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- From: Lloyd.Johnston@p0.f45.n342.z1.fidonet.org (Lloyd Johnston)
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- Subject: HOMEWORK
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- Date: Wed, 23 Dec 92 12:28:00 PDT
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- CH> The problem is that these kids seem to be so involved in their social
- CH> beings, that homework is definately no priority and only a nuisance to
- CH> be gotten out of the way ASAP. Does your district have a policy as to
- CH> the weight of homework in the overall grade of the student?
-
- I will but in here.
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- At my high school in Stony Plain (30 mins west of Edmonton, Alberta) homework
- for the most part is "optional". In most classes the teacher will give a
- lesson or two. Homework is assigned. The students can either do it or not.
- The next day, students ask questions about any problems they had. If they
- didn't do the homework they won't know where they have problems. Then at the
- end of the units a test is given. The tests are worth 100% of the units,
- homework is not graded.
-
- The good students will do their homework whetner or not it is graded. If
- their are 10 similar questions and they got the idea on question 4 they will
- not waste their time doing the other six. In my AP 30 class however we
- usually have to do everything and still ask the teacher because it is
- deceptively difficult.
-
- This method puts a good deal of trust in the students, but really it makes
- no difference. Most students who never do their homework will probably
- not do it even under punishment of death . . . <<big grin>>
-
-
-
- ... Homework? Yea I vacuum the floors...
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