I do see research as having a role in the academic process and I do not concur with Alfie Kohn (see post), who appears to think research is useless, or worse, has an unfavorable impact. While Kohn asserts there is almost no research study that proves homework to be useful, I did not see a convincing amount of hard information to support doing away with all homework.
Yes, the quantity of homework must be based on the trainees age and grade level. As a lot of Kindergarten-3rd grade instructors are self-contained, it needs to be reasonably easy to provide mathematics research one night, reading or spelling one night, etc to avoid overwhelming 5 to 8-year-olds. Homework can be a divisive subject in the education neighborhood, and we hope you can value this teachers point of view.

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LE: What is your position on the issue of homework?
When I answer this concern, I answer as a teacher and as the parent of school age children. I do see research as having a role in the instructional procedure and I do not agree with Alfie Kohn (see article), who appears to think homework is useless, or even worse, has a negative impact. While Kohn asserts there is nearly no research study that shows homework to be advantageous, I did not see a persuading quantity of hard information to support doing away with all homework.
Yes, the amount of homework should be based upon the students age and grade level. As many Kindergarten-3rd grade teachers are self-contained, it must be fairly simple to offer mathematics homework one night, spelling or reading one night, etc to prevent straining 5 to 8-year-olds. If teachers are creative with tasks and in communicating the purpose of the project, students need to not end up being disappointed or bored. Those are my objectives as a fourth-grade teacher. I see homework to extend knowing. Would I assign 30 math issues to students who I know would battle with them, or to students who have shown their understanding of the ability? No, in those cases, it is my task as the instructor to customize the tasks.
Our book points out it can take 24 repetitions of a skill for a trainee to reach 80% proficiency. Kohn points out how students may become better at keeping in mind, but not believing. I see this as two various things; we require trainees to remember certain truths and then move on to using those abilities as thinkers and issue solvers.
As a parent, it can be hard to squeeze in research some nights! We do the best we can, and if we have issues or concerns, I reach out to the instructor. Again, great teachers make it a point to know what some house scenarios may be like and to customize appropriately.

When thinking of research, instructors find it useful to interact their policy with the families of their trainees. After just recently completing a Learners Edge course, Jennifer Lindsey, a fourth grade instructor from Pennsylvania, reflected on her research philosophy which consists of the purposeful roles teachers and households play.

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