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In my opinion, homework is first and foremost should be about two things: the first one is being able to problem solve, research and study on your own (developi

In my opinion, homework is first and foremost should be about two things: the first one is being able to problem solve, research and study on your own (developing your own "style" of studying so to speak) and being able to apply the studied knowledge outside of spaces that you're used to apply the knowledge at (classrooms). Given that remote learning and homeschooling are going to only increase in popularity, i wonder if blurring the line between the actual "classwork" and "homework" would have any sort of a positive effect on applying and retaining the knowledge.

Silica6149 4y ago
That's one benefit of homework, but the thing is I've never been really taught skills for problem solving or how to study. For example, most students just reread in order to study for exams but that's been found to be the least helpful method. Shouldn't school teach study methods and problem solving strategies first, before assigning homework?
- caramelcustard 4y ago
  That's a good question. I think that you're supposed to "develop" those strategies on your own as you attempt to resolve a problem, but i don't think that it works as well as everyone expects it to because when you're young you're always going to have something more interesting to do than some task that is associated with school (skewl sux1!!), meaning that instead of getting any meaningful result, you are going to attempt to accomplish the task as quickly as possible, so you can do what you want. The dilemma of the school system is: if you try to go by the book, provide as much knowledge as possible in the shortest amounts of time – you're going to have to resort to lots and lots of homework. That isn't going to be welcomed by many (because Billy read on the Internet that skewl is ackshually made so ur gonna work at like...uhhh factory and...and...uhhh...homework SUCKS). You could also abolish all the homework, resort to gamification, teach solely the basics (and don't forget da taxes (and who cares if taxation differs by the state/industry)) but at that point what would the point of school be then?
bawolff 4y ago
I don't think that describes any of the homework i got at the high school or middle school level.

Silica6149 4y ago

That's one benefit of homework, but the thing is I've never been really taught skills for problem solving or how to study. For example, most students just reread in order to study for exams but that's been found to be the least helpful method. Shouldn't school teach study methods and problem solving strategies first, before assigning homework?

caramelcustard 4y ago
That's a good question. I think that you're supposed to "develop" those strategies on your own as you attempt to resolve a problem, but i don't think that it works as well as everyone expects it to because when you're young you're always going to have something more interesting to do than some task that is associated with school (skewl sux1!!), meaning that instead of getting any meaningful result, you are going to attempt to accomplish the task as quickly as possible, so you can do what you want. The dilemma of the school system is: if you try to go by the book, provide as much knowledge as possible in the shortest amounts of time – you're going to have to resort to lots and lots of homework. That isn't going to be welcomed by many (because Billy read on the Internet that skewl is ackshually made so ur gonna work at like...uhhh factory and...and...uhhh...homework SUCKS). You could also abolish all the homework, resort to gamification, teach solely the basics (and don't forget da taxes (and who cares if taxation differs by the state/industry)) but at that point what would the point of school be then?

bawolff 4y ago

I don't think that describes any of the homework i got at the high school or middle school level.