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More Homework, More Problems!
More Homework, More Problems!
"What does less homework, shorter school days, and no tests do to education?". This is a clever question that was asked in class based off our readings for the week. The question arose from a discussion about the importance of a liberal arts education.
Homework and test are an essential part of learning. If you're in a class where your teacher doesn't check your homework are you really going to do it? No you think you're just wasting your time. Yes teachers should assign homework but if they do't check they shouldn't get mad when they find out they're students don't do it. They were a student once too they should know. Although a teacher might not check the homework but they give a test every week. The only way you're going to pass is if you do the homework and the readings that were assigned. Take 2 hours out of your day to do your homework or fail the class? It's your choice.
Homework and test are an essential part of learning. If you're in a class where your teacher doesn't check your homework are you really going to do it? No you think you're just wasting your time. Yes teachers should assign homework but if they do't check they shouldn't get mad when they find out they're students don't do it. They were a student once too they should know. Although a teacher might not check the homework but they give a test every week. The only way you're going to pass is if you do the homework and the readings that were assigned. Take 2 hours out of your day to do your homework or fail the class? It's your choice.
In my generation kids see something that's difficult and won't even try to do it. They don't even bother to ask for help. A liberal arts education doesn't let kids feel as though they're failing because they're actually taught to try. They learn that failing it okay but accepting failure is something not to do.
The question that i brought up in the beginning was actually answered but they were all different. Some people agreed to shorten a school day some didn't. I personally agreed to it. My school had 8 periods so you were doing the same thing every single day. It gets tedious after awhile. You want something different. When you're in college you, you're never in the same class for two semester it always changes up. But the no homework thing is a dumb idea. Not giving students homework means they will not even think to look at what they learned during the day. It would defeat the purpose of even teaching them a concept that you want them to understand on there own.
I would love not to take another test in my life but I know that's not going to happen. Taking test is a very hard thing to do, but it's something you'll have to deal with. Students just have to learn how to have better studying habits.
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