[LIT] Discussion on Homework

[Alice Cortigiano]

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[mailto:lit-bounces at literacyworkshop.org] On Behalf Of Melissa Harrelson
Sent: Monday, April 09, 2007 6:21 PM
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Subject: [LIT] Discussion on Homework

To the members of this listserv, I wanted to know your opinion on homework.

Do you think that teachers today give to much homework to children? YES

 Do you 
think that it is good to have children doing homeowrk for 2-3 hours 
everynight, having parents hurrying them up or doing it for them so they can

get to bed on time and have their homework done? No, no, no. 

I really think that teachers need to communicate more on what they are
assigning but this is so difficult because our schedules are so tight and
there is no time for teacher discussions. It is a major problem We are
finding that kids just aren't doing it. I am fortunate to have a job that I
do not have to assign homework...it is wonderful but the problem still
remains for content teachers. We are mandated to assign it, the kids don't
do it, the parents don't really seem to support the process, so what to
do???

Alice

Melissa Harrelson

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