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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There is zero vertical articulation between elementary and middle schools. 6th grade teachers are basing their view of 7th grade on who knows what—certainly not the input of the 7th grade teachers.

Research has shown homework to be relatively useless. Those who need more practice either don’t do it, or do it incorrectly. Those who do it  don’t need it. Kids are stressed enough. Little/no homework is a good thing.

—MS teacher[/quote]
I wouldn't call reading a novel at home for in-class analysis and discussion, useless. This kind of homework was fairly common 15 years ago in any middle school English class (7/8). [/quote]

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[b]I also recall working through math problems designed to have me practice what we learned that day for repetition/reinforcement[/b]. We'd then go over answers in class the next day. 
I also had to do writing for HW, various things for science. I frankly do not believe the "research" that HW is pointless. It makes zero sense to me and doesn't square with my own experiences. [/quote]

So what happens when a student repeatedly completes the math incorrectly? The misunderstanding is what’s being reinforced and ingrained making it more difficult to correct later. [/quote]

The teacher, doing their job, corrects the students. [/quote]

I think it’s better for the practice to happen in class so that if the student is doing it incorrectly the teacher can intervene and correct it then. Spending time outside of class repeatedly doing math incorrectly will do more harm than good. [/quote]

And yet it has worked for decades. Teacher covers a topic. HW is given on that topic. Teacher checks homework and covers topic again (in class), particularly in areas where students struggle. Why are we constantly going with the new thing in education instead of the tried and true?[/quote]
Yes. And with textbooks, answers for odd numbered problems would often be provided so kids could check their own work at home and realize they'd made an error. Then they could 1) go back, re-read the section, and try again, 2) ask a parent, or 3) ask the teacher the next day.[/quote]

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