Comments on: the myth of homework http://whyismarko.com/2006/the-myth-of-homework/ life, faith, youth ministry, emerging church, leadership, whimsy Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:12:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ben's blog http://whyismarko.com/2006/the-myth-of-homework/comment-page-1/#comment-27049 ben's blog Fri, 08 Sep 2006 11:35:42 +0000 http://www.ysmarko.com/?p=854#comment-27049 <strong>The homework myth</strong> Last year my son Ethan was in 3rd grade and brought home 45-60 minutes of homework every night. While this seemed like a lot more than when I was in 3rd grade, I thought that maybe this is just how they do stuff now. This year his teacher's homework p... The homework myth

Last year my son Ethan was in 3rd grade and brought home 45-60 minutes of homework every night. While this seemed like a lot more than when I was in 3rd grade, I thought that maybe this is just how they do stuff now. This year his teacher’s homework p…

]]> By: Phil http://whyismarko.com/2006/the-myth-of-homework/comment-page-1/#comment-26924 Phil Thu, 07 Sep 2006 21:21:24 +0000 http://www.ysmarko.com/?p=854#comment-26924 I graduated high school in 2001 and am a "rookie" in youth ministry and have been shocked at how much homework some kids have. I was expecting the extracurriculars like sports and band, but not homework. I hardly recall ever taking homework home in school. All I needed was study hall and I'd get everything done...and I was at a good school with high test scores! I graduated high school in 2001 and am a “rookie” in youth ministry and have been shocked at how much homework some kids have. I was expecting the extracurriculars like sports and band, but not homework.
I hardly recall ever taking homework home in school. All I needed was study hall and I’d get everything done…and I was at a good school with high test scores!

]]> By: marko http://whyismarko.com/2006/the-myth-of-homework/comment-page-1/#comment-26838 marko Wed, 06 Sep 2006 14:11:05 +0000 http://www.ysmarko.com/?p=854#comment-26838 john -- good question. i don't have a clue. ask him: Scase2@cfl.rr.com john — good question. i don’t have a clue. ask him: Scase2@cfl.rr.com

]]> By: John http://whyismarko.com/2006/the-myth-of-homework/comment-page-1/#comment-26836 John Wed, 06 Sep 2006 13:54:03 +0000 http://www.ysmarko.com/?p=854#comment-26836 Marko- Do you know what happened to steve case's blog? Did he move it? Sorry to be off topic. Marko-

Do you know what happened to steve case’s blog? Did he move it?

Sorry to be off topic.

]]> By: Friar_Tuck http://whyismarko.com/2006/the-myth-of-homework/comment-page-1/#comment-26786 Friar_Tuck Wed, 06 Sep 2006 04:19:05 +0000 http://www.ysmarko.com/?p=854#comment-26786 this is helpful. thanks this is helpful. thanks

]]> By: David Mackey http://whyismarko.com/2006/the-myth-of-homework/comment-page-1/#comment-26764 David Mackey Wed, 06 Sep 2006 02:03:07 +0000 http://www.ysmarko.com/?p=854#comment-26764 Thanks for the post. It was very interesting. We have one young lady in our group who has occasionally been unable to come because of her homework load. Thanks for the post. It was very interesting. We have one young lady in our group who has occasionally been unable to come because of her homework load.

]]> By: holly http://whyismarko.com/2006/the-myth-of-homework/comment-page-1/#comment-26761 holly Tue, 05 Sep 2006 23:09:30 +0000 http://www.ysmarko.com/?p=854#comment-26761 My son actually had a teacher a couple of years ago that did not grade homework for students that didn't need the extra work to grasp the material. Likewise, she did not grade tests for students who suffered from test anxiety. What a blessing she was! And this was in the public school system. You see, she saw her teaching as a ministry, and she blessed the lives of her students by looking at what they needed individually. I know for a fact that I don't want to do an extra 2 hours of work at home after being at the office all day, and I think it is crazy to expect my son to do that either. I wish that more school systems would grasp the realities in this research! Thanks for posting. My son actually had a teacher a couple of years ago that did not grade homework for students that didn’t need the extra work to grasp the material. Likewise, she did not grade tests for students who suffered from test anxiety. What a blessing she was! And this was in the public school system. You see, she saw her teaching as a ministry, and she blessed the lives of her students by looking at what they needed individually. I know for a fact that I don’t want to do an extra 2 hours of work at home after being at the office all day, and I think it is crazy to expect my son to do that either. I wish that more school systems would grasp the realities in this research! Thanks for posting.

]]> By: Brian http://whyismarko.com/2006/the-myth-of-homework/comment-page-1/#comment-26742 Brian Tue, 05 Sep 2006 16:05:28 +0000 http://www.ysmarko.com/?p=854#comment-26742 I've always thought 3-5 hours of homework after an 8 hour school day was a little excessive for jr high kids. There are kids in my group who literally go to school, go straight to a sports practice for 1-2 hours, come home and do 5 hours of homework, go to bed, and repeat the same routine daily. What happened to being a kid? I’ve always thought 3-5 hours of homework after an 8 hour school day was a little excessive for jr high kids.

There are kids in my group who literally go to school, go straight to a sports practice for 1-2 hours, come home and do 5 hours of homework, go to bed, and repeat the same routine daily.

What happened to being a kid?

]]> By: Gman http://whyismarko.com/2006/the-myth-of-homework/comment-page-1/#comment-26739 Gman Tue, 05 Sep 2006 15:33:26 +0000 http://www.ysmarko.com/?p=854#comment-26739 And then Youth pastors complain about Students not being committed to church on top of their homework. lives, extra activities etc. I really wonder if some youthworkers know what life as a student is really like? And then Youth pastors complain about Students not being committed to church on top of their homework. lives, extra activities etc. I really wonder if some youthworkers know what life as a student is really like?

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