Homework

I recently saw an article on ednews.org titled "Homework:Damned if you do, Damned if you don't." I found this to be a little shocking! As a student I have always expected homework to be assigned. This seems a common preactice! If you want to learn something you must practice it, right? The article talks about how homework is suppossed to be the connecting factor betweeen the school, the child, and the parent. So, why all of a sudden is assigning homework a problem? The article claims that for homework to be effective, everyone must go along with the system, this means that parents must be on the same page as the school. However, a lot of parents today feel as though homework is infringing on their childs personal time at home. Is this a logical argument? I feel that a small amount of homework every night is acceptable because homework reinforces what is learned during class time. However, I do not think an overwhelming amount of homework should be assigned because the students do deserve some free time.

For more information see: http://ednews.org/articles/homework-damned-if-you-do-damned-if-you-dont.html