For some of them, the idea of setting and marking homework is inextricably tied up with the vision they have of themselves 'doing' teaching – but they've ... read more
The point of having homework is to save time in the classroom so that many more subjects can be covered in the daily allotted time in school. Students must be taught and queried in class, it is true, but for each student to work on and answer all those possible queries in class would result in a great slowdown and backup of work to be accomplished. read more
In high school, where homework tasks contribute substantially to the course grade, homework is the great unequaliser, contributing to the achievement gap. Busy work. Homework generally falls into two categories: practising or catching up on work done in the classroom, and creative extensions of work being done in the classroom. read more