Our team just finished our student-led-conferences. What is interesting to note are comments made by parents. Some say that their children are completing two hours of homework each night; others say that their children are coming home with no homework, and still others say that the homework is just right (sounds like Goldilocks and the Three Bears-doesn't it?). These children are in heterogeneous classrooms...they have the very same assignments!
I guess kids are not unlike adults. Some do what they are told, some do nothing they are told, and others are type A personalities and work toward perfection. So, I think the question really is what kinds of homework assignments can one give that is an extension of class and practice of learning activities? Secondly, how do your students PERCEIVE the homework assignments and more importantly themselves as learners? Personally, I want my students to take their homework seriously, but do not want them to "frustrate" themselves to the point it causes undue anxiety. Mary Lou RI -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Melissa Harrelson Sent: Monday, April 09, 2007 8:21 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [LIT] Discussion on Homework To the members of this listserv, I wanted to know your opinion on homework. Do you think that teachers today give to much homework to children? Do you think that it is good to have children doing homeowrk for 2-3 hours everynight, having parents hurrying them up or doing it for them so they can get to bed on time and have their homework done? Melissa Harrelson _________________________________________________________________ MSN is giving away a trip to Vegas to see Elton John. Enter to win today. http://msnconcertcontest.com?icid-nceltontagline _______________________________________________ The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive
