Thursday, June 10, 2010
Marzano - homework
Homework seems to be the age old controversy in education. I myself have changed my philosophies about homework quite a bit from the beginning of my teaching career until now. I thought it was interesting how the Marzano book indicates that "parent involvement in homework should be kept to a minimum." How often do teachers gripe about parents' lack of involvement with homework? It seems to come up all the time in my school's faculty room. Obviously we want parents to provide an environment for students to complete homework, but beyond that, it should be the responsibility of the student. Some of my students have a hard time with this! I was also interested in the philosophy that, "If homework is assigned, it should be commented on." This one made me feel guilty! I seem to go through spurts where I'm really good at this, and then I do awful. It's definitely something I need to do better with!
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I also felt a little guilty over the comments on homework. Sometimes I feel so overwhelmed about the amount of paper work we have as teachers that I only give a percentage-and rarely comment on work. I am rethinking my homework strategy for next year and perhaps the comments will be more feasible and not quite so overwhelming. I do know that my students look for feedback and I see them read it when there is feedback. That should keep me motivated to be better!
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