Reply to No homework???

Forum Index » Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS)

Reply to "No homework???"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As a parent I hate homework because my kids have poor executive function and always need help remembering what they need to do. DH probably spends an hour or more each night helping them with math. I don’t think the homework should be something that kids can’t accomplish on their own, although I know they need to figure out how to do this for college.[/quote]

I’ve been thinking about this. I think a child should be able to work on hw independently, but what if they are practicing incorrectly? For math particularly, wouldn’t that be doing more harm than good? And if the hw is being done correctly, and the child understands it, is the hw really necessary?[/quote]

That's why the research says kids don't learn from homework. [b]Many will practice incorrectly and not learn. [/b]

The kids who do the homework correctly, whether it's by themselves or with the help of a parent, still need practice in order to master the skills. Reading comp and math skills need repetition in order to be fully internalized.

Homework is helpful to learning when it's done right--with monitoring and assistance. That's why parents go to enrichment centers and buy workbooks. The schools don't provide homework, and so families with means find their own ways to provide their children with extra practice.[/quote]

That would be my concern. Well, they would learn, it would just be incorrect. [/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics