Time to do your homework... or not - Page 2

Martin-O2 · ‎28-09-2016

Hey everyone,

A secondary school in Essex has made the decision to scrap traditional set amounts of homework in favour of students choosing their own appropriate tasks to complete. The will select these tasks with the guidance of the teacher but can incorporate their own interests or personal targets such as charity work. The new proposal would give students a "greater responsibility for their own learning".

What are your thoughts on this? Do you think this will help with students learning or is the traditional approach of set homework a better option?

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Martin-O2 · ‎29-09-2016

The 11+ was a bit before my time. What was the significance of passing or failing the exam?

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Cleoriff · ‎29-09-2016

@Martin-O2 wrote:

The 11+ was a bit before my time. What was the significance of passing or failing the exam?

At that time @Martin-O2 taking and passing the exam was your pathway to a grammar school education. If you failed you stayed at a secondary modern school. Comprehensive education came later. ..

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MI5 · ‎29-09-2016

@Martin-O2 wrote:

The 11+ was a bit before my time. What was the significance of passing or failing the exam?

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