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This is the answer. Many (all?) European schools don’t give homework (this is partly because of the way the grad programs work). It’s on the students to study i
by GPerson 2mo ago
This is the answer. Many (all?) European schools don’t give homework (this is partly because of the way the grad programs work). It’s on the students to study in order to pass the (difficult) exams.
- Ajedi32 2mo agoSeems this did effectively abolish homework if AI is now doing it all for them. The result seems to be that fewer students pass the exams, not more. As with any skill, practice is necessary to achieve competence. If homework is no longer a viable way to force students to practice, you'll need to find some replacement, you can't just abolish it and expect there to be no negative consequences.
- GPerson 2mo agoThe replacement is students maturing into functional adults who learn they must study to pass exams, not to treat them like babies.
- Ajedi32 2mo ago> The replacement is students maturing into functional adults By what means? Have you got a magic wand that will turn 3rd graders into mature functional adults who will study on their own without homework?
- GPerson 2mo agoI’m talking about university students. I don’t think I third graders are turning into functional adults any time soon.
- Ajedi32 2mo agoOkay, but this article isn't about that: > The study followed 27,000 pupils aged 12 to 18
- GPerson 2mo agoThe same applies to high school students. Just make it exam based and give suggested reasons. (Third grade is 9-10 years old I believe.)
- frollogaston 2mo agoToo many of them don't really care. Otherwise they'd be doing the homework for real before they cheat it.
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- dgellow 2mo agoThere is no such thing as a European school. Each country is different. And if the country is a federation, each state might be different. And we have homework in most European countries I’m aware of. What are you basing that claim on?
- GPerson 2mo agoA European school is a school in Europe. All of my European peers in grad school reporting similar experiences.
- dgellow 2mo agoAh you’re talking about university. There isn’t a European-wide rule or custom for homework, it will very likely be up to each university and/or teacher to decide if they want to give homework or not
- frollogaston 2mo agoI don't think this is true, and frankly, I don't care what they do in Europe.
- GPerson 2mo agoIt is what all my European peers reported to me during grad school, and you should care because it is an example of a system which solves this problem successfully (at the university level).
- frollogaston 2mo agoOh, university level? The article is about 12-18yo. American grad school already doesn't have graded homework, and undergrad sometimes does or sometimes not.
- GPerson 2mo agoI’m talking about the university level. My peers in grad school were reporting their university experiences. And American grad school does have homework. I’m not sure why you think it does not.