http://www.educationnews.org/higher-education/would-getting-rid-of-homework-improve-k-12-and-higher-ed/ Education News Thu, 23 May 2013 05:30:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.educationnews.org/higher-education/would-getting-rid-of-homework-improve-k-12-and-higher-ed/#comment-19435 Nina Liakos Sun, 04 Nov 2012 14:32:01 +0000 http://www.educationnews.org/?p=219772#comment-19435 I'd love to dispense with homework, but the time factor is a killer. And where do schools find the money to pay Kay's teacher to spend 9 hours a week with her class (and two other teachers to do the same with the other two classes Kay's teacher would have otehrwise taught)? I’d love to dispense with homework, but the time factor is a killer. And where do schools find the money to pay Kay’s teacher to spend 9 hours a week with her class (and two other teachers to do the same with the other two classes Kay’s teacher would have otehrwise taught)?

]]> http://www.educationnews.org/higher-education/would-getting-rid-of-homework-improve-k-12-and-higher-ed/#comment-18857 mcp_43 Fri, 19 Oct 2012 02:40:12 +0000 http://www.educationnews.org/?p=219772#comment-18857 In a regular 3 credit class, the student should be spending 3 hours in class and 6 hours outside of class on the subject. If Kays' 3 credit class has 9 contact hours each week with Kays, there is no need for any homework. If there are only 3 contact hours and no homework, the class should be changed to a 1 credit class. In a regular 3 credit class, the student should be spending 3 hours in class and 6 hours outside of class on the subject. If Kays’ 3 credit class has 9 contact hours each week with Kays, there is no need for any homework. If there are only 3 contact hours and no homework, the class should be changed to a 1 credit class.

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