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By: Homework, the tip of the iceberg « seanpkearney

Homework, the tip of the iceberg « seanpkearney — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:22:03 +0000

[...] I believe that we have arrived at a point in the development of our industrial education system that many of us realise that it is not helping to prepare our children for productive lives, no matter which measure you use. Bill Gates has called for the abolition of schooling as has renowned author Alvin Toffler, who says that we should “Shut down the public education system” now via jarche.com [...]

By: Harold Jarche » Homework, the tip of the iceberg « Topical Expression

Harold Jarche » Homework, the tip of the iceberg « Topical Expression — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 03:13:22 +0000

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By: tired

tired — Tue, 27 May 2008 00:59:09 +0000

I’m a gr. 11 high school student, and although I’m not a stereotypical one, I can still fill the mold to a certain degree.
I find the amount of homework I have some nights is ridiculous.
I think having homework in kindergarten is absolutely insane, but by the time they reach grade 2 or 3 they should be able to read a short story each week and finish any work left over from class time. I understand that homework in older grades can help perpetuate good time management skills, a vital thing in the real world. However , two 9 year olds shouldn’t have to book time two weeks ahead to get together and play.
I am a very busy person and i have to balance many aspects of my life’s schedule (work, school time, homework, volunteering, time with my boyfriend and other friends, church events, and little thing called… ummm, sleep!).
A big part of being a kid is having fun and exploring, not being frustrated with not enough time to do homework and go to soccer, dance, piano lessons, and whatever other activities they may be a part of.
Learning should be something that is interesting and motivating to a curious mind to develop further, not something that exhausts and overwhelms a kid who should be trying to figure out the next cool thing to do involving a skipping rope, a basket ball and a big mud puddle. Let kids be kids and leave homework for those who can appreciate it’s value as a way to reinforce and remember what they learned in class.

By: Digital Magic #7 « ‘Practic-All’

Digital Magic #7 « ‘Practic-All’ — Mon, 19 May 2008 19:54:20 +0000

[...] Why I don’t like homework …some reading for you: Rethinking Homework by Alfie Kohn Homework, the tip of the iceberg by Harold Jarche [...]

By: Harold Jarche » Stop homework in Sackville

Harold Jarche » Stop homework in Sackville — Wed, 16 May 2007 09:52:52 +0000

[...] all the wrong reasons, at the higher grades though. Once again, I have to reiterate that homework is not an effective method to promote learning, or even get better test performance, and it robs students of their personal [...]

By: Harold

Harold — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 15:36:43 +0000

Perhaps your teachers should read Michael Newman’s book, Teaching Defiance, in which he describes the mission of the teaching profession:

“It is to teach people how to make up their own minds, and how to take control of their moment. It is to teach choice. It is to help ourselves and others break free from our pasts, plan for the futures we want and resist the futures we do not want. Our job is to teach defiance.”

By: Strong Bad

Strong Bad — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 12:28:22 +0000

Hi, I’m a grade 6 student and I an frustrated with homework.

“Stop reading that novel, do your homework!”

“Stop making that stop-animation movie, you need to do your homework!”

Homework, in my point of view, is a leash holding us back from being too creative, in fear of us knowing learning that the voice of authority is not always to be trusted and valued more than independent judgment.

By: Harold Jarche » Conversations

Harold Jarche » Conversations — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 12:42:00 +0000

[...] homework question has garnered a lot of comments, as had earlier posts on homeschooling. Most of us have gone though [...]

By: Harold Jarche » Schooling’s dirty little secret?

Harold Jarche » Schooling’s dirty little secret? — Sun, 01 Apr 2007 17:12:28 +0000

[...] Dan Meyer was teaching our kids. He raises an important point in the ongoing conversation about Homework that I started last week. Dan says: There is only one conclusion to draw from all this: eliminating [...]

By: Dan Meyer

Dan Meyer — Sun, 01 Apr 2007 17:01:40 +0000

Differentiation is the name of the game if you want to replace homework with in-class work. Or at least if you want to push the balance further in-class.

After notes or an investigation (math) I assign maybe 25 problems with the knowledge that only the top 4% will complete them.

Some students will move through only six of them and it’s my job to make sure they are giving huge, concentrated effort on those six. The top 4% move through all the problems and it’s also in my job description to have thought up some interesting extension problems — one or two — to keep them engaged until the end of class.

This is all an effort to make the hour-long class work for everyone. There is only one conclusion to draw from all this: eliminating homework makes the teacher’s job harder, not easier.