I could not agree more. I was just thinking about the public H.S. I went to and realized the classes with the least and easiest homework where also the classes with the most engaging teachers. I think partly because we where educated and informed by those teachers and partly because they where not the teachers that would have us read a chapter from the book, then send us home with several assignments that (IMHO) should have and could have been covered in the classroom.
I also think that in grade school, some children, (Like myself) don't have parents that can aid the children in their homework and thus it takes far longer, (4 or 5 hours in my case). This does have an effect on social development. Kids in grade school need "play time". Teachers should not assume a child has the aid of parents for homework and should use a better time avarage for homework. Perhaps 3 hours?
I realize my experience was not "normal", but I think my view would remain the same if it where more "normal".
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I could not agree more. I was just thinking about the public H.S. I went to and realized the classes with the least and easiest homework where also the classes with the most engaging teachers. I think partly because we where educated and informed by those teachers and partly because they where not the teachers that would have us read a chapter from the book, then send us home with several assignments that (IMHO) should have and could have been covered in the classroom.
I also think that in grade school, some children, (Like myself) don't have parents that can aid the children in their homework and thus it takes far longer, (4 or 5 hours in my case). This does have an effect on social development. Kids in grade school need "play time". Teachers should not assume a child has the aid of parents for homework and should use a better time avarage for homework. Perhaps 3 hours?
I realize my experience was not "normal", but I think my view would remain the same if it where more "normal".