tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post7274967357701845172..comments2024-03-04T06:49:58.529-05:00Comments on The Nerdy Teacher: Homework is NOT Bad! #edchat #NerdyCastThe Nerdy Teacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00967718792957188554noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-85650278608410413702014-04-04T13:45:46.491-04:002014-04-04T13:45:46.491-04:00I'm a pres-service English education teacher a...I'm a pres-service English education teacher and I was very interested in this topic as I had never given much thought to it before. I agree with you in saying that not all homework is bad because yes, as an English teacher, we require our students to read outside of the classroom in order for us to get discussions and work done the next day. My question for you is if I catch myself in the Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08337633671619218059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-56491162299626177472014-04-04T13:41:42.638-04:002014-04-04T13:41:42.638-04:00I'm a pre-service English education teacher an...I'm a pre-service English education teacher and I wanted to note that this is a topic that I hadn't really given much thought to yet. Now that I'm actually thinking about it, I agree that not all homework is bad because, like you noted earlier, as an English teacher, you have to make your students read AT HOME. There is no time in the classroom to read, so when else do you expect yourAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08337633671619218059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-13247518327493461742014-03-07T18:24:07.995-05:002014-03-07T18:24:07.995-05:00I wonder about the structure of it all. As a teac...I wonder about the structure of it all. As a teacher in a project based humanities community, my partner-teacher and I work to create an environment where the learning goals can be met in the classroom if students can drive their own learning and time is used efficiently. If a student achieves a goal in the time provided, then why assign homework? If not, I ask, "what do you need to know/Dan Freemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10878373677855712702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-3126211396192489522014-02-27T10:55:46.078-05:002014-02-27T10:55:46.078-05:00Nick, you dismiss anti-homework advocates in the s...Nick, you dismiss anti-homework advocates in the same manner you claim that they dismiss homework. Both arguments are fallacies of extension; however, after much research and experience, I think the benefits of homework fall far short of the drawbacks. As both a parent and teacher, I have seen both sides of the homework coin. <br /><br />I taught high school ELA and didn't assign homework. I Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14384596221520397244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-79255937705575396632014-02-22T00:24:07.615-05:002014-02-22T00:24:07.615-05:00This issue goes to the very core of what education...This issue goes to the very core of what education is about. As we measure everything, and am obsessed about doing so, the need to get through curricula forces education or of the classroom. This is upside down, children should be engaged to an extent that they seek more of the knowledge. No study has shown homework to be beneficial, in fact the opposite, and this is why we have some the Russhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05453520880691692970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-31915293530019248262014-02-12T14:23:17.823-05:002014-02-12T14:23:17.823-05:00I am currently a student teacher who is placed in ...I am currently a student teacher who is placed in an 8th grade Lang Arts classroom. I have been told numerous times that I should not bother assigning homework because the students refuse to do it. Because of this thought process, there have been full weeks dedicated to students coming in and silently reading or writing essays the whole time. I have always seen the need for outside reading and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-70815043033977647942014-02-11T16:27:32.281-05:002014-02-11T16:27:32.281-05:00I agree with John here (which is somewhat unusual ...I agree with John here (which is somewhat unusual for me because most of the time I silently disagree with his writing - sorry John). <br /><br />I have always thought that the idea of asking kids to work on school for nine or ten hours a day is outrageous. Many of us would erupt in righteous rage if our bosses asked us to do an extra three hours of work at home in addition to our regular work Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06537133229610062529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-9185385667832195122014-01-25T15:19:57.003-05:002014-01-25T15:19:57.003-05:00I absolutely agree. I teach 8th grade English (An...I absolutely agree. I teach 8th grade English (And AVID and Leadership) and at the middle school level in our district, Math and English classes are 2 periods long and the rest of the classes are 1 period. Each period is 45 minutes. This year, they decided to create a single period English class for kids who have advanced test scores. So, I have 40 kids for only 45 minutes, which is enough Hesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01133666657341135393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-29443105517215418282014-01-22T13:27:56.339-05:002014-01-22T13:27:56.339-05:00There's some medical evidence that learning ne...There's some medical evidence that learning needs to be reinforced at certain transfer points in order to make it into long-term memory accurately, and one of those windows is at 5-8 hours after the initial introduction. Do you think it would be worth assigning quick assignments in order to catch that window?Brienne Calmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05490740068704591239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-83320463254361315082014-01-22T12:29:52.492-05:002014-01-22T12:29:52.492-05:00I do love this conversation. As a parent, I've...I do love this conversation. As a parent, I've despised the homework my daughter has received - about 95% of the time. BUT, that's been because it has nearly always been, as you say, busy work. She's a senior now, and I can count on one hand the times she's gotten thoughtful, engaging homework assignments. I think this topic is one of those that keeps getting brushed aside in manyNunya Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11525535661287267268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-73399343080915125462014-01-22T11:55:20.512-05:002014-01-22T11:55:20.512-05:00Hi John - I don't disagree with where you'...Hi John - I don't disagree with where you're coming from here, but I also don't know of a solution. I want students to engage with material on their own (instead of being lectured to) so that class can be spent sharing, processing, etc. How can we fit it all in? I'm always, sincerely, looking for solutions. Please share here or link if you have some ideas.David Hochheiserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06941377910994389182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-89806554801050645892014-01-22T11:41:37.243-05:002014-01-22T11:41:37.243-05:00Nick, this is one of the few times when I really, ...Nick, this is one of the few times when I really, really disagree with you. <br /><br />I don't like homework and it's not because I confuse busy work with homework. I don't like homework, because it imposes a system of expectations on time that should belong to kids. I don't like the notion of a double shift for students. I don't like the idea that their school day has to Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10956056168256756705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-78391518184161723622014-01-22T11:22:02.596-05:002014-01-22T11:22:02.596-05:00It doesn't look like it, hopefully my travel r...It doesn't look like it, hopefully my travel radius will dramatically increase when my wife gets a teaching job in the fall :)Wm Chamberlainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06692221214846665588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-39902896877080181312014-01-22T11:18:10.589-05:002014-01-22T11:18:10.589-05:00Yes, there are a lot of breaks in the system, but ...Yes, there are a lot of breaks in the system, but I wouldn't try to sell other content areas short. Science needs its labs. History would be great if there was time for researching and exploring primary documents and topics of students' choosing. Extra time with small-group math tutoring? Bring it. have you ever seen an art class that's forced to spend at least 10 of its 45 David Hochheiserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06941377910994389182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-77712612777796487472014-01-22T08:50:40.676-05:002014-01-22T08:50:40.676-05:00Would love your thoughts on my comment below, Davi...Would love your thoughts on my comment below, David.Wm Chamberlainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06692221214846665588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-57101680557907266662014-01-22T08:33:47.056-05:002014-01-22T08:33:47.056-05:00Classes like literature require more preparation t...Classes like literature require more preparation time for the students as you discussed on the video. Your need for them to prepare at home simply highlights a broken system where the school day requires the same amount of time for every class. If you had your students for two periods a day and were required to teach them fewer (unimportant? less important?) objectives would they need time at Wm Chamberlainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06692221214846665588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-11383262176133708472014-01-22T08:30:57.958-05:002014-01-22T08:30:57.958-05:00Nicholas - I've always wondered how I could ru...Nicholas - I've always wondered how I could run a secondary ELA class without homework. No reading at night? No writing outside of class? I don't get how it'd be done. Then the flipping movement rolls along and everyone wants to do "content at home, deep discussions at school." This time it seems okay to them because it's on video and has a new name? Hmmmm. Still David Hochheiserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06941377910994389182noreply@blogger.com