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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm a teacher in Fairfax County. Homework up through grade 6 isn't supposed to be graded. Most teachers in my building assign very little if any hw. I don't see much purpose for assigning it. [/quote]

I agree that if homework isn't graded there is no point in assigning it.  In fact I think it can have a negative effect if it isn't corrected, because it can reinforce errors.  Ideally, I think there should be homework that is corrected so that students misunderstandings can be caught early.[/quote]

But HW doesn't give you that opportunity because you have no idea, as a teacher, whether the kid or the parent did it.

Classwork that is checked to correct misunderstandings?  Yes, please![/quote]

No, but the kids know.  Those who have done the homework will see if they are on the right track or if they need extra help.  I think in most cases this would be the majority.

Is there always the possibility that a parent will do their kids homework?  Yes.  Do I think there are scores of parents who sit down each night (probably after a full night's work) and do homework for their kids?  If they have multiple kids, are they going to do multiple sets of homework?  Aside from general complaints about a lack of parental involvement, I think most parents understand that there is a purpose to homework and their children benefit from doing it themselves.  If nothing else, I think most parents feel they already paid their dues doing homework, and it's their kids turn now.

I suspect if a child gets the answers from somebody else, it is far more likely to be a classmate than a parent.

I think the teacher would find out at test time if a kid hadn't actually learned the material.  Of course, the possibility always exists that a kid might cheat on a test, but I don't think that's a reason to do away with tests.  
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