Summer Holiday Homework Hindi
Joanes Badazz
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I learned that she is waiting for a homework pack to be sent by courier from her school. Her mum said that she is not able to plan anything for two weeks every summer in order to help her with the project work.
Practicing anything helps improve it; this is how we get more proficient in another language, how we become better musicians, athletes and surgeons. It is also the case that the more examples we have seen of a type of problem and the more contexts in which these problems are set, the more likely we are to be able to recognise of solve something unfamiliar in the future.
This is part of what teachers need to be planning into their lessons and giving feedback as immediately as possible on for learning to take place. This is also why classrooms need to have the space for teachers to be mobile and get to everyone. This sort of feedback has an effect size of 0.74; there are only 14 things you can do that have a bigger effect on learning.
In short: they have a life. Part-time jobs will be practically full-time over summer; they have thekind of social-life that for many a wizened teacher is a hazy memory; and thereis the obligatory holiday away with their mates somewhere sunny in theMediterranean. Something else we should perhaps consider is that they are justlikely to be tired.
Recently, I used Google sheets to compile a courseworkcalendar for September to Christmas period for the students, with Christmasbeing the hand in date for the NEA. So that this is actually achievable, thereMUST be some work set over summer, but not anything that is too intimidating.
On July induction day my dd's school asked the new dcs to read one of the recommended books and then do a couple of small projects based on their chosen book. They re expected to hand in the homework in the first English lesson in September. Just wonder do many schools do that?
My son's new secondary school asked him to read at least two of the books on a (very good) list and to write down some thoughts on them. He's currently working through My Family and Other Animals, though he's laughing almost too much to think about what he might write.
Ours did... DD13 read a book, made a collage and wrote a character profile. DD12 read a book, did a character profile and wrote an alternate starting paragraph.
Neither of them took more than 2 hours over the actual work - and they read every night in bed anyhow.
DD was asked to finish a picture and learn The Lord's Prayer (it's a Catholic school). They were both presented as not actually expecting many pupils to do them, taken as a challenge by DD.
She would have loved to be asked to read though.
my girls loved it - it gave them something that "had" to be done, and all the results were displayed in the school hall on the first day back - they got a lot of older kids coming up and saying well done, love the ideas etc... a really sweet intro to the school.
Nothing for DS , but he has done a week's summer school at his new school and did a lot of quasi educational stuff during it, the summer school was excellent. But think he needs to spend a week or two unwinding now before starting in September.
My DD has to find a poem she likes and have a paragraph saying why she likes it. She has to write one page about something she has done during the holidays, and she has to learn the Welsh national anthem.
She has already done them and she enjoyed it as it seems to have made her feel more prepared for 'big' school.
I teach secondary. It has been normal in every school I've worked in. There is often an attainment dip in year 7 so it is good to keep the brain ticking over. As a year 7 form tutor I found it quite useful to see which children enjoyed doing work at home, and those who may need some gentle encouragement. However, I'm not a massive fan of homework, I would much rather children had time to be children.
I posted about this before but my child had a 22 page booklet covering 12 subjects. Some were easy some more projects. It was awful- there was so much he wasn't motivated to do anything really well. We have just about finished it bar 3 more books to read.
None of his friends going to other schools had any. A mum of if a child in the year above got it last year and said her sdron spent the first week trying to give it in and no one was interested. I will explode if that happens.
At DS's induction, the were told that they could send in a postcard from their holiday to the school if they want to. The postcard should contain a picture of something of historical or geographical interest. They'll get a house point if they send one.
He's going to a grammar school and it sounds like they'll be getting plenty of homework when school starts. I'm glad he's getting a rest.
Our school gave out a little booklet with info. from each subject theyll study in Year 7 with ideas of things to do over the summer. The most recommended (not mandatory but more or less expected) are a suggested fitness programme from the P.E. department, a reading list from English and an interactive website from Maths.
Our secondary does that too. Last year it included baking a cake, writing the recipe down and taking a picture of the cake, recording how much exercise they do each day, so eg history stuff, reading etc. they were told that if the homework wasn't done during the hols, they would have to do that in the first week anyway as it will used as a starting point for the teaching in different subjects.
Personally I thought it was too much tbh.
I have an 18 year old and a 13 year old. I think doing a little school type work over the summer holidays is incredibly helpful. Not so much probably for going I to year 7 because they are all super keen and ready to go anyway. But from then on- particularly if you have computer or outside oriented children- keeping the brain ticking over makes a big difference.
Nothing here, and DD hasn't done any maths or English since SATS week, so it's quite a long gap.
She's reading her way through the 'Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy series', but only really reads in bed, so will only have read 4-5 books over the holiday.
Nothing here either.
She's just finished Year 7 and they have had some homework in each half term and at Easter and Christmas, including some very annoying projects that hijacked a lot of rest time.
But nothing in the summer - either before or after yr7.
4. Instead of assigning homework, suggest they read for fun. There are great holiday stories and books you can recommend to parents and students. If you approach the activity with a holiday spirit, many students will be engaged. They may want to check out the stories on their own. You can start by reading the first chapter in class and leaving them intrigued. For instance, you can read the first chapter of The Gift of the Magi and suggest students read it over winter break. With younger students, you might promise roles in a play for students who read over break.
6. Have students attend a local cultural event. You can let parents know that instead of assigning homework, you are suggesting students attend a particular event that relates to your classroom. For instance, if you are reading Shakespeare, they might attend a related play or ballet.
8. For students who travel during the holidays, homework may impede learning on their trip. The Holiday time is the one time of year that many families reconnect with distant family members or travel. I remember having to pack hoards of books over some holidays to Spain and it was not fun. I wanted to enjoy the time with family and experience the country fully. Traveling in itself is a learning activity. Let students experience their travels fully.
10. Some education experts recommend an end to all homework. Etta Kralovec and John Buell, authors of The End of Homework: How Homework Disrupts Families, Overburdens Children, and Limits Learning, controversially suggests that homework may be a form of intrusion on family life, and may increase the drop-out rate in high schools. The authors blame homework for increasing the achievement gap due to socio-economic differences in after-school obligations. Consider challenging your own views of the benefits of homework and try to create a level playing field when considering assignments.
11. Send a letter to parents explaining why you are not assigning work. You might want to take the Christmas holiday as a chance to engage parents to play a learning game or do some art with their kids. If families know there is an intentional purpose to not assigning work, they may take the chance to spend more one-on-one time with their child.
13. Suggest they visit a museum instead. With families at home, the holiday time is a great time for students to see an exhibit that interests them or do a fun activity at a nearby museum. Sometimes encouraging these field trips may be more beneficial than assigning homework. You might want to print coupons, a schedule, or a list of upcoming exhibits so that families have the information at their fingertips.
14. Encourage students to volunteer during the holiday time. The holidays are a great time for students to give back. Students might volunteer at a local soup kitchen or pantry. Volunteer organizations are often at their busiest during the holiday time. Plus, students learn a lot from the experience of doing community service. I remember visiting a group home during the holiday time in high school and helping kids wrap Christmas gifts for their families. This is a great alternative to assigning homework, especially for Generation Y who highly values civic involvement.
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