To be honest I felt a little bit overwhelmed by this video and the idea of not having homework, tests and due dates... Maybe it's because every since I remember in my academic career I have always, always have homework and my life evolves around due dates and getting caught up with homework. A couple months ago an article about a Texas teacher circulated the web, in this article the teacher sent out a note home with her students. In this note she was letting the parents know that her students were not going to have any homework during the school year and that they could use that time to spend it with their kids playing or doing family activities. Due dates and homework add a huge amount of stress into the students lives, we know that! we were students once too, we know better than anybody what it feels. I agree with Chris Haskell, more technology should be applied in our classrooms, we should invest more time into developing and excising our students minds, instead of sending home loaded with stress and homework. Ultimately it is up to the student to participate and advance in our classes.
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