Mayabird wrote:Math problems, science problems - they are not going to learn math and science without doing problems. Writing papers - people are getting practically illiterate. They don't know how to write a simple paragraph or even a couple coherent sentences. Punctuation? Capitalization? If they don't do it, they might only be getting experience from instant messanger (*shudders*). A few of the kids will be reading on their own, but how many of them would rather watch TV? Granted, a lot of homework is pointless busywork (like some coloring assignments I had in high school - color the maps all pretty colors! I gave that teacher so much hell for that one), but some of it is very necessary and useful.
The problem with illiteracy is that they don't bother teaching english mechanics pass grade 8, and they drop useful skills for poetry and loads of useless stories.
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If you don't know basic language skills after eight solid years of it, you're up shit creek anyway. Seriously, if you can steadfastly avoid learning something for EIGHT YEARS, what good is another four going to do?
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White Haven wrote:Maya, that is true, some of the work has a purpose. But you've got an hour and a half of class time, there's more than enough room for at least some of that stuff to stay /at/ the school, rather than bleeding over into a student's free time.
Here in the States, each class lasts about 45-50 minutes. Not really enough time for guided practice, let alone doing homework at school. Unless, of course, that's all you do in class.
Aaaah...Bob? Last I checked, Virginia failed to secede from the Union. Hour-and-a-half classes are becoming a reality on this side of the lake.
Depends on where you go. As of two years ago, my high school had 43 minute classes (down from 50, because they wanted to add in the hour-long reading period).
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