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Rethinking Homework: Best Practices That Support Diverse Needs (2009)

by Cathy Vatterott(Favorite Author)

3.56 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

1416608257 (ISBN13: 9781416608257)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Association for Supervision & Curriculum Deve

review 1: A nice quick book that brings up a lot of thoughts. As some reviewers said, it is biased, but I feel they weren't accurate in how she handled it all. She is bringing up these ideas for consideration and self-reflection, and she provides a lot for us to think about. She seems to favor one side, yes, but she offers all her ideas and complaints with a lot of caveats as well. it is not so cut and dry. Does she call teachers lazy, as some have claimed? Not quite--she does say that some teachers use homework because they are lazy, and I don't see how that's not true. If you're a teacher, you certainly know there are lazy teachers out there. I'm not sure why some reviewers were so offended. The book helped bring up some areas that I myself was a lazy thinker on: Why do I do ho... moremework? What do I believe about the research? What are my goals not just with homework but the whole of my teaching? Good things to think about. The more self-reflexive we are in our practice--pro OR anti-homework--the better teachers we all will be. And I think that was her goal with this book. I'd recommend it to any teacher willing to examine themselves or willing to listen even just a short while.
review 2: I found this book to be quite insightful. I liked the introduction of the history of homework over the past decades. The different examples/scenarios of teachers and schools who have used a variety of homework policies across the nation was helpful. It definitely makes you re-evaluate your position on homework. It would have been nice to read this book two years ago, before I started teaching. less

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