By: TEACHING GODDESS

TEACHING GODDESS — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 08:09:43 +0000

Personally, ma’am I think it’s barely enough. I am a German teacher in high school. My students have homework virtually every night, they have projects they have to budget their time for, weekly vocabulary quizzes, pop quizzes and, twice a semester, they have two MAJOR tests that they have to prep for with my study guide.
Also, I frequently give homework on the weekends and sometimes over breaks.
As far as I’m concerned, disciplined study habits need to happen and I just don’t see it from most students since they have many teachers who coddle them. My goal is to make sure they KNOW what to expect when they get to college and that they are prepared for it, that it doesn’t knock them over with a feather. I tell them I am an INSTRUMENT for their success, but it’s all about choices–THEIR choices and although they work hard, we also play hard. Currently, I teach at three different districts. One of them is a very fine district, the other two don’t have as good a reputation (or the money) but I have success stories in ALL three districts. I actually have kids who WANT pop quizzes, becasue it helps them focus for my tests. I live in Michigan currently.

By: PatV

PatV — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 08:09:42 +0000

I have found that it often isn’t the grade, it is the school.
Some schools emphasize “study hall” or a “study period” where students can work on homework. (Especially in schools where athletics are pushed.) This is great for students who otherwise would be too busy for schoolwork or don’t have a good home environment to focus.
Some teachers “allow” students to choose whether to work on homework at school. This is when you see the students’ personality come out – some will tackle homework to be done, others will read instead and take homework home.
Outside of school reading time – do your kids read in the car? Count That. Is the time based on a week? Divide up the total time for that week.
My kids are now 23, 17, 11. We’ve lived in 7 school districts, and almost always it was my kid making choices about homework. Math almost always has daily worksheets, same for foreign language. Spelling is assigned usually on Mondays – students can often work ahead.
Don’t stress – I hate homework too.

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