SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Alarmed by indicators of student stress like cheating and substance abuse, a handful of Bay Area schools are reducing an education staple: homework.
Oak Knoll Elementary in Menlo Park has mostly banned homework -- except reading, special projects or catch-up work. Palo Alto's Addison Elementary and the Berryessa School District in San Jose are discussing the issue.
Critics said homework steals time that increasingly busy children need to play or spend with family. Homework proponents argue that it teaches students to be more responsible and manage their time.
Fueled by parent complaints, the too-much-homework issue has taken root primarily in wealthy communities with high-achieving schools. Struggling schools are still trying to involve parents in their children's education.
And some schools are trying to find a balance. Ohlone Elementary School in Palo Alto assigns homework to the parents.
I went to private school and the workload I had was mind-numbing. We went from 7:45 am to 4:00 pm and if you slotted classes properly you could have up to 8 classes a day(I did this so my senior year was a breeze, I was outta there by 1 am). I'm GLAD I had very little time to screw around, kept my head in the right place.
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I agree with homework in high-school (it's manageable), however the load in some post-secondary programs is ridiculous. We are definitely an over-stressed society, but who am I to complain... i'm one of those students who has experienced what it's like to have no life.
yes this is a great idea.. The teachers are getting paid enough to teach kids in school not do a little then push the work back home with kids so they have to get the parents to do it after their long day at work and so forth. You go to school to learn not to figure out ways to fit so many books into one bag
homework should be a min 30 min even for the dumba$s kids. Just enough so kids take their own initative. schools overload kids too much 1- 2 hrs homework is bs! kids end up saying f*ck it
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brembo wrote:I went to private school(School for special kids of a redneck family) and the workload (chopping wood) I had was mind-numbing. We (brembo and any one of the numerous gay teachers)went from 7:45 am to 4:00 pm and if you slotted classes properly you could have up to 8 classes(all classes which tought basics on on brushing tooth, not telling mommy (sister) or daddy, flashcards, abbacus and stacking beer cans ) a day(I did this so my senior year(Grade 3 ) was a breeze, I was outta there by 1 am (bcz he thought he was in kindergarden am class for 3 years). I'm GLAD ( as are many children with down syndrome but not all drool as much) I had very little time to screw around (sister went to a different school) kept my head in the right place.(learned to control gag reflex)
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I was going to post a link to that thread, but the SG search results for "bullsh|t" were too numerous
sometimes you have to think outside the box to get inside the box .
I'm sorry people, but public schools aren't nearly engaging enough. Education is the foundation of our society and we are slipping, IMHO.
We're importing doctors and engineers at a staggering rate, because we cannot produce them domestically in the needed numbers. School should be longer, stricter, and most importantly much more dynamic. The "one size fits all" approach of our education system is inadequate.
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triniwasp wrote:I'm sorry people, but public schools aren't nearly engaging enough. Education is the foundation of our society and we are slipping, IMHO.
We're importing doctors and engineers at a staggering rate, because we cannot produce them domestically in the needed numbers. School should be longer, stricter, and most importantly much more dynamic. The "one size fits all" approach of our education system is inadequate.
well said!!
why we went to homeschooling my daughter is doing a lot better now then in public schools
triniwasp wrote:I'm sorry people, but public schools aren't nearly engaging enough. Education is the foundation of our society and we are slipping, IMHO.
We're importing doctors and engineers at a staggering rate, because we cannot produce them domestically in the needed numbers. School should be longer, stricter, and most importantly much more dynamic. The "one size fits all" approach of our education system is inadequate.
I completely agree with the schools not being engaging enough, however i disagree that school should be longer and stricter.
For many kids school is boring and it sucks and so they dont pay attention wether its 6 hrs a day or 10 hrs a day. kids need to feel rewarded for learning and whats rewarding to one may not be rewrding to another and so the one size fits all approach sucks.
I was going to post a link to that thread, but the SG search results for "bullsh|t" were too numerous
sometimes you have to think outside the box to get inside the box .
Californian education would be better if there weren't 40+ students per teacher crammed into a room. They have been also closing down schools around here.
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