(07 Dec 2014, 5:54 pm)MarcTheA4 I know this will likely strike up a debate, but in terms of school, I don't think homework is necessary. Just give it to the kids who can't be arsed to do the work in school.
Puts a lot of pressure on the kids who do try their hardest by revising every night, yet the kids who try their hardest get pushed the furthest; while the kids who don't try at all and don't really achieve get away with murder!
I understand it's how education works, but it's just not fair. Fair enough the kids who don't necessarily try the hardest may have learning difficulties or other something, but I just don't think it's fair at all!
I remember having a really nice guy who used to help us in P.E. (I think he might have been on a course!) but he was a 50-odd year old man who had been in an era where you were disciplined all the way through school if you couldn't even write properly! - and he said he thought the way the system works is beyond a joke!
Anyone else?
We had this debate at uni last week about homework for children, as my course is based on working with children.
I agree, i don't see why children should get homework, they do work all day in school, at end of the school day children should be aloud to come home and do what ever, same as the weekends, putting pressure on them to do work at home, just puts them off.
A lot of parents say they can't do the homework because its changed so much since they were at school and the national curriculum for years 1-6 has just changed, this means children at a younger age are now doing fractions etc earlier than last year, subjects such as maths has changed a lot over the years on how children work sums etc out.
I came out of school with shit grades because i got bored of being pushed and pushed by the teachers, look where i am now, i'm at uni on my 2nd year, hopefully gonna do my 3rd (yet to decide!)
I have to say.... the current education system isn't working at all, we have someone at the top who has no experience working in education.
Let's look at Sweden, they don't start formal school until the age of 7 as over their, all the children do is play and do small lessons, such as basic words for the ages 0-7... yet when they leave school they're near/top of the European education leagues for Maths and English and were below 15th in Europe.
They do 6am to 6pm but children like over here, can leave anytime!
We learnt about Sweden on my course last year - here is a video of their schools, if anyone is interested!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3Vw71RSn1I (its off 2012 but its a good watch, its on for 27 minutes)
All the rooms are set out like home, table, chairs etc AND just why its so class in Sweden, they don't get government checks, not loads of paper work for teachers!
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