What has happen to the value of homework?

What has happen to the value of homework? Many of today’s students view homework as an unpleasant experience. Many parents and teachers believe that an excessive amount of homework create anxiety, pressure and may even stimulate depression in many students. Many educators view homework as a tool for good grades. To some degree all of this is true and believe it or not it has been true for years. Yet if our students, particularly our lower performing students, are going demonstrate academic growth then homework must be understood.
The ideal purpose of homework is to help reinforce what was taught in school. Deirda Grode, stated in an article titled The Homework Gap; “By allowing students to complete all their assignments in class, the school does not offer students the opportunity to take ownership of their learning. All the work is completed under teachers' supervision and students are not practicing the work while making errors.” Parents must reinforce the completion of all homework assignments.
Hundreds of young students practice independently their passions at home in an effort to become accomplished; as a basketball player, as a musician or as a video competitor. It is time to become a better academic competitor. Accept the challenge to meet the student’s needs.