The Polish government has introduced strict limits on the amount of homework pupils must do in a bid to modernise the education system. But some parents and teachers aren't convinced by the changes. #EuropeNews
homework is such an incredibly idiotic concept. a kid gets sent to school for 7 hours (if not more, at times) of mental work, and then they’re required to do even more work after they go back home.
That’s why I always refused to do it. To me it was two things. 1 An insult of my need of personal time. And 2, you had hours that day to teach me something and failed to do so, and I’m expected to learn it on my own? That’s on you.
Homework is quite handy, but homework should not be the “making” part, but rather the “info” part. Teachers should rather spend time doing stuff in class in stead of presenting and explaining when students could easily read a book at home or watch a video. The paractical stuff is much more important and the guidance of a teacher is much more valuable in the practical part of the lesson.
That is to be expected and is something you can prepare for. Easiest solution is that those kids could read the stuff in class and do the practical stuff at home. They’ll soon learn to prepare if they don’t want to get extra homework. There’s probably better solutions though.
Good luck trying to watch over 30 kids doing the practical part.
The biggest problem is the size of classes imo. If you have 10 pupils you don’t have the same pressure to neglect children who can’t match the speed of the curriculum.
Agreed. Teaching is a fun job, but not getting to do the best parts because of bad funding, more administration, bigger groups, bad salary, etc… is sucking the fun out of it.
homework is such an incredibly idiotic concept. a kid gets sent to school for 7 hours (if not more, at times) of mental work, and then they’re required to do even more work after they go back home.
That’s why I always refused to do it. To me it was two things. 1 An insult of my need of personal time. And 2, you had hours that day to teach me something and failed to do so, and I’m expected to learn it on my own? That’s on you.
Homework is quite handy, but homework should not be the “making” part, but rather the “info” part. Teachers should rather spend time doing stuff in class in stead of presenting and explaining when students could easily read a book at home or watch a video. The paractical stuff is much more important and the guidance of a teacher is much more valuable in the practical part of the lesson.
No that wouldn’t work at all. Kids would show up without having learned the concepts, except for the most studious.
That is to be expected and is something you can prepare for. Easiest solution is that those kids could read the stuff in class and do the practical stuff at home. They’ll soon learn to prepare if they don’t want to get extra homework. There’s probably better solutions though.
Are you disconnected from reality?
Homework. You’ve just described homework.
You don’t seem like a very nice person to have a discussion with. So I’ll leave it at that, that’s how disconnected from reality I am.
Good luck trying to watch over 30 kids doing the practical part.
The biggest problem is the size of classes imo. If you have 10 pupils you don’t have the same pressure to neglect children who can’t match the speed of the curriculum.
Agreed. Teaching is a fun job, but not getting to do the best parts because of bad funding, more administration, bigger groups, bad salary, etc… is sucking the fun out of it.