tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45969838602256425.post8200970057848554020..comments2024-02-09T07:57:45.221-05:00Comments on Leading Motivated Learners: What Can I Say?TonySinanishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00624064743310267544noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45969838602256425.post-78470974675614944192016-01-24T10:09:54.749-05:002016-01-24T10:09:54.749-05:00I teach middle school level math in Patrick County...I teach middle school level math in Patrick County, Virginia. My first year as a teacher, I taught 2nd grade and gave homework every night, thinking that was the expected thing to do. The next year, I was moved to 4th/5th grade math. Within the first month I began to realize how damaging, yes damaging, giving homework could be. I noticed that my weaker students were becoming more frustrated as were parents. My view on assigning homework changed in that I only assigned homework study guides the night before a test. What I noticed was that students became more active in class and grades began to improve. Students who are struggling in class with a concept are still going to struggle at home. Plus, many parents are not familiar with the content or have simply forgotten how to do it themselves. Now you have two forces working against you, the student and the parent. As effective teachers, we should take the appropriate steps needed to ensure that our students are comprehending the content taught in the 7 hours we have them each day. So my question is, by giving homework to students, especially if they are struggling with it at school, are we failing them by causing them to become frustrated with homework that they do not fully comprehend? Should we be offering more avenues for remediation during the school day? I favor the second question.<br /><br />JamesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com