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re: Homework is out of control
Posted on 11/4/15 at 2:32 am to tiger91
Posted on 11/4/15 at 2:32 am to tiger91
But it doesn't account for the fact that 30 mins/subject is the goal for each class. If you are doing math, you can barely get started on problems in 30 minutes. And then there are the ADD kids that need additional time to do every academic task. Then your 3 hours/day of homework turns into 4-5 hours. Plus that doesn't account for actually reviewing for tests.
The system that I saw my kids in recently doesn't work. A great teacher inspires a desire to learn in all kids that are remotely interested in academics, teaches during the class session with time to begin to practice or reemphasize what has just been taught. Homework should be a quick refresher from the day's lessons.
My family had to forgo all activities on school nights due to homework demands. After the sports practices and hours of homework (or tutoring when the teacher was often inadequate), my kids were too tired to do anything but go to sleep for an inadequate amount of rest for 15-18 year olds. As weird as it appears sometimes, I would opt for homeschooling and save the $ for college or to help the kids start businesses later.
Need to rethink the American secondary school model.
The system that I saw my kids in recently doesn't work. A great teacher inspires a desire to learn in all kids that are remotely interested in academics, teaches during the class session with time to begin to practice or reemphasize what has just been taught. Homework should be a quick refresher from the day's lessons.
My family had to forgo all activities on school nights due to homework demands. After the sports practices and hours of homework (or tutoring when the teacher was often inadequate), my kids were too tired to do anything but go to sleep for an inadequate amount of rest for 15-18 year olds. As weird as it appears sometimes, I would opt for homeschooling and save the $ for college or to help the kids start businesses later.
Need to rethink the American secondary school model.
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Posted on 11/4/15 at 3:08 am to LongTime Tiger
I just finished my homework
Posted on 11/4/15 at 3:17 am to h2o4Madmartigan
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Kids should not have to spend all evening doing homework after spending all day at school. What are these teachers doing in class all day? Probably texting. Parents shouldn't have to be teachers for them. Guess they get spoiled with their "free" summers.
took me 5 to 20 mins to do all my homework
took me 30 mins to study
and I was a honors student
That being said, I dont know what its like/ couldnt imagine what its like to struggle. Probably add 2 to 3 hours more work that you have to do as a parent. Figure out why your kid has problems and then help them with that. Its not the material, but his/her ability to learn. None of my friends ever got help from their parents.
This post was edited on 11/4/15 at 3:40 am
Posted on 11/4/15 at 7:06 am to yellowfin
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My wife spends an hour plus every night with our kindergartener
She's cheating on you.
Posted on 11/4/15 at 7:07 am to thesoccerfanjax
And that's the problem- there is no career path to be assistant manager of Tire Kingdom or that type of job because you don't get benefits ( health care). Thus little Johnny needs to go in a college prep path to which they are ill suited.
Posted on 11/4/15 at 7:10 am to h2o4Madmartigan
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Kids should not have to spend all evening doing homework after spending all day at school.
Right! I mean when are they supposed to play video games and snapchat their friends?
Stop your fricking whining!
Sorry your kids are dumb.
This post was edited on 11/4/15 at 7:11 am
Posted on 11/4/15 at 7:13 am to h2o4Madmartigan
Didn't study in high school. In college if I was awake, and not working, I was studying. And even at work, I had notecards.
Posted on 11/4/15 at 7:19 am to Overbrook
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And that's the problem- there is no career path to be assistant manager of Tire Kingdom or that type of job because you don't get benefits ( health care). Thus little Johnny needs to go in a college prep path to which they are ill suited.
That was an exaggeration, but plenty of low level jobs provide health insurance.
Our education system would be so much better if we grouped kids into "college bound" and "trade school/tech school/apprenticeship bound". It used to be that way somewhat, but now everybody has to go to college.
Posted on 11/4/15 at 7:47 am to h2o4Madmartigan
In Korea. children attend private eduction classes after the regular school day, often until 9-10 pm. This is from kindergarten until high school, with no guarantee they will earn one of the few covered university spots. Still, they work diligently, expected to earn their right to contribute to society.
You and your kids are what's wrong with America.
You and your kids are what's wrong with America.
Posted on 11/4/15 at 7:51 am to h2o4Madmartigan
Yeah hard work and education be damned. Never did anything for anyone.
Posted on 11/4/15 at 8:03 am to Chillini
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I can guarantee that I never met any of those. To be fair in high school I never did any homework. Who actually gets that much homework in college? I was a business major and a majority of classes were go to class, take notes, study for tests, and do one relatively time consuming project. Definitely not 1 hour per class though.
Same. I did homework during breaks at school, or during class while the teacher was teaching the idiots of the class. The only time that I did work at home was for major projects/papers.
In college most of my homework was studying/projects/papers, I think most college homework is probably in math-based majors.
Posted on 11/4/15 at 8:05 am to OweO
Would you mind explaining?
Bc I know nothing about Finland
Bc I know nothing about Finland
Posted on 11/4/15 at 8:20 am to h2o4Madmartigan
Why do athletes practice and musicians rehearse? To improve their performances. Doesn't homework serve the same function for academics as practice serves for athletics and rehearsal serves for musicians?
I'm okay with parents choosing to allow their children to do less homework, but those parents have to accept the fact that their children may not perform as well academically as children who do more homework. Fat chance of that though. They will just demand lower standards that make their children's achievement levels satisfactory. George W. Bush's observation about lowered expectations would become the norm.
I'm okay with parents choosing to allow their children to do less homework, but those parents have to accept the fact that their children may not perform as well academically as children who do more homework. Fat chance of that though. They will just demand lower standards that make their children's achievement levels satisfactory. George W. Bush's observation about lowered expectations would become the norm.
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