A new homework season for local students
Posted Sep 11, 2016 06:05:40 AM.
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One week down with many more to go for our local students.
The summer break drew to a close this past week and it will be just a matter of time before the homework starts coming home, if it hasn’t already.
One expert says those involved in the debate over what constitutes the right amount of homework are split into two camps: too much after-school work is going home versus those who say it’s just right.
Professor of Science Education, Department of Secondary Education, at the University of Alberta, Greg Thomas says he is not against teachers assigning homework, but one size does not fit all.
He says, “All students being assigned the same homework doesn’t seem to run in any way, shape or form, in line with any reasonable education philosophy.”
He says there’s also the matter of access to resources and work space for students – that not all students have the ability to work on assignments at home.
Thomas says there is a place for homework, but it needs to be well thought out.
He says there’s also the matter of the hours in a school day, which he says are not that far off from a typical workday, and he wonders how many people want to come home from work and then turn around and do more work.
