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Another one of those teachers who doesn't get it
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<blockquote data-quote="Kathy813" data-source="post: 566895" data-attributes="member: 1967"><p>Ah . . . my favorite thread . . .HOMEWORK!</p><p></p><p>I found reading through the posts to be fascinating. Some of the posters thought the problem was that teachers were too lenient about homework and deadlines and it made kids lazy and undisciplined and set them up for rude awakening in the real world (which is my personal opinion).</p><p></p><p>Others thought teachers were too strict and inflexible and didn't understand special needs and that exceptions need to be made (which has some validity also).</p><p></p><p>So basically, teachers are damned it they do and damned it they don't. Welcome to my world.</p><p></p><p>My school district has banned homework zeros. Students are supposed to be allowed to make up their homework so I allow them to come to my classroom and do the assignment in front of me during their lunch (that way I know they really did it and didn't copy it from someone else). Of course, some students won't do that either so then what am I supposed to do? Go to their house and eat dinner with the family and then help the student do their homework? Oh wait, that won't work since they have a part-time job and won't be home until midnight. So I guess I could go to their house in the morning and eat breakfast with them and help them do their homework then. Oh wait, that won't work since they oversleep and get to school late.</p><p></p><p>Yeah, I'm being kind of snarky here but at some point students need to take responsibility . . . especially the juniors and seniors that I teach.</p><p></p><p>It is not suprising to me that many students that get good grades in high school flunk out of their first year of college. They simply have never been required to develop a work ethic or meet deadlines.</p><p></p><p>Just my take from the other side . . .</p><p></p><p>~Kathy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kathy813, post: 566895, member: 1967"] Ah . . . my favorite thread . . .HOMEWORK! I found reading through the posts to be fascinating. Some of the posters thought the problem was that teachers were too lenient about homework and deadlines and it made kids lazy and undisciplined and set them up for rude awakening in the real world (which is my personal opinion). Others thought teachers were too strict and inflexible and didn't understand special needs and that exceptions need to be made (which has some validity also). So basically, teachers are damned it they do and damned it they don't. Welcome to my world. My school district has banned homework zeros. Students are supposed to be allowed to make up their homework so I allow them to come to my classroom and do the assignment in front of me during their lunch (that way I know they really did it and didn't copy it from someone else). Of course, some students won't do that either so then what am I supposed to do? Go to their house and eat dinner with the family and then help the student do their homework? Oh wait, that won't work since they have a part-time job and won't be home until midnight. So I guess I could go to their house in the morning and eat breakfast with them and help them do their homework then. Oh wait, that won't work since they oversleep and get to school late. Yeah, I'm being kind of snarky here but at some point students need to take responsibility . . . especially the juniors and seniors that I teach. It is not suprising to me that many students that get good grades in high school flunk out of their first year of college. They simply have never been required to develop a work ethic or meet deadlines. Just my take from the other side . . . ~Kathy [/QUOTE]
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