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Five Reasons I don't Assign Homework ›

world-shaker:

A short, but provocative article. This one may be the most incendiary thing on the list:

3 — Homework impinges upon a student’s time with family and on other, more valuable, activities — like play. As Alfie Kohn states in The Homework Myth, why should children be asked to work a second shift? It’s unconscionable to send children to work for nearly eight hours a day, then have them go home and work for 2-5 more hours; we don’t live in 19th century London.

(via ravenclawdia)

#yes.  #all of this  #omg  
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    Interesting. Kind of changed my perspective. Even though I hated homework, I always thought it was necessary to...
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  15. blueginjava said: As long as you can have your students practice and THINK INDEPENDENTLY, you may be right. I challenge you to do that in 40 min with 30 kids in a high school classroom. Elementary kids, maybe…
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    THIS ARTICLE IS A FUCKING WIN.
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    I agree with you that many parents aren’t as well equipped to recognize the value in the homework you do with your son....
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