No policy to ban Holiday homework
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Oppsgal:
Ya lor, they are paid to mark and ensure students understand their work
Parents can ask for model answers from teachers?
Ask the teachers to mark the homework by a deadline set by parents if they do no mark the homework. :rotflmao: Parents give homework for teachers since got pay them school fees.
If we ask for model answers, they will assume we parents can help them to mark all homework. We parents especially the working parents are already running on a non stop treadmill and now still got to mark school work :spank: :nunchuk:
All schoolwork should as much as possible be done in school, teachers mark and correct them with proper comments, no need to rush like a runaway train in giving homework, priority should be ensuring that the students understand the work and not coming up with some glitzy lesson plans to please the Principal, MOE or meet KPIs. Minimise the need for tuition, please. -
How to ask for model answers to self mark? Most of the worksheets are not even returned, esp. for those in P5/6.
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Gems:
How to ask for model answers to self mark? Most of the worksheets are not even returned, esp. for those in P5/6.
Why worksheets not return? Keep for what? -
I would prefer schools not give homework during holidays. I prefer to set my work for my kids…since it is holiday, I want to be in charge of my kids’ timing. For eg, revising and reinforcing areas/topics they are weak in.
Maybe mornings we get 2 hours of work done, then bring them out to enjoy and then return home to rest. Maybe read 1 hour and then watch tv. -
Oppsgal:
Why worksheets not return? Keep for what?
Teachers afraid that the kids will lose them? My kids will usually receive their subject files only on the weekend before any CA/SA. Ended just flip through the pages before exam day! -
august24:
At least yours was returned and marked. Some of my DD worksheets since term 1 still \"no sound no news\" ! :faint: Can't even flip through the pages ! :scared:Oppsgal:
Why worksheets not return? Keep for what?
Teachers afraid that the kids will lose them? My kids will usually receive their subject files only on the weekend before any CA/SA. Ended just flip through the pages before exam day! -
fightingmom:
At least yours was returned and marked. Some of my DD worksheets since term 1 still \"no sound no news\" ! :faint: Can't even flip through the pages ! :scared:[/quote]The teachers just want to make sure the kids do them. It gives the impression that the teachers are doing their work by giving tons of homework and overloading the kids for PSLE.august24:
[quote=\"Oppsgal\"]Why worksheets not return? Keep for what?
Teachers afraid that the kids will lose them? My kids will usually receive their subject files only on the weekend before any CA/SA. Ended just flip through the pages before exam day!
When I request for my elder's P6 work to be returned last year for the younger one, the form teacher's face turn pale. She keeps on saying she will need to sort them out first, no time, etc. So my last year P6 did not get back most of the work for revision and the younger one also has nothing to refer this year. I ask my younger child to ask this teacher and she says when she has time then she sort out. Most likely she has thrown them away even before the elder one graduate. Must as well tell the truth then beat around the bush. -
Banning of holiday school homework ?? i think, we can dream on .....
As for the recent 1 wk March school holiday,
my gal said that the homework given for the 1 wk was even more than the normal 1 wk schooldays homework.
After yr kids go to sec schs ( esp IP sec schs),
u will realise the pile of homework they are getting daily/wkly are so much more overwhelmed as compared to pri schs.
Sleep hrs for the kids are getting lesser each passing yrs....sigh!! -
Augmum:
:scared: Shall worry about that next year :nailbite:
After yr kids go to sec schs ( esp IP sec schs),
u will realise the pile of homework they are getting daily/wkly are so much more overwhelmed as compared to pri schs.
Sleep hrs for the kids are getting lesser each passing yrs....sigh!! -
hquek:
What is the point of issuing homework if teacher don't deem important enough to mark leh? It is like our boss asking us to do something and then not even giving it a look.
totally agree!
I hate those teachers who give lots of homework and never bother to go thru them.
And some didn't even bother to explain to the students and ensure they understand what they're supposed to do!
It's like expecting the parents to teach.
I especially hate those teachers who give class test and ask the student's to mark each other's papers!
The standard of teachers is really getting worse..
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