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knitter4democracy

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18. It does in music and foreign language.

Wed Nov 28, 2012, 10:17 PM

Nov 2012

It's impossible to learn an instrument without any practice outside of class, let alone learn the music for a concert. It's equally impossible to attain any real level of fluency in a language with less than an hour's practice (ie class) a day. Learning a new language takes time and lots of practice, just as learning a sport takes more than just a couple of practices a week and games once a week.

For English, I would agree with you, but books take longer to read than we have time in class. I will read parts of the books to my students (not the AP kids but everyone else, sure), but I don't have time to have them sit in my class, day in, day out, while I read them the book or they listen to an audio version, or they read silently.

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"Homework: New Research Suggests It May Be an Unnecessary Evil" by Alfie Kohn [View all] Goblinmonger Nov 2012 OP

link to Psychology Today original article Viva_La_Revolution Nov 2012 #1

When Kohn tweeted a link to his new blog post Goblinmonger Nov 2012 #2

that's cool, I hope he's getting paid Viva_La_Revolution Nov 2012 #7

always thought that any good that it did was outweighed by an order of mopinko Nov 2012 #3

I absolutely agree proud2BlibKansan Nov 2012 #13

bulls**t DetlefK Nov 2012 #4

Why does that neural network Goblinmonger Nov 2012 #5

positive and negative feedback DetlefK Nov 2012 #12

10000000000% correct! LeftyLucy22 Nov 2012 #6

So why is there NO study Goblinmonger Nov 2012 #9

Oh, you mean like this? LeftyLucy22 Nov 2012 #19

You did read this, right? Goblinmonger Nov 2012 #22

Quotes you chose to ignore when you posted your incomplete sentence . . . . LeftyLucy22 Nov 2012 #23

Of course homework improves grades Goblinmonger Nov 2012 #24

Well, several of us here have already shown the value of homework. LeftyLucy22 Nov 2012 #25

I'm not ignoring facts. Goblinmonger Dec 2012 #29

is family time less important than rote learning? Viva_La_Revolution Nov 2012 #8

Homework should not be rote learning. LeftyLucy22 Nov 2012 #20

I will second that. Ka hrnt Nov 2012 #10

+1000 nt LeftyLucy22 Nov 2012 #27

I have just one name for you: MALCOLM GLADWELL savebigbird Dec 2012 #28

malcolm gladwell = paid propagandist HiPointDem Dec 2012 #30

The relevancy of your post confuses me. savebigbird Dec 2012 #31

gladwell is a paid liar, so why would anyone quote him on anything? yes, learning requires HiPointDem Dec 2012 #32

The quote was not being used as an exact prescription for expertness. savebigbird Dec 2012 #34

There was a big Canadian meta-study that debunked that. knitter4democracy Nov 2012 #11

Kohn admits that correlation exists. Goblinmonger Nov 2012 #15

Homework is practice, and kids need practice, though. knitter4democracy Nov 2012 #17

Exactly right! nt LeftyLucy22 Nov 2012 #21

Right. A student who's engaged and interested is more likely to do his homework. pnwmom Nov 2012 #26

there's a study, period, to prove anything. HiPointDem Dec 2012 #33

Hence my last sentence. knitter4democracy Dec 2012 #35

i meant not just in education -- in every field. HiPointDem Dec 2012 #36

I hate homework. proud2BlibKansan Nov 2012 #14

It does in music and foreign language. knitter4democracy Nov 2012 #18

Absolutely right. I have not assigned any homework in 15 years. mbperrin Dec 2012 #37

I never give homework. Starry Messenger Nov 2012 #16