That homework isn’t discriminatory. Not all kids have lives that allow them to do it. If you can’t cover all the bases in whole ass 8 hours I’m there a day that’s on you, not me. This is only true k - 12, college level courses are voluntary so having some homework could be considered ok.
You do have a valid argument. There are lots of children that don’t have an environment that allows them to do homework or study.
I don’t think this means we should get rid of homework. Homework is essentially practicing what was learned in the classroom. Learning is a constant process, it doesn’t automatically happen after being exposed to a topic during the course of an 8 hour day. Learning anything requires practice. (The neurons that fire together wire together.)
If little Billy did the homework and got a bunch of stuff wrong, that helps the teacher identify and diagnose the skill issue, (in theory.) If little Billy didn’t do his homework at all, the teacher has no idea Billy could be struggling to learn the material until after he has been tested. It’s a tool to help students practice, and a tool to help teachers assess and diagnose. It shouldn’t be used as part of the rubric that determines what a child’s grade for the material is at the end of the term.
No, discrimination is discrimination, school is as many hours as a full time job, if an education system can’t teach kids what they need to know in that amount of time it’s failing. Discrimination is wrong.
That homework isn’t discriminatory. Not all kids have lives that allow them to do it. If you can’t cover all the bases in whole ass 8 hours I’m there a day that’s on you, not me. This is only true k - 12, college level courses are voluntary so having some homework could be considered ok.
Or clubs for that matter, which are what primarily determines your college and scholarship opportunities in my state.
You do have a valid argument. There are lots of children that don’t have an environment that allows them to do homework or study.
I don’t think this means we should get rid of homework. Homework is essentially practicing what was learned in the classroom. Learning is a constant process, it doesn’t automatically happen after being exposed to a topic during the course of an 8 hour day. Learning anything requires practice. (The neurons that fire together wire together.)
If little Billy did the homework and got a bunch of stuff wrong, that helps the teacher identify and diagnose the skill issue, (in theory.) If little Billy didn’t do his homework at all, the teacher has no idea Billy could be struggling to learn the material until after he has been tested. It’s a tool to help students practice, and a tool to help teachers assess and diagnose. It shouldn’t be used as part of the rubric that determines what a child’s grade for the material is at the end of the term.
No, discrimination is discrimination, school is as many hours as a full time job, if an education system can’t teach kids what they need to know in that amount of time it’s failing. Discrimination is wrong.