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<blockquote data-quote="Kathy813" data-source="post: 109217" data-attributes="member: 1967"><p>MWM ~ Did you even read my post? I did not advocate fighting a homework battle at home ~ in fact, quite the opposite.</p><p></p><p>And yes, I do think like a regular ed teacher ~ probably because I am a regular ed teacher. However, in today's least restrictive environment, many special education students are being placed in regular education inclusion classes and they are expected to perform at the same level on assessments and standardized testing. In order to do that, at the middle and high school level at least, homework is essential to mastering the material.</p><p></p><p>I understand that some special education students will never be able to perform at that level and need to be in special classes. In those cases, homework would not be as important if necessary at all. I also understand that an alternative to homework for some special education students can be a resource or study skills class where the assignments can be done at school instead of at home. The important thing is that the students get time to practice the material at some point before the next class day.</p><p></p><p>I think that we need to be careful when we make homework sound like an unnecessary evil that is just imposed on children to bring strife to them and their families.</p><p></p><p>I liked these educators' take on the importance of homework:</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Navineja ~ So as to not lose sight of the purpose of the thread, in your case, I think the most important part of my post is in the last sentence. The kids should be able to do it alone. If your difficult child can't do it alone, I think you need to follow up on the suggestions on testing. I would also schedule a conference with the teacher and tell her what is happening at home. If you find that your difficult child is perfectly capable of doing the work in class by herself, then you will know that she should be able to finish the assignments at home on her own.</p><p></p><p>~Kathy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kathy813, post: 109217, member: 1967"] MWM ~ Did you even read my post? I did not advocate fighting a homework battle at home ~ in fact, quite the opposite. And yes, I do think like a regular ed teacher ~ probably because I am a regular ed teacher. However, in today's least restrictive environment, many special education students are being placed in regular education inclusion classes and they are expected to perform at the same level on assessments and standardized testing. In order to do that, at the middle and high school level at least, homework is essential to mastering the material. I understand that some special education students will never be able to perform at that level and need to be in special classes. In those cases, homework would not be as important if necessary at all. I also understand that an alternative to homework for some special education students can be a resource or study skills class where the assignments can be done at school instead of at home. The important thing is that the students get time to practice the material at some point before the next class day. I think that we need to be careful when we make homework sound like an unnecessary evil that is just imposed on children to bring strife to them and their families. I liked these educators' take on the importance of homework: Navineja ~ So as to not lose sight of the purpose of the thread, in your case, I think the most important part of my post is in the last sentence. The kids should be able to do it alone. If your difficult child can't do it alone, I think you need to follow up on the suggestions on testing. I would also schedule a conference with the teacher and tell her what is happening at home. If you find that your difficult child is perfectly capable of doing the work in class by herself, then you will know that she should be able to finish the assignments at home on her own. ~Kathy [/QUOTE]
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