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Was this ever effective? There was a lot of essay copy/pasting when I was in school, and this was when essays had to be hand written (in cursive, of course, usi
by elric 2y ago
Was this ever effective? There was a lot of essay copy/pasting when I was in school, and this was when essays had to be hand written (in cursive, of course, using a fountain pen!).
Same with homework. If everyone has to solve the same 10 problems, divide and conquer saves everyone a lot of time.
Of course, you're only screwing yourself because you'll negatively impact your learning, but that's not something you can easily convince kids of.
In person oral exams (once you get over the fear factor) work best, with or without (proctored!) prep time.
Maybe it doesn't scale as well, but education is important enough not to always require maximal efficiency.
- everdrive 2y ago>Of course, you're only screwing yourself because you'll negatively impact your learning, but that's not something you can easily convince kids of. This assumes that homework helps kids learn, or that the knowledge required to succeed in school will help kids once they graduate.
- elric 2y agoDepends on the homework, of course. In my head I guess I was talking about maths problems. Maths understanding, in my experience, greatly benefits from practice, and homework exercises might be useful there. Memorising the names of rivers ... maybe not so much.