tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904219782540965444.post6866098994398378790..comments2024-03-14T04:06:54.124-04:00Comments on GENKAKU-AGAIN (adam fisher): no more homeworkgenkakuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12135705172119950326noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904219782540965444.post-82079214149819468842016-08-29T17:08:36.666-04:002016-08-29T17:08:36.666-04:00Given Holyoke's demographics, it's right c...Given Holyoke's demographics, it's right call.<br />See<br />http://www.towncharts.com/Massachusetts/Demographics/Holyoke-city-MA-Demographics-data.html<br /><br />The underlying idea is that in communities and cultures where parents are unavailable (missing, working two or more jobs, very sick, drug addicts, etc.) and / or not well educated, the children (K-10) do not and / or cannot benefit from homework. In order to do the homework correctly, they need to have already learned the material in class.<br /><br />Conversely, children with well educated parents, guardians, an involved extended family, etc. (with time, energy, patience, and articulateness) tend to do better.<br /><br />Anecdotally, in my career,I never had a great student without an excellent personal support system.<br /><br />Homework has an interesting history.<br /><br />Wikipedia does a surprisingly good job covering homework.<br /><br />For those wanting to further consider the issue of homework think more along the lines of money, politics (including the fine art of finger pointing), preconceived & unexamined prejudices (eg culture), as usual, educational research itself is, for the most part, the last thing the majority of the American public seems interested as well as most journalists and politicians. Pity.<br /><br />Retired Teachernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904219782540965444.post-9641226108049641902016-08-29T10:22:54.843-04:002016-08-29T10:22:54.843-04:00No more homework, but still a breath assailable, a...No more homework, but still a breath assailable, ain't complaining.Lin Rongxiangnoreply@blogger.com