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Before & After Reading Activities
Before Reading:
Building Academic Vocabulary and Background Knowledge
Before reading a book, it is important to tap into what your child or students already know about the topic. This will help them develop their vocabulary, increase their reading comprehension, and make connections across the curriculum.
1. Look at the cover of the book. What will this book be about?
2. What do you already know about the topic?
3. Let's study the Table of Contents. What will you learn about in the book's chapters?
4. What would you like to learn about this topic? Do you think you might learn about it from this book? Why
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Yes, Please!
Teachers have a lot of material to cover during each school day. The allotted time for a lesson may only allow students to explore the basics.
With so much to learn, there simply isn't enough time to do it all in the classroom. Homework is necessary because it extends learning beyond the school day.
In addition to giving you more time to learn, homework lets you practice learning independently.
Without a teacher and classmates at home to help, you only have yourself to rely on.
Homework gives you an opportunity to discover things that may not be covered in the classroom. It also lets you practice using resources such as the public library and the Internet to study a topic.
Learning how to study is just as important as studying a particular topic. Homework teaches you both the material and how to learn on your own.
Since every student learns differently, homework puts you in charge.
Homework develops positive study skills. Because your studies become more complex, or difficult, each year, you should begin developing good study habits at an early age.
Reality Check
Researchers say homework teaches students the importance of responsibility, time management, good study habits, and staying with a task until it is
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Reality Check
Research shows that homework assignments involving student-parent interactions are more likely to be turned in than non-interactive assignments.
Homework? No Way!
There are many reasons teachers should not assign homework.
Students spend most of their day in a classroom, so their free time should be spent doing what they want. Kids need time to relax. They need time to participate in activities they enjoy, whether it's sports, music, or just riding their bikes all over the neighborhood.
Homework can prevent students from discovering what they really enjoy doing. There is no time for them to read about interesting topics, or think about their own ideas, because they are too busy trying to keep up with their homework. By the time they are finished, they are too tired to do anything else.
Reality Check
Some researchers say students that have too much homework do not have a healthy life balance.
Students spend most of their time at home studying and completing assignments. This prevents them from spending time with family and friends, which can make them feel isolated.
Parents want to spend time with their kids, but homework can
Homework is not necessary or beneficial to middle school students for three specific reasons: 1) it uses up time that should be spent with family, helping the community, playing sports, or just being a kid; 2) homework does not make or break a student's performance in school; 3) even though it is debatable that homework can improve academic achievement,
I had thought that homework plays a significant role in enrichment and reinforcement of what was taught at school. Not only that, I thought homework also teaches personal responsibilities in preparation for the work world. Now, howerver, I question whether students benefit from homework assignments. Are these unrealistic expectations for students in resource? I do not think so. I understand that these students have other issues to deal with at home and the last thing they need to do is complete some math or English assignment.
In conclusion, homework is a waste of time. Time that can be better spent is with family and having fun participating in extracurricular activities. Eliminating homework allows students the reward of free time and the invaluable time spent with family. Homework creates unnecessary stress and strain for parents and students alike. Also, homework allows teachers to pawn off their own teaching responsibilities to students and parents with hours of homework. Homework is not beneficial and it should be banned for students Kindergarten thru 8th grade.
Homework, it’s a waste of time, money, paper and trees. Some people don’t even do the homework or they just copy it off of others the day it’s due so, they didn’t really learn much at all. In addition, if we didn’t do the homework, we may have had a doctor’s appointment or something important we had to do.
It also helps us to remember the materials that were taught in class. Another reason homework can be beneficial is the fact that it can prepare us for tests and the dreadful pop-quiz that a teacher may randomly give us. This fact was proven, according to a 2006 study by Harris Cooper, director of Duke University’s Program in Education, in the article “Homework or Not? That is the “Research Question”. The studies instituted that “students who had homework performed better on class tests compared to those who did not” (DeNisco).
Dr. Michael Nagel, an associate professor at the University of the Sunshine Coast, says homework has no scientific benefit and that it could even be bad for a student’s brain. “The adult brain does not fully mature until the third decade of life (a person’s thirty’s) and too much stimulation could cause unnecessary stress on a student.” An analysis conducted by Pearson showed that the number of hours spent on homework was between ten and sixty-five hours a week, with females scoring higher on the hours of homework, stres...
Homework is something that every student is faced with and has had to do from generation to generation but that should change. Today’s students are more busy than ever. School, work, jobs it is becoming too much . Innovative schools have discovered that many students benefit from no homework or a limited amount of homework. Homework teaches responsibility and balance. At the same there needs to be time for rest and reciprocation which is also important for a healthy balance. Homework is effective and daunting it should be adjusted to students grades k-12 everyday lives, it helps students to balance in school and out of school tasks.
In closing, I want to reiterate that homework is an important piece in your student's education. It allows for additional practice of skills introduced and taught during school hours. Successful students are able to manage their time and nightly homework helps to prepare students for life after high
Homework offers multiple benefits for real life. One benefit of homework is that it helps the student develop essential skills. While homework may seem like a tedious task, it can help a student comprehend the material. Homework is necessary for more than just a grade; it is an assignment that teaches you valuable life skills. According to “Do students have too much homework?”, homework should lead students to be better at taking what they know and applying it to a certain task. Students tend to portray homework as something that they have to get done without knowing the value that lies behind it. Homework enables the student to recall a certain problem and apply it to another distinctive situation. According to “Do students have too much homework?”, applying knowledge is the most important. Learning is definitely important but what students do with the facts that they learned is essential as well. Applying knowledge allows the students to take a simple fact and relate it to a grander scheme of things. Relating what they know will enhance their creativity and let them see behind the lines of how everything connects.
Cooper, Robinson and Patall 2006; Corno and Xu 2004; Johnson and Pontius 1989; Warton 2001. (February 5, 2007) “What research says about the value of homework: At a glance “Center for public. Retrieved from http://www.centerforpubliceducation.org/Main-Menu/Instruction/What-research-says-about-the-value-of-homework-At-a-glance
Homework should be eliminated from education. Homework is ineffective, unfair to many students, and has too great of an opportunity cost. Henry David Thoreau wrote, “It is not enough to be busy; so there are ants. The question is: What are we busy about?” Homework is ineffective.
When given copious amounts of homework students are stuck choosing between their grades and their family, and the former usually wins. Students feel obligated to complete their homework before anything else. People often complain about the child obesity epidemic in America. However, no change can occur if students are stuck inside doing their homework until the sun sets. Additionally, if students focus all of their time on completing homework, they have no time to develop creative, intellectual, and physical skills needed to grow into a well-rounded adult.
It has garnered a significant amount of attention on its negative and positive effects. Proponents such as (Cooper, 2009) argued vehemently for its many benefits. One major benefit of homework is the reiteration of the topics addressed during class sessions and its use to improve study habits. Homework is also said to be used to extend learning beyond the school day (Marzano & Pickering2007). It further encourages academic learning independent of the teacher (Paschal, Walberg and Weinstein, 1985). Opponents argued that students are astounded and irritated by assignments they do not fully comprehend as well as its major disparity in socioeconomic differences ((Horsley and Walker, 2013). It is also stated that homework should not be assigned to students on a lower grade because of their limited cognitive ability (Bempechat, 2004). Homework is further argued by (Buell and Kralovec, 2000) that it should be abolished due to the overwhelming undesirable effect on family
Students spend hours doing it, teachers spend hours checking it. Homework is sometimes a burden to teachers and students but still it is necessary. Some people doubt homework's effectiveness, but teachers and researchers agree homework is essential. Homework helps students get better grades in school.
Homework has been around for many years, and parents have had many questions and concerns about the impact it has on their children. Kate McReynolds states in her article