tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472287208924187505.post6671681826103195174..comments2024-03-19T00:04:13.541-04:00Comments on Successful Teaching: Reducing Homework Stressloonyhikerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05378360383088143368noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472287208924187505.post-33958399742661125522009-01-21T06:35:00.000-05:002009-01-21T06:35:00.000-05:00Travis: Thanks for the link to the homework post. ...Travis: Thanks for the link to the homework post. I enjoyed reading it especially since I agreed with it! :) Thanks for reading my blog too!loonyhikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05378360383088143368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472287208924187505.post-49034210831272945312009-01-21T06:33:00.000-05:002009-01-21T06:33:00.000-05:00Justine: I like that new terminology. I think I wi...Justine: I like that new terminology. I think I will start using that too!loonyhikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05378360383088143368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472287208924187505.post-23071157687886164052009-01-21T06:32:00.000-05:002009-01-21T06:32:00.000-05:00Shirley Smith: Thanks for the link! I will have to...Shirley Smith: Thanks for the link! I will have to check that out. I am the person that thinks it teaches responsibility but only if the students know how to do the work and it is good practice, not for the sake of just giving them something to do. I like the idea of giving lectures for them to listen to at home so work can be done with the teacher instead of the other way around.loonyhikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05378360383088143368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472287208924187505.post-54862048905215413302009-01-21T00:55:00.000-05:002009-01-21T00:55:00.000-05:00Rationale is crucial and you have stated it as so....Rationale is crucial and you have stated it as so. Nice. Another blogger has also posted on homework this month and I see much in the way of similar thinking between you two. I am pleased that thoughtful teachers like you two exist. <BR/><BR/>http://www.storiesfromschool.org/2009/01/what-to-do-about-homework.html<BR/><BR/>And Shirley, I love Kohn. I agree, better to eliminate unless it is an Travis A. Wittwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06216691022005755675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472287208924187505.post-59151536901534070242009-01-20T13:07:00.000-05:002009-01-20T13:07:00.000-05:00Hi Pat, I'd love to see the word HomeWORK eliminat...Hi Pat, I'd love to see the word HomeWORK eliminated and replaced with HomeLEARNING. Work is something you do for other people Learning is something we do for ourselves. <BR/><BR/>I have seen this terminology successfully used, replacing Homework for Homelearning and with students taking responsiblity more with their homelearning. Parents also picked up on the term and the "image" of homework Ms Driverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07117330226148531358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472287208924187505.post-34785625086152242452009-01-20T09:37:00.000-05:002009-01-20T09:37:00.000-05:00Pat, you hit the nail on the head with "have a rat...Pat, you hit the nail on the head with "have a rationale." If you ask teachers why they give homework, most will say that it teaches responsibility and reinforces learning. NO research proves either rationale. The check for understanding should be for the learning that was supposed to happen. I have sat in many classrooms where homework was being "reviewed" because so many students either didShirley Ann Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10831353698086413783noreply@blogger.com