My feeling on homework is:
If kids CAN do the homework, they shouldn’t have the homework.
If they CAN’T do the homework, they shouldn’t have the homework.
I hope you enjoyed my TED Talk.
"I think we should teach students far fewer whats (like 'strategies' and 'genres') and teach them far more hows and whys (e.g., 'Why do you think the author used parentheses here?')." Check out this piece by @ShawnaCoppola and let us know what you think! https://t.co/qOqdih5xn4
"Homework in primary school has an effect of around zero - in high school it's larger. Which is why we need to get it right." -@john_hattie Read this article about how these schools are being strategic about what they're sending home with kids https://t.co/QIhdxg1pNL