Tuesday, August 11, 2020
Can You Help Me With My Homework Please
Can You Help Me With My Homework Please This is how you maximize your results while still enjoing life.This might sound a little odd but itâs true. Itâs only Friday, and I have until Monday to finish my homework. One of the reasons I believe my daughter hasnât yet tried marijuana is because she simply doesnât have the time. We stand on the sidewalk for a few minutes, chatting. She says that in her class, they have more than one midterm every term. Because I happen to be in the middle of my week of homework when this yearâs parent-teacher conferences take place, I am uniquely equipped to discuss the work Esmee is doing. And over the years, I have noticed that the amount of homework does let up, slightly, after the conferencesâ"if enough parents complain. The husband is smoking a joint, and he hands it over. I havenât smoked in a few months, but itâs Friday night and Iâve been doing homework all week. We part ways, and my wife and I go to a Japanese restaurant, where, as soon as I am seated, I regret smoking. Itâs going to be hell trying to do algebra tonight with the head I have on right now. They focus on going through the motions of a good student instead of the things that actually help their grades. There are better things to worry about than schoolwork. It may be better to hand in low priority work late than on time and rushed. If homework is a large percentage of your final grade then it matters more if you do your homework. Many teachers make homework a tiny percentage of your final grade while still giving homework every single night. In those situations, donât worry about doing your homework for your gradeâs sake. Always handing in your homework may help youcreate the look of a high scoring studentbut it can be counter productive for getting higher grades. When teachers imagine a good student, they imagine the kind of student that does their homework. This isnât a completely unrealistic image of a good student. Most students get caught up in trying to look like a good student. If homework is a small percentage of your final grade then it matters significantly less if you actually do the homework or not. Teachers list the factors that will account for your final grade on most class syllabuses. For example, a teacher might list homework as 20% of your grade and tests as 80%. Once this aspect of homework sinks in,you might notice that teachers that give you lots of homework get less and less irritating. They may add busy work to your day but throwing away a fraction of a percent on your final grade to skip it, might be worth it. My wife and I decide to go out to dinner, and on our way up Hudson Street, we run into another couple we are close friends with. This coupleâs oldest daughter also goes to Lab. Instead, sheâs watching episodes ofPortlandiaon her computer. The weekend homework includes another 15 algebra equations, studying for a Spanish test on Monday, and, of course, moreAngelaâs Ashes. I tell Esmee that this seems strangeâ"didnât she just have an algebra midterm? However, there is always a clique of parents who are happy with the amount of homework. I tend not to get along with that type of parent. Parent-teacher conferences at the Lab School are similar to what I imagine speed dating to be like. Each conference is three minutes, and parents can attend an afternoon or evening session. The conferences are strictly first come, first served. At noon, my wife and I sit in chairs outside each classroom waiting our turn, sometimes for as long as 45 minutes. A student is supposed to be timing each conference, but the students often wander off, and the teachers ignore the parentsâ knocking after three minutes. Over the next few months, the math teacher assigned a more manageable workload.
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