Extra Credit: Homework

Wow, these articles were interesting. The things that they were saying to argue against homework were kind of a joke. If you are going to write a persuasive article, only put factual things in it. Some of the things they were saying just made them seem uneducated and lazy. The article that Orson Scott Card wrote says, "If the our children can't do the homework alone, then we're the teachers. Unpaid, unwilling teachers." I feel that if a student needs extra help with something and they have already gotten it from the teacher they should be able to take homework home and have their parents help and support as well. It is our job as a teacher to help each and every student as much as we possibly can but, parents need to have that same attitude so that their child can succeed. I remember when I was in elementary I would have questions on some things that we were taught at school. I was to embarrassed to admit to my teacher that I didn't understand. Therefore, I loved homework because it gave me an opportunity to ask my parents. Most of the time they taught me an easier way for me to understand. Of course some teachers can go overboard with the amount of homework they send home with a child. So we need to watch that when we are teachers. Rather then a student missing recess for work they didn't get done in class, why not send it home? Wouldn't the student like that idea better?