How to Encourage Pupils to Do Homework Using Group Merit System
ENCOURAGE PUPILS TO COMPLETE THE HOMEWORK BY USING HOMEWORK TEAM SYSTEM
1.0 INTRODUCTION
Each day, pupils leave school with homework that needs to be completed after school hours. This homework, assigned by school teachers, serves a number of academic purposes, such as drill and mastery of basic skills, expansion and elaboration of concepts introduced in the classroom. Besides academic functions, homework also can be used to promote student responsibility, fulfill administrative directives and provide parents with information about the curriculum (Trautwein 2009).
Homework is an opportunity for children to learn and for families to be involved in their children’s education. However, helping children with homework is not always easy. When we say about homework teachers often hear questions such as:
1. How can I get my son to do his homework? Every night it’s a struggle to get him to turn off the TV and do his homework.
2. Why is my daughter not getting more homework?
3. Why I need to do a lot of homework?
4. I do not have time to play because of homework. Why I need homework?
4. Do homework assignments really help my child learn?
As a trainee teacher I was not aware on how to answer and help these parents and pupils to overcome this problem until I myself was involved and faced a problem with completion of homework during my practicum.
A major problem that I noticed with my pupils during my practicum is that pupils have trouble handing in their homework. If I gave homework to the pupils it takes several days to be completed. The pupils were then left behind or have less understanding on the topic learnt that day. When the pupils fail to complete their work it also makes me frustrated because they were not prepared for the lesson and this distracts the flow of the lesson.
This scenario made me think on why my pupils are facing problem in turning or passing up their homework. But if we ask why there could be many possible answers.
1.0 INTRODUCTION
Each day, pupils leave school with homework that needs to be completed after school hours. This homework, assigned by school teachers, serves a number of academic purposes, such as drill and mastery of basic skills, expansion and elaboration of concepts introduced in the classroom. Besides academic functions, homework also can be used to promote student responsibility, fulfill administrative directives and provide parents with information about the curriculum (Trautwein 2009).
Homework is an opportunity for children to learn and for families to be involved in their children’s education. However, helping children with homework is not always easy. When we say about homework teachers often hear questions such as:
1. How can I get my son to do his homework? Every night it’s a struggle to get him to turn off the TV and do his homework.
2. Why is my daughter not getting more homework?
3. Why I need to do a lot of homework?
4. I do not have time to play because of homework. Why I need homework?
4. Do homework assignments really help my child learn?
As a trainee teacher I was not aware on how to answer and help these parents and pupils to overcome this problem until I myself was involved and faced a problem with completion of homework during my practicum.
A major problem that I noticed with my pupils during my practicum is that pupils have trouble handing in their homework. If I gave homework to the pupils it takes several days to be completed. The pupils were then left behind or have less understanding on the topic learnt that day. When the pupils fail to complete their work it also makes me frustrated because they were not prepared for the lesson and this distracts the flow of the lesson.
This scenario made me think on why my pupils are facing problem in turning or passing up their homework. But if we ask why there could be many possible answers.
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