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Homework doesn't really teach self-discipline, because it is an external motivation. If anything, I think it can work against that goal, because once people fin
by aninhumer 10y ago
Homework doesn't really teach self-discipline, because it is an external motivation. If anything, I think it can work against that goal, because once people finish their mandatory work, they have no energy or enthusiasm left to learn for their own sake.
Perhaps I'm projecting, but mostly homework taught me how to do the minimum possible so I could get back to playing video games.
- 67726e 10y agoAll of highschool was just one big exercise in me doing the bare minimum in whatever subject bored me so I could get back to programming. I knew what I wanted to do and I'm sorry Shakespeare, but you and I both know Hamlet is of no relevance. My usual formula for a given class was skim the current chapter, maybe do a practice problem or two, then spend the actual class on my laptop doing something of value to me.
- woliveirajr 10y agoHomework taught me how do that boring thing faster so that I could do interesting thing. I think I could have learned more if I spent more time talking and seeing my family doing things instead of having my mother in the kitchen, doing dinner, while I was in front of my notebook writing down again the things .