Should Homework Be Scrapped?

panther · 11-03-2008, 20:08

they say...Homework is making Britain's kids miserable and should be scrapped, according to a leading teachers' union.

primary school kids should not be given homework, IMO.
high school kids?...yes i agree with.

what do you think?

slinky · 11-03-2008, 20:11

I'm same as you Panther. I think Primary school kids shouldn't have the worry of home work.

I do think that secondary school homework is good for them. I think it gives them a taste of Dead lines that have to be met and responsibility, which, hopefully ( If they decide to get a job )

will come in handy.

flashy · 11-03-2008, 20:12

i'm in the middle with this one, yes they should have LESS homework BUT i dont think they should stop it altogether, maybe just not give them as much

shillelagh · 11-03-2008, 20:13

homework - hated it when i was at school, hated it when i was at college, hated it now i bring it home from work sometimes. Most of the time the homework was done on the bus going to school in the morning .....

thats why i can now write anywhere as long as the pen's working!!!

But yes kids should get homework and if i remember rightly one of my nieces and both my nephews got homework in the top class of primary school.

Less · 11-03-2008, 20:14

No it's the only thing that you women complain more about than your fellers!

Oop's sorry misread the title as HOUSEWORK!

Margaret Pilkington · 11-03-2008, 20:18

Primary school Children should not have homework....unless it is like a project......I remember doing one when I was at Peel Park(centuries ago)...it was about growing cocoa beans and the best project received a prize from Cadbury's......I think we all got something from Cadbury's. It made learning fun.

I think that secondary School children need to develop a degree of discipline and focus towards their studies...so I think there should be some homework.....but I am sure that learning could be more fun and more valid if done in work groups.

slinky · 11-03-2008, 20:19

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Originally Posted by Less

No it's the only thing that you women complain more about than your fellers!

Oop's sorry misread the title as HOUSEWORK!

We know your up take on housework.......

pssst ... Less - have you managed to sweet talk AccyLass yet??

Less · 11-03-2008, 20:26

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Originally Posted by slinky

pssst ... Less - have you managed to sweet talk AccyLass yet??

No, she seems to think I need a brush with a longer handle,

I told her we could come to some sort of compromise, if she could be more relaxed and just grip it with one hand! (so long as it gets the job done I won't mind how long she takes!).

flashy · 11-03-2008, 20:27

see Less you DO need a woman in your life

panther · 11-03-2008, 20:32

My son comes home with homework and hes only 7, ya can tell with his face hes not interested in it, also reading, hes always fetching books home to read and this too is making him fed up, with having to keep doing it.
he's doing really well with his reading and having to keep doing the same thing all the time is putting him off!, surley this cant be a good thing?

so NO as i said before primary school age kids should get NONE

lindsay ormerod · 11-03-2008, 20:39

Children should have homework, it maybe seen as a necessary evil but it's the best time to drum the basics into their heads.
I can't believe that some kids start primary school without even the basics, they should be able to count to at least 50, know their alphabet and be able to spell their name and be able to recognise colours. If they can do that you have given them a good grounding, if the basics aren't there they are starting way behind.

slinky · 11-03-2008, 20:45

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Originally Posted by panther

My son comes home with homework and hes only 7, ya can tell with his face hes not interested in it, also reading, hes always fetching books home to read and this too is making him fed up, with having to keep doing it.
he's doing really well with his reading and having to keep doing the same thing all the time is putting him off!, surley this cant be a good thing?

so NO as i said before primary school age kids should get NONE

I know what you mean Panther. My youngest is very clever at reading/writing and Math's. He does lose concentration at home, and makes silly mistakes that he wouldn't normally make.

Mine get Homework every Wednesday, written homework. Then they get a book to read over the weekend.

I make them do it, course I do, but I don't agree with it.

When I was at primary school, we didn't get homework. When i went to high school, I felt all grown up coming home for the first week saying " oh yes, I just have to go to my room and do my homeworks"

it didn't last long like, but it's because it was new.

shillelagh · 11-03-2008, 20:46

When i was at the high school we were all given a book to read Charlottes Web - i brought it home and read it even though i was supposed to read it in class with everyone else - a rule breaker when i was 11!!! Nowts changed as it!!

Anyway agree with the top class getting homework say once a week - to get them used to it so its not as big a shock when they go to high school.

panther · 11-03-2008, 20:53

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Originally Posted by slinky

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Mine get Homework every Wednesday, written homework. Then they get a book to read over the weekend.

I make them do it, course I do, but I don't agree with it.

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my son fetches his book home to read every monday, wednesday and friday and does maths at the weekend....which gives em no time to play much

SamF · 11-03-2008, 21:00

Primary School = No

High School = if relevant, so many times we got h/w that was just for the sake of giving h/w so teachers looked like they were working, it should be as and when rather than a set number of times a week.