LE: What is your position on the issue of research?
I address as an educator and as the moms and dad of school age children when I address this question. I do see homework as having a role in the instructional process and I do not agree with Alfie Kohn (see short article), who appears to believe research is useless, or worse, has an unfavorable impact. While Kohn asserts there is nearly no research that proves homework to be helpful, I did not see a convincing quantity of hard information to support eliminating all research.
Yes, the amount of homework must be based on the students age and grade level. As most Kindergarten-3rd grade teachers are self-contained, it needs to be relatively basic to give math research one night, spelling or checking out one night, etc to avoid overloading 5 to 8-year-olds. I see homework to extend learning.
Our book points out it can take 24 repetitions of an ability for a trainee to reach 80% proficiency. Kohn points out how trainees may become much better at remembering, however not believing. I see this as 2 different things; we require students to keep in mind certain realities and then move on to using those abilities as thinkers and problem solvers.
As a parent, it can be challenging to squeeze in homework some nights! We do the finest we can, and if we have concerns or problems, I reach out to the teacher. Again, good instructors make it a point to know what some house scenarios may be like and to customize accordingly.

Research can be a divisive subject in the education community, and we hope you can value this teachers point of view. How do you communicate with families about research?

When considering homework, teachers find it helpful to interact their policy with the households of their students. After just recently finishing a Learners Edge course, Jennifer Lindsey, a 4th grade teacher from Pennsylvania, assessed her research philosophy which consists of the purposeful functions teachers and households play.

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I do see homework as having a role in the educational process and I do not concur with Alfie Kohn (see short article), who appears to think homework is worthless, or even worse, has a negative impact. While Kohn asserts there is almost no research that shows homework to be beneficial, I did not see a persuading amount of difficult information to support doing away with all research.
Yes, the amount of homework need to be based on the trainees age and grade level. As many Kindergarten-3rd grade instructors are self-contained, it needs to be reasonably easy to offer math research one night, spelling or reading one night, etc to avoid overloading 5 to 8-year-olds. Research can be a dissentious subject in the education community, and we hope you can value this instructors point of view.