homework.
ReplyDeletethat's true
Deletewell Eden you have been in Cheney's class for two years do you think the blog is homework for you?
Does it irritate you?
Does it affect your other work?
if you think that the blog is not homework then there will be no blog as an extension we won't be allowed to use technology to learn and if we can't use technology then our i pods won't be that useful so do you think the blog is home work
Well, it's not the traditional homework of paper and pencil. Its much more in dept, were using a form of technology. I think that I like it better but sometimes we can't always go on it. It doesn't irritate me but when I have other things to do then......Well I think homework in general affects other subjects because, while your doing one subject you know in your mind you have another one to do.
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DeleteStudents learn nothing from doing homework, school already takes six hours of the day from a student, and homework is an infringement on social time ect. It is not homework that reinforces an idea or a skill; it is developing a passion for something and then having the time to follow it through that does the trick. Homework is a waste of time. Teachers don’t get marked on how useful classroom time is, but kids get marked on whether they did their homework or not. Work should just stay at school, and not taken elsewhere.
ReplyDeleteSo much to do with so little time.
ReplyDeleteI kind of agree and disagree at the same time because if you get homework you will have more practice on your school test which is beneficial for you. For example after i am done my home work I use it for any up coming test or quiz. And i disagree because too much homework can give the student a headache because kids have lots of other things to do.
ReplyDelete@fried chicken I meant that they hardly explained the benefits, and there are lots of benefits as far as i know it
ReplyDeleteWell name some benefits? I would love to know what you had in mind.
DeleteThe central argument of the article is that homework is useless for kids and it is just a waste of time for kids to stay busy. he also stated he was a teacher (it was on the side) so i think he knows what he is talking about.
ReplyDelete2. I agree with this article because if a teachers assigns extra work for the students to do at home, it mainly means that not enough is being taught in class. When Joe said that he doesn't his students any homework because he know if they are learning anything, I KIND OF disagree with him because he could check and see the type of quality that his students are working at.
ReplyDeleteAlso, homework can put a lot of load on the students and creates stress and I think that less homework should be assigned to the students!
MORE TEACHING AND LESS HOMEWORK!!!!
3.Yes because homework to me every year does the same thing ,it is stressful it decreases your self esteem and you just don't get enough time for yourself and your family so yeah in some classes teachers assign homework and tell the kids to do it teaching nothing like really you expect kids to behave,finish all their homework and get good marks well that's pretty much your job to help kids with their homework even if you do decide to give kids homework,and for behaving kids need to be occupied and they need a chance to be creative which does not happen when they have books stacked with rules and what to do.
ReplyDeleteHave you ever rushed your work because many teachers (Ms.Steer) put lots of pressure on the work they assign because it HAS to be finished?
DeleteDo you think that there is any point of assigning any homework if we forced to do it?
no because that is barely showing any creativity when u give a bunch of rules and tell a kid to be creative there is now way your gonna get high end work.
DeleteI agree. You just turn into mime stuck in box. you have no say say and have no room to do anything.
DeleteI think that the central argument is wanting a reasonable explanation that brings a positive result. The article magnifies the lack of morals and beliefs for such thing. Mark Barnes has a belief which is " Not believing in homework." For the other teachers, do they have a moral or a real belief towards homework? If not, it proves the fact homework has no benefits. Many things in this 21st century has improved, but why not homework? After so many ironic results, should their not be a new belief towards the failure of homework? Is there a real reason homework is still the way it use to be? No, the only reason shown are traditions. To maintain the morals in tradition, we are destroying the knowledge and ability of the present generation. Homework is out for tradition, not knowledge. " simply because it’ something that’s always been done" This is about homework having a lack of real benefits, moral, and beliefs.
ReplyDelete@80B Do you think that the homework level will expand in the future like it already did or do you think it will start to decrease?
ReplyDelete3. To me, it depends on the type of work it is. for example, if we are assigned worksheets, I don't mind but if it's a project, then i think it's part of the problem because it can often stress us and most of the time students do the work because they are forced to do it. If you are doing work because you don't want to get in trouble, then you are not going to learn anything. If the teachers want to assign homework, then why not just teach more instead and make us do big projects that completely stress us out?
ReplyDelete2) i agree, because we learn the exact same thing in class, so really, its just wasting our time. i think Mr.Cheney said that if you rush homework it wont be top quality. we are pressured into getting good grades because good grades mean good schools, good schools mean good education, good education means good jobs, good jobs mean money, and money means supporting your family. i have seen richness and i have seen poverty.
ReplyDeletethere was a news story on this collage student who committed suicide because of the stress and pressure of his studies, there actually a number of suicides. you might be thinking "oh, its just elementary school, ill be fine" but you never know. homework is time consuming, stressful, and not to mention tiering. and what do you get out of it? Nothing. you just rush through it so you can relax later, and you wont learn anything.
as you can see, alot of people like me put aside there homework until last minute. you say "oh, ill do it later", what will later get you? a career? a pension? no, it will just leave you with the same amount of homework and less amount of time.
3) i explain that students rush through homework and nothing sinks in, in 2)
ReplyDeleteanother problem i have with homework is that it just keeps coming, so when im halfway done one set of questions, we go on to another set of questions, so i start that set of questions and i dont get the last set of questions done!
ReplyDeletenow if you'll exuse me, i need to get my homework done.
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