why do teachers fel the need to give us homework when we just went thrugh a long day of school?
457348
Becaus ethey think that we don't pay attention in class.
821858
Well, I give you kudos for at least being honest about the fact that you know how, but you just don't want to have to spend all afternoon doing your homework. But you know what, hon -- that's part of being a student. Some days, most of your day will be filled with getting homework done. Turn on some relaxing music and get going. You'll be fine.
360618
That depends... if the students hadn't done their homework or weren't paying attention and this is why they didnt know it, then the teacher might easily become upset.
901150
You know..that's a really good question. Back in middle school, homework was everything. Tests were based off of homework. Now, as a junior, with three AP's, I've decided homework has NOTHING to do with your grade. Homework is literally busy work. Tests are based off your own individual learning and quizzes are things that the teachers go over during class. \n\nAlso, homework doesn't tell the teacher anything about how much you've learned. Nowadays, you have this site to help you, wikipedia, etc. Anything. \n\nIt's totally pointless. The only homework that I've found has helped me is for history. It's a bunch of reading and essays that question your knowledge about the current subject.
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I think it depends how old you are. If you're in primary school, then you should RARELY have homework - if not at all.\n\nI think it's different when you go to middle school. I mean, someone said that teachers are paid to teach. Well, pupils are there to learn! I agree that they shouldn't give too much homework (and meet with other teachers to see what the others are giving), but you still need to check if they understood! Also, if you need to learn history facts by heart, you're not going to do that in class, are you? As for math, it would take too long to do exercises in class.\n\nPupils tend to have too much homework because they often wait until the last minute (that's what I used to do!).
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Like you probably wouldn't have time to do your homework because you're to busy working to do your homework.Right when you get from school you probably just have time to get ready to go to work and you don't get off until late at night.then you would have to do it in the morning at home b4 you leave home or in another class.
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Ideally you should not be helping them with homework, other than to make sure they have a place and time to do it.  The purpose of homework is to help the students strengthen their understanding of the information taught in class.\n\nTalk to the teachers if your children are having difficulty with homework. The kids should be able to complete the work on their own. If not, some help may be needed, and your school may provide some tutoring (at school) for free.
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trade...\n\nI will help you with your homework if you do my job for a few hours...     or look after my children for a while...\n\nthe homework is given to you not to pass the time or to irritate you but to help you with your studies, to encourage personal study and responsibility (amongst many other things)...\n\nif you are not prepared to do it then just tell your teacher that... \n\nit is your life - your future: deal with it...\n\nreasonable?
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Homework was invented for a number of reasons.  Some of the reasons include the following.\n\n1)  To practice skills that you have learned in school.\n2)  There are so many topics covered in school that you don't have the time to properly study them while in school, so you need the extra time of study.\n3)  To help a student learn time management skills.\n4)  To encourage students to practice and grow on their own. (Independent Study)\n5)  To let you show your teacher what you are learning, how well you are learning it, and to see where the teacher needs to concentrate their efforts in teaching.  (This is because year to year and class to class there are differences in what students may understand, so a teacher needs to be able to vary the emphasis of what they are teaching.\n\nThere are others, but I have provided a few other than what some people said about it being just to torture students.  Teachers aren't sadists, they are actually the opposite.  Teachers like to help people.
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I can't figure it out either.  Homerwork can be a good way to reinforce things discussed or learned in a classroom but I believe that homework for the sake of homework is indeed a waste of time.\n\nBook learning is kinda like exercise.  Without any you will live a weak and feeble existence.  Some of it is good for you.  A lot of it can make you very strong.  Too much will kill you.\n\nEach person's breaking point is a little different and more teachers need to know that.  The teacher needs to put thought into the homework too.  Often the teacher is being lazy and just assigning homework for the sake of homework.\n\nHow many intelligent people are driven off schoolwork because of mindless repetition?\n\nBut on the other hand, in the proper dose it can help your learning.  Now go do your homework.  Or don't.  You live with the consequences.
888007
Hello Friend!\nSince I am a teacher I will have to say that most of the teachers punish the kids for their misbehaviour only. If the teacher gives them some homeworks, they don't take any care to do them. Kids are not the enemies to a teacher. The teachers want to make them perfect in all kinds of activities. Only the parents have to guide their kids about the noble profession of the teachers who are responsible for the future development of the kids.
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To make you feel like your still in school when your actually at home! Even after you've spent 8 straight hour doing work and listening to lectures, teachers want to make sure that feeling of boredness never leaves you!  And It even gives parents a good reason to nag and annoy you! But seriously though, its really, as someone else said, for practice so you remember the matirial better. The more you do it the longer it stays in your mind.
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Most often because we are not really paying attention, or we have not prepared ourselves and so cannot integrate new information into what we already know about the subject.\n\nI've had some really bad teachers, so I know that is not always the case.\n\nMy nephew was a C student when he started college, dropped out for a few years, re-entered and got straight A's. He finished with an engineering scholarship for grad school, and was on the National Deans list. \nHis explanation, "I found out that paying attention and doing my homework on time changed me from dumb to smart"
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"Why do teachers give a load of homework and projects?"\n\nTeachers give you a load of homework and projects to educate you in that field of study. You'll be suprised at what you could possibly learn or become, and realize that you are fortunate to even recieve an education. So quit your complaining and count your blessings.\n\nAlso, I reccomend you focus a little more on that english homework of yours, okay?
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Homework can be boring. Perhaps you are taking classes that do not interest you. Been there. In this case, duel it out and get it over with, finish the class, and you'll never have to do it again.\n\nIt's also possible that you may have an attention deficit disorder. If you think so, talk to your school nurse, or a Dr.
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don't think of it as a way of ruining their social life. think about it, when they give you work, you also give them work as well. i mean, i don't think it's fun to check hundreds of papers and grade your performance, right?\n\nthink of it this way... the teachers are giving you homeworks and projects because they want you to learn and grow up well. they want you to become members of the society whom will contribute to the betterment of society.
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I think the Teachers need to do their jobs which they are paid for. The same thing happens in Canada -the Teachers send home homework on topics they haven't even taught on. Then they expect the parents to sit down and teach their kids the curriculeum. Not only is this unfair to the parents after a long day at work, it's unfair to the kids who spent all day in school and are exhausted. Kids should not have more than one hour homework in elementary school and two hours in high school and that includes study time. The teachers should be held accountable for passing the buck. Frankly I tell the teachers that if my kids cannot finish in a reasonable amount of time then they're giving too much homework.