Would you still assign homework
if your curriculum wasn't so bloated and there wasn't
a standardized test at the end of the year? I think not...
I'm certainly not the first to write about homework, and I'm far
from the last. The topic of homework - whether or not to assign homework (and
how often, how much, what form it should take) - is a topic that instantly
elicits many emotional opinions from all involved. However, much of what I have
read and heard in the debate has glossed over what I feel is a fundamental
question. Why are you assigning it in the first place?
If you were able to teach in an environment where the scope of
the curriculum was truly manageable and you knew you'd be able to do
it justice and cover it in all its depth, would you assign homework? If you
were able to teach in an environment where you knew there wasn't a high-stakes
test with serious consequences at the end, would you assign homework?
I don't
believe many of us would - and if we did, it would take on a drastically
different format and purpose.
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