Not exact matches
Just like with
homework, if we
say the answers are in the back, kids never learn how to do the
math.
«If instead of doing 30
math problems, you just do 15, what that does is it creates stress for the parent that other kids are getting more instruction,»
says Harris Cooper, a psychologist at Duke University and leading researcher in the area of
homework.
That night's
homework included a reading on the origin of zero: Cadwell, among others I spoke with,
said Khan's weakness is that it «is not great at helping kids conceptualize
math.»
Parents told us the meetings were good experiences for them,
said Punyon, and
math homework improved following those evening sessions.»
A new report by the Education Endowment Foundation
says that there is little evidence that shows parents helping with
maths homework can improve pupil attainment.
Discussing whether or not
homework has more of an impact according to the subject area, the academic
says it does have more influence in
maths, again because often tasks set for this subject are about «deliberate practice» of things learnt in class as opposed to a «project».
Erin Tuttle
says she noticed the change in the
math homework at about the same time as Heather, and she also noticed that her child was bringing home a lot fewer novels and more «Time magazine for kids» — a reflection of the English standards» emphasis on «informational texts» rather than literature.
Some of his students
say he's the best
math teacher they've ever had — a caring, funny mentor who explains well, pushes on
homework and most of all believes in them.
«I have families who
say, «I can't do my child's
homework, and I thought I was pretty good at
math,»» Katz
said.
«All of a sudden she was brining home first grade level
math homework,» she
said.
When you ask your daughter if she has finished her
homework, and she
says «most of it,» you expect her to have nine out of ten
math problems finished.
«I was disappointed when I saw that my friend's
math teacher offered a
homework pass for 100 points, and my
math teacher offered one for 200 points,» Williams
said.