Call for homework to fall

[schumi]

Durban - South African schools are latching on to a new wave of thinking in schools that sees the eradication of homework, much to the relief of many pupils and their often-stressed and frazzled parents.

The policy is based on the Finland Phenomenon, which takes a fresh look at the way pupils are taught and how the overall school system is managed.

The Sun Valley Group of schools, based in Cape Town, has adopted the policy. Principal John Keller is due to address a KwaZulu-Natal primary school on how the programme can work for their pupils.

Speaking to the Daily News, Debbie Fortune, of Sun Valley Schools, said the school had opted for this new approach based on two things: a relaxed and happy child learns better, and play is important in a child’s life.

Fortune said Sun Valley considered their school to be progressive.

“We have adopted policies that are inclusive of digital devices that have progressed beyond the concept of a ‘textbook under glass’. Our teachers abide by our fundamental principles that remain a part of our philosophy.”

She said the school’s principal, Gavin Keller, learned of the Finland Phenomenon during one of his trips overseas. Keller regularly visits other countries to learn more about their teaching and learning methods.

Fortune said that when pupils got home from school, they did not have to deal with the stress of homework.

More at: https://www.iol.co.za/dailynews/call-for-homework-to-fall-13380072

 

[Lupus]

Sounds like a good plan. Homework often is almost as long as school. Kids should be kids. I've seen grade 2 pupils who have more homework then they should've.

 

[genetic]

I never did my homework anyway. Surprised how I managed to get through Matric.

 

[Epic Computers]

Agreed 100% with this.

 

[longboy]

They're comparing a country like Finland's educational system to ours? bwahaha.

Kids need MORE homework here, not less. Maybe that would get their parents to actually give a **** about their kids education.

 

[Hamster]

Up the curriculum quality, bring in more practical education, drop homework.

 

[supersunbird]

I never did my homework anyway. Surprised how I managed to get through Matric.

I always did the bare minimum too.

As in only the homework of the teachers that would look and punish.

 

[Dan C]

I hardly did mine. I was constantly in trouble

 

[Binary_Bark]

This could work, with every subject one got home work and then the need to study for tests as well.

But for this to work, children need to be tough from a young age to do revisions of learnings done during the day.
At the present time the homework is for the learners to do just that, because getting to university the need to revise the days work is even more of importance

 

[supersunbird]

This could work, with every subject one got home work and then the need to study for tests as well.

But for this to work, children need to be tough from a young age to do revisions of learnings done during the day.
At the present time the homework is for the learners to do just that, because getting to university the need to revise the days work is even more of importance

Revision? Yeah, I did that be replaying class in brain, at high speed. More than enough.

 

[Polymathic]

I never did my homework anyway. Surprised how I managed to get through Matric.

I didn't even have notebooks

 

[Craig_]

Homework is important, especially for the smaller kids. It shows you as parent directly what your kid is struggling with and what you must concentrate on.

 

[namzsteve]

Kids can be kids over the weekend.

Have you seen how lazy these new breeds are, always looking for an easy way out?

My brother's kids would feel this in my house, those little bastards always ask to be fed, at 12 years old? They arrive home from school at 2:30pm, watch tv all the way to 9pm then fight their parents to help them with homework... They can't even clean a dish. Lazy as hell.

I don't want a 27 year old child roaming about in my house because he/she is lazy. Feed them with more homework, they need it.

 

[supersunbird]

Kids can be kids over the weekend.

Have you seen how lazy these new breeds are, always looking for an easy way out?

My brother's kids would feel this in my house, those little bastards always ask to be fed, at 12 years old? They arrive home from school at 2:30pm, watch tv all the way to 9pm then fight their parents to help them with homework... They can't even clean a dish. Lazy as hell.

I don't want a 27 year old child roaming about in my house because he/she is lazy. Feed them with more homework, they need it.

Oh, be kids on weekends? When they have even more home work and athletics and projects and whatnot?

 

[/dev/null]

Implement Hagwons.

 

[Temujin]

Just close schools, no need for education anymore, the need for education is a social construct, education is subjective

 

[Binary_Bark]

Revision? Yeah, I did that be replaying class in brain, at high speed. More than enough.

I asked the lecturers to place a voice recorder in their shirt pocket, then revised the work in the evenings, helped a lot

 

[AstroTurf]

They're comparing a country like Finland's educational system to ours? bwahaha.

Kids need MORE homework here, not less. Maybe that would get their parents to actually give a **** about their kids education.

We get home at 5/5:45pm

One of us parents cook supper, the other handles homework.

Homework for my daughter in grade 4 averages 60 to 180 minutes a day.

She still has to bath, eat supper and do her chores.

Nuclear families and stay at home mom's are not viable for everyone.

Do the math...

 

[Dan C]

If kids pay more attention in class, they don't need homework

 

[Sumen]

Very rarely did I get homework in high school as most of teachers had a policy whereby if you don't complete your work in class you complete it as homework.

And I came out fine.