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For and Against: The Case Homework
For and Against: The Case Homework
Summarized by:
Angela Orlikowski
Attitudes Toward Homework
TIMELINE
1910-1920: POSITIVE ATTITUDE “Homework helped create
disciplined minds” (p.1)
– MAIN POINTS:
“Asserted that homework contributes to a corporate
style, competitive U.S. culture that overvalues work to
the detriment of personal and familial well-being” (p.3)
– MAIN POINTS:
Quantity: Giving students too much homework
effects their family time and health
Quality: Teachers are not trained well enough in
how to assign homework
“Reduce the amount of homework, design more
valuable assignments, and avoid homework
altogether over breaks and holidays” (p.3)
The Case AGAINST Homework
– MAIN POINTS:
“Teachers should only assign homework when they can
justify that the assignments are ‘beneficial’” (p.4)
– Beneficial: experiments at home, cooking, crossword
puzzles with the family, watching TV shows, or reading
1. Grade Level
5. Parent Involvement
Grade Level
According
to Cooper in The Battle Over
Homework (2007), at different grade levels
homework has different purposes:
The “10 Minute Rule”: All students homework assignments in one day
combined together should take about as long to complete as the
students grade level multiplied by 10 minutes (Cooper, 2007).
– Example:
– 1st grade: 10x1= 10 minute
– 6th grade: 10x6=60 minutes
– 10th grade: 10x10=100 minutes (1 hour and 40 minutes)
Parent
Involvement
Studies show that parents feel like they are not prepared to help their
children with homework and stress occurs when they make an effort