Reply to APS free tutors/homework help grades 6-13

Forum Index » VA Public Schools other than FCPS

Reply to "APS free tutors/homework help grades 6-13"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They are proposing this no homework equity nonsense at Alexandria City high school now. Not sure how they expect those kids to be able to function in the real world or college without ever having to do homework, deal with time management or wow a pallet on thier own. It's unbelievable.[/quote]

Since they do have to deal with the consequences of not doing assigned homework, it's not actually that much different. But one big difference is that kids who don't have a parent to look over their shoulder to make sure they are doing their homework aren't being penalized twice for it--once for the homework grade and once for the test (or long-term project). It actually does teach more self-governance because if you know you need more practice or you have a long-term project that you need to be working on, you have to use some internal motivation to do the homework offered rather than relying on the external motivation of homework being graded.

I'm sort of indifferent about it but it doesn't make a difference for most kids. [/quote]

I think it is different. If there are no requirements to do homework, many students will stop doing it and will try to cram it in the night before the test. That's why homework is factored in currently to grades - the bulk of students don't have the type of foresight and self-governance you describe. (Even adults in a similar situation.) You need an incentive to do something that requires work.[/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