Sunday, 8 May 2011

How much homework is enough?

How much homework is enough? Well, like so many other things in life, the answer depends on who you ask. For some of my students any amount of homework is too much. For others, no amount of homework is too much. Ask teachers and parents, you get the same range of answers- for some any amount of homework is too much for others no amount of homework is too much. It all depends on who you ask.
I really haven’t heard any kids say that they want to do homework for the love of learning. Maybe doing homework for the love of learning is too much to ask of students. There’s no grade given for the love of learning, and it’s probably just as well because it seems to me that kids don’t have time to love learning. They’re too busy doing projects, writing essays and studying for tests and exams.

http://www.teachersatrisk.com/2007/10/09/how-much-homework-is-enough/

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