A University of Michigan study shows that homework has skyrocketed by 51% since the 1980's. Even recess during school hours in the elementary grades has been eliminated or endangered in many areas. Is all of this really an abdication of responsibility by so-called educators in the public schools? Does all of this make home schooling more attractive to you?
2006-08-31 01:33:26 · 11 answers · asked by In Honor of Moja 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
Should parents take responsibility for their own children and homeschool them? Would they and their children then be in control of their own destiny? I think the answer is obvious, but then who am I? What do I know?
2006-08-31 21:03:02 · update #1
The way homework presents itself these days, it has parents looking forward to the summer months. Me and my husband are not stressed out to the extreme over bills and other normal things it is getting the homework completed so that we can at least get 5 - 6 hours of a sleep a night. We only put our kids in one sport a year; because trying to keep up with homework,practice and games you never know when u are coming or going. I don't believe it is the teachers fault entirely. I know that classes our spilling over and that teachers spend most of their time correcting children who are not corrected at home, but damn it's so exhausting mentally. When I do finally drop into the bed my mind is still going over those problems that I just worked, and I don't go right to sleep..
2006-08-31 01:44:04 · answer #1 · answered by kate 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, I believe there is more homework because students are getting taught more... not the other way around. Teachers are using classroom time to instruct rather than allow students to do their "homework" during class. With standardized testing in school these days, the teachers are being forced to cover a larger scope of material and are not always allowed to give students time in class to do the work... so it becomes home work. Don't attack the public school teachers! Try looking at parents that don't read with their kids... or don't want to help then with their homework...or place a higher value on extra-curriculars like soccer practice than school work. If there's an abdication of responsibility that is the place to look first... The public school teachers have to deal with the mess that the parents make of their kids at home...as well as the asinine testing systems that don't accurately measure much of anything.
2006-08-31 01:49:01 · answer #2 · answered by In the light 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Homework is more challenging because the demands on kids are more challenging....and over zealous parents who put their kids in soccer, lacrosse and softball during the same season is what is making life very stressful for kids. (I know a kid who is on three teams at least two seasons a year. Yeah, the kid is a talented athlete but always tired and I don't know how her grades are...)Anyway, in my school we have a general rule, 10 minutes per grade....so a fifth grade teacher can assign 50 minutes of work per evening Mon - Thurs. True 50 min. for one kid is an hour and a half for another....then the parent needs to notify the teacher so that accomodations can be made. Note: not an hour and a half with tv on and getting up to do whatever (or two practices in one afternoon)....actual sitting and doing homework that long earns modifications/accomodations. Home schooling has its advantages but also has disadvantages. Besides the obvious (socialization, mastering material and test scores) employers today are looking for workers who can communicate and work cooperatively.....hard to learn at home. Don't blame the educators...blame state mandates. In an effort to educate american children to be more academic minded (like many other foreign countries) the policies have become more rigorous. American society does not value education like other countries. Thus, the pressure to change society's perception of a good education. Teachers are mandated to accomplish some very lofty goals and to get kids over the bar. Very difficult to do in a world where parents do not want to be involved in their child's homework life and just want to get their kids to the next soccer practice.
2006-08-31 01:53:27 · answer #3 · answered by miatalise12560 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's hard to measure what is too much home work. Are we talking about elementary school or college? Some students spend 2 hours on the home work that will take the other ones only 1/2 hours to do the same. May be some colleges impose too much home work. It is all so relative. In any case to sacrifice your sleep because of home work is not healthy.
2006-08-31 04:03:00 · answer #4 · answered by ♥ FairLady ♥ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes it does ,because the load of homework takes there whole evening ,I dont like it at all when they spend 8 hours in school and come home that should be there down time ,I feel this is part of why some students dont do well they get to tired and burned out .on the first day of school both of mine had homework ,come on give these kids a break after 8 hours .I agree with you 100percent
2006-08-31 01:39:50 · answer #5 · answered by Holly 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
tell me about it , last week i didn't sleep for 54 hours because of my homework. CAN you believe that. I even fell asleep in my classes and started seeing two of everything. My eyes were all purple and looked swollen. ALL because of the overload of homework!!!! And i'm just a sophmore in high school.
2006-08-31 02:05:55 · answer #6 · answered by lifeisblah13 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
In some countries in Europe they give more homework example Romania
2006-08-31 02:40:04 · answer #7 · answered by Denise 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is a fact that too much of anything is no good. There must be a balance in everything for it to work properly.
2006-08-31 01:36:53 · answer #8 · answered by WC 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
TV is harming American and and other western countries not homework.
2006-08-31 01:39:05 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
i go to 3rd grade every day and we work hard and for what nothing.
2006-08-31 01:37:51 · answer #10 · answered by Darkrune399 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋