Comments on: Is Homework Deliberate Practice?

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Jalal — Thu, 09 May 2013 12:09:52 +0000

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By: Alternatives to Traditional Homework Assignments | World Language Classroom Resources

Sat, 05 Jan 2013 13:14:29 +0000

[...] is a grid from Kathleen Cushman’s Fires in the Mind: What Kids Can Tell us About Motivation and Mastery. It is a clear and concise review of teaching objectives, traditional homework assignments [...]

By: Is Homework Deliberate Practice? | Connected Principals

Is Homework Deliberate Practice? | Connected Principals — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 23:21:38 +0000

[...] is a revised version of a post originally to my own blog. When I’m doing math homework, I just really go fast and crazy, and in the end I still don’t [...]

By: Malyn

Malyn — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 10:46:50 +0000

I've b een trying to comment here w/o much luck but will try one more time because I can be stubborn. Maybe it didn't like the hyperlinks to relevant blogposts I had on this.

I love, love, love this book. I received it after commenting on Kathleen's Cushman's post on homework as deliberate practice. She actually sent me a complimentary with one of the best compliments in my life – "Thank you for making your good thinking public". That's what you're doing here. Keep it up.

By: A great new start to the school year — Our School.ca

A great new start to the school year — Our School.ca — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 02:44:29 +0000

[...] Shannon Smith Vice Principal at W. Erskine Johnston PS in Ottawa, Canada. talks about homework and links to some very profound thinking about the value of homework Is Homework Deliberate Practice? [...]

By: @shannoninottawa

@shannoninottawa — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 12:35:34 +0000

Excellent points, Lorna! I couldn't agree with you more, as a parent and an educator. We have more and more staff using blogs to let parents know what the kids did in school and many parents have commented that this has really helped them feel connected and know what they might do at home to support the learning. I know it isn't a solution for all parents, but it is a start to a more meaningful connection between home and school.

Shannon

By: @shannoninottawa

@shannoninottawa — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 12:33:16 +0000

Joan, Thanks for adding your comments. Although I am a VP, I also teach for .5 of my assignment and I am also revisiting some of the typical homework assignments I give. Best wishes as you start up.

By: Lorna Costantini

Lorna Costantini — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 12:09:57 +0000

A breath of fresh air Shannon. Can you add communicating this to your parents. I have often been frustrated when homework is used as a connection to home and parents are asked to help. Not too hard when it is listening to reading or using flash cards. Moving up the grade level – the expectations that schools and parents put upon parents to fill the role of a teacher fuels resentment and disrupts positive relationships that parents have with their children. Love to see a synopsis of this post in a school handbook.

By: @flourishingkids

@flourishingkids — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 15:57:40 +0000

I love love love your post and I must read this book! Thank you for articulating and sharing some key ideas about homework. I am slowly trying to change the way I give homework, as I must abide by the expectations of my school, but it's time for change! Thank you so much!