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Homework Trap: November 2012
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Friday, November 30, 2012. Sahlberg and Spencer on Education. Pasi Sahlberg wins a $100,000 prize for his book, “ Finnish Lessons. 8221; on education reform. John Spencer says that “ Homework Should be Optional. 8221; These articles highlight what I’ve often said which is that organizational structures are central to the quality of education and the welfare of the child. Or should those be limits through the supervision of caring parents? I don’t think effective educational reform will take place u...
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Homework Trap: Homework and Concussions
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Wednesday, January 8, 2014. There is a recent item in the news of a research study that shows that homework can beharmful to kids after they suffer a concussion. The Homework Trap: How to Save the Sanity ofParents, Teachers, and Students,. In the end, we are talking about parental judgment. Studies are fine as they inform doctors, psychologists, and teachers who may then go on to offer good recommendations for parents about how to proceed. But there is still that fine line between recommendation ...When ...
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Homework Trap: May 2013
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Saturday, May 18, 2013. There's a news item going around about the increase in child mental health problems. Here's one reference to this article in a Miami newspaper. The buzz is that we are not treating the increase in children's mental health problems. I'm a true believer that homework is a source of these problems and that homework reform is a non-costly method to treat children. Here's the response I left to the article:. Or read his book,. Labels: childrens mental health. Wednesday, May 15, 2013.
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Child Not Doing Homework? Read This Before You Try Anything Else - A Fine Parent
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A Life Skills Blog Exclusively For Parents. History of the Blog. Great Parents are Made, Not Born. Enter your email below for free weekly inspiration delivered to your mailbox -. Child Not Doing Homework? Read This Before You Try Anything Else. This article is part of the Be Positive. Series. Get free article updates here. With less than an hour to go before my seven-year-old daughter’s bedtime, my home was a long way from being the oasis of calm I was hoping for at that time of evening. The choice I wou...
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Homework Trap: December 2012
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Friday, December 28, 2012. Here is another homework advice article: Parent or Homework Monitor: Knowing When to Step Back. It led me to think in new terms about the relationship between parents and teachers. I posted the following comment to the article. Are you willing to let homework dominate your home? Are you willing to have your children terrorized in your space, or do you want them to feel comfortable and secure? Is the author of. Thursday, December 27, 2012. Is the author of. 8221; The article has...
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Homework Trap: September 2012
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Thursday, September 20, 2012. Wednesday, September 19, 2012. Improving low performing schools. Here's an article on research about improvement in low performing schools. The article is found in Education Week. Visit The Homework Trap. Is the author of. The Homework Trap: How to Save the Sanity of Parents, Teachers, and Students. Now offers bulk rate discounts to parent, school, and community groups. We recommend Amazon for single copy purchases. Tuesday, September 18, 2012. Visit The Homework Trap. If yo...
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Homework Trap: February 2013
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Tuesday, February 26, 2013. This past December, the Kingston, New York Board of Education issued a homework policy. I thought the policy had significant flaws and communicated with the newspaper reporter who had written about this policy, with the superintendent and with the school board itself. They went back to the drawing boards and came up with a new homework policy. I'm personally impressed with the change. Here are links to the two policies. Let me know what you think. Or read his book,. Homework, ...
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Homework Trap: October 2012
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Tuesday, October 30, 2012. ADHD, Common Advice, and the Homework Omission. Here is an article in Psychology Today that offers good, common advice on ADHD (5 Strategies to Help Your Child Combat ADHD. As with so many articles on ADHD, it skirts the all-important, and often devastating problem of unrelenting homework pressure. Dr. Turner does a good job reviewing what is commonly known and making it available for the general public, but let's take a deeper look at the homework dilemma. The comments in this...
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Homework Trap: January 2013
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Wednesday, January 30, 2013. Good article by teacher on rethinking homework. Here is an article by a teacher who has rethought homework. His comments are good and worth reading. I have a few comments of my own, regarding the points that he makes. It is also important when considering this point that some students are not going to come to the after school help session. Do we fail them? This calls for a professional consideration of how to help, in class, students who lag behind. Monday, January 28, 2013.
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Homework Trap: March 2013
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Friday, March 29, 2013. More on yesterday's blog. I received a response from my comment yesterday on a mother's blog. Http:/ www.blogher.com/frame.php? Url=http:/ www.callherhappy.com. And decided to add some follow-up thoughts. Here they are:. But in the end, the most harmful part was that the school could make homework decisions that superseded my authority as a parent. In my mind, final decision-making should always be yours. Or read his book,. Thursday, March 28, 2013. Mother blogs about homework.
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