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Originally Posted by PolySciGuy  Hey there, first some background info, I am a 16 year old kid interested in politics. I go to school in WA. I had this idea come to me after reading this article. The gist of it being that too much homework is bad because it:
1) Takes kids that love to learn and makes them hate it. Because of the public school system I hate math! WAY too much mind-numbing repetition.
2) Takes kids that don't get it and forces them to learn it THE WRONG WAY, so the next day in class they have to unlearn and relearn the right way
My personal experience shows me how unnecessary homework is for me. My average overall grade ranges from A to C, but in all of the C classes, I have 100%-90% test scores and a vastly lower homework percentage (because I simply don't do it)
So you may have already guessed my idea, but since we are now forced to do a "senior project" a community project that shows we are ready to move on past high school, i though this would be a good one. Put together an initiative to make a "Homework Waiver" this would be a document that had to be signed by a Counselor, Parent, and the Student and it would drop the homework scores for the student as long as the student maintains a B or higher in the class as soon as the grade drops below that mark, the student must do homework (they can reapply if they can bring their grade above a B again including homework)
So thats basically it. I was just wondering how the forum would take that. Opinions on prospective teachers and/or additions/modifications would be especially valued |
If it weren’t for homework I would have been an A student in highschool.
As things are today, the biggest obstacle I face in collage is mandatory homework.
Also, I give myself more homework in some classes than the course requires because the in-class time is inadequate....we’re even forming a formal complaint from the student body to the administration over one teacher....long story....
For the most part, getting a good grade is totally possible while not learning the coarse material at all, you just have to know how to take tests, which is why I'm on my Dean’s list for my 3.93 gpa.
The modern grading system, for most subjects, does not measure how well you know the course work, but how well you can manipulate the system.
I can't fake math, but I faked Eng. 104 this week and got the best grade in my class.
If you want to learn how to manipulate the system go to Walden’s or Amazon or Borders and buy an Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery preparation book or a General Education Diploma preparation book. They'll show you allot of tricks.