tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061832609518891075.post5525805135414352963..comments2024-03-28T11:38:34.959-05:00Comments on Leaves On My Tree: Down With HomeworkEmma Springfieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10543689047463574012noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061832609518891075.post-28806996712817362512015-03-13T12:38:58.126-05:002015-03-13T12:38:58.126-05:00These are all important points. As I said i think ...These are all important points. As I said i think there must be a better way. If students are only in school for hours each day I would not have as much problem with some homework. It bears further study.Emma Springfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10543689047463574012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061832609518891075.post-5218250553707468312015-03-13T11:29:36.072-05:002015-03-13T11:29:36.072-05:00Dear Emma, this is interesting! I think that it de...Dear Emma, this is interesting! I think that it depends a lot on the time children spend at school. In Germany there are schools were you come at 8 and leave at 13 or earlier - and Ganztagsschulen, where they do their homework at school. In the first case I think homework is necessary, though I see your point about unfairness because for some parents it might be easier to help their child than others. <br />I had a lot of homework to do - and I believe that it was quite helpful: to learn something by heart is more difficult in a class - though I agree that in former times schoolchildren learned a lot more by heart (when I think of my parents), and were able to do the tasks you name above. But maybe they learn different skills nowadays - though I fear a bit that the span of attention is very much reduced by all the new media. And I see that a lot of kids don't move enough - due to computer/TV on one side, but traffic on roads and less sites to play on (and very, very anxious protecting parents) on the other. Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061832609518891075.post-26877642950976374312015-03-12T14:57:57.722-05:002015-03-12T14:57:57.722-05:00There is a lot to be said for homeschooling. At th...There is a lot to be said for homeschooling. At the same time I personally believe that the social interaction at regular school is a valuable experience too. Emma Springfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10543689047463574012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061832609518891075.post-81197777873766204242015-03-12T03:42:08.018-05:002015-03-12T03:42:08.018-05:00These difficult parts of kids going to school make...These difficult parts of kids going to school make me consider homeschooling for my own kids someday. I think the pros lean more on homeschooling than the traditional one. :)Lux G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00557863683608790087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061832609518891075.post-37571285955175586712015-03-11T22:00:03.519-05:002015-03-11T22:00:03.519-05:00I believe you may be right about the time. To be f...I believe you may be right about the time. To be fair we were sometimes given homework in high school but we had one class period of study hall. A teacher presided and all we did was study. Our homework was completed then.Emma Springfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10543689047463574012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061832609518891075.post-17479961638081118702015-03-11T21:57:41.833-05:002015-03-11T21:57:41.833-05:00It is different. My children attended public schoo...It is different. My children attended public school in a large city. The teachers are supposed to teach the children while keeping certain members of the class from being violent. I am not mindless of the obstructions they face to doing their jobs. There has to be a way to do this.Emma Springfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10543689047463574012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061832609518891075.post-88576498670975230002015-03-11T21:02:26.976-05:002015-03-11T21:02:26.976-05:00Some interesting points both in your post, Emma, a...Some interesting points both in your post, Emma, and in the comments made. I cannot recall how much homework was given in the Catholic elementary school I attended, but there was definitely homework in the Catholic high school. It would be great if lessons could be completed within the classroom structure, but many schools today actually have less school time than when I attended.Beatrice P. Boydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08281239556392874979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061832609518891075.post-15348987051893557112015-03-11T20:34:50.927-05:002015-03-11T20:34:50.927-05:00Kids will burn out early doing homework every nigh...Kids will burn out early doing homework every night. I'm not sure what constraints teachers face these days, but I know it's a different environment than when I was a kid.<br />RRick Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01005727239466916086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061832609518891075.post-84739913362101028022015-03-10T14:43:54.459-05:002015-03-10T14:43:54.459-05:00Thank you for your input. I think it is something ...Thank you for your input. I think it is something worth investigating further.Emma Springfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10543689047463574012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061832609518891075.post-45359576943250667012015-03-10T14:41:07.392-05:002015-03-10T14:41:07.392-05:00Studies have been done about those heavy backpacks...Studies have been done about those heavy backpacks so many children have to use. They are causing spinal problems due to the weight. Thank you for bringing that to our attention.Emma Springfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10543689047463574012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061832609518891075.post-64409650571085116092015-03-10T14:38:09.908-05:002015-03-10T14:38:09.908-05:00Oddly enough I heard on the news this morning that...Oddly enough I heard on the news this morning that a principal in New york has banned homework for the school she is in charge of. Maybe it will start a trend.Emma Springfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10543689047463574012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061832609518891075.post-72910601304231769032015-03-10T14:21:55.541-05:002015-03-10T14:21:55.541-05:00I agree with you about homeworks. At where I have ...I agree with you about homeworks. At where I have worked at before, I have seen how homeworks tortured students. They're left to be doing their homework until 2 or 3 am. I have very big pity for the children. More than that, some these homeworks are nonsense, not even an exercise that would make the pupils remember what they were taught about. Some of them are pretty irrelevant or just mere repetition. I think that homeworks are ok as far as it doesn't leave the child suffering. In my homecountry, students bring at most 3 homeworks a day. Subject teachers coordinate and make sure that no not any more than 3 HW are given. Also no surprise tests on a Monday k owing that children had a rest and nobody really opened their books on a weekend.Marihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01160765895988797343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061832609518891075.post-58387241254514667452015-03-10T10:09:31.881-05:002015-03-10T10:09:31.881-05:00Hello greetings and good wishes.
Very interesting...Hello greetings and good wishes.<br /><br />Very interesting post and thought provoking.<br /><br />In my city, Kochi, little children are made to carry a heavy load of books and note books weighing not less than five to six kilos. Why this is done only the school and the teacher knows. I understand that children are made to carry all the books so that if one teacher is absent another teacher can teach her subject. eg. if the history teacher is absent, the maths teacher can teach maths. There is a time table but the time table is not followed.<br /><br />Here also too much home work is given. The only difference is that most of the children go to tuition classes immediately after school time and do their home work with the tuition teacher. Most of the children spend their time either in school or tuition classes and they have no time to rest or relax or play. <br /><br />The parents push their children to study too much and score high marks in examinations. Most parents want their children to become engineers or doctors.<br />There is too much pressure on children to study and score good marks.<br /><br />Teachers don't have to really teach because the real teaching is done by the tuition teachers. Some teachers who don't teach in school will take give tuitions in their houses to make money.<br /><br />Teaching profession has become very commercial.<br /><br />Best wishesJoseph Pulikotilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07074346261093541776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061832609518891075.post-48755929722076724022015-03-10T06:09:17.009-05:002015-03-10T06:09:17.009-05:00I so agree with you. The time that kids spend on h...I so agree with you. The time that kids spend on homework could be spent exercising. Also, my 10 year old nephew asked his mother if she could teach him cursive writing. They don't teach this in schools anymore. Sad.<br />You should forward this post to those in administration in our schools!Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.com