What’s the use of homework?

First homework: is an extra work that the teacher let to their students. The function of homework’s to practice what you saw in class.  Also helps the student argue and analyze the subject under study, especially when they perform investigations. These benefits are in a short term. In a long term some benefits can be: the student will improve their school performance, form study habits and personal and collective work, and it will encourage responsibility.

The homework’s has also a bad part. Some students may say that it’s not useful and that it reduces its free or social time. But I think that the homework’s have a function, that’s why the professors send us.  In some cases I think that teachers exaggerate with the amount of tasks, but in other cases is just a matter of organization. For me our cultural custom, let everything for the last time, has a strong influence in our organization.

Other important thing is that homework is for children or students, not for their parents. The children when they are small need help with their tasks and the fathers can help them. But if the parents does the full work, they don’t let their kids learn and they don’t teach them responsibility. They can help them just by (fernández editores, 2011):

§      The place. Procure a private and personal rather than a public place and family. It should be away from noise, music, television and conversations.
§      The atmosphere. Taking care of the furniture, lighting and materials are appropriate. Do not study in bed. If the chair is very comfortable and you can sleep warm atmosphere.
§      Organization. Help you organize your time and establish a schedule that parents are the first to respect.    

Glossary

                   
ª  Advocates: a strong supporter.
ª  Foundation: an idea from which a system develops.
ª  Fluctuated: change.
ª  Tangible: real.
ª  Self-esteem: feeling good about yourself
ª  Sacrifice: giving up something you want or enjoy.
ª  Duty: something you must do
ª  Demanding: challenging.
ª  Monitor: carefully check or examine.
ª  Accountable: considered responsible.
ª  Distraught: very upset.
ª  Cinch: something that is very easy.
ª  Outlawed: made illegal.
ª  Obedient: willing to do what is asked.
ª   Buckle down: concentrate and do your work.
ª  Came to mind: occurred to me.
ª  Count on: depend on.
ª   Over the top: excessive.
ª  Pays off: leads to good results. 

  ª  Ritual: habit.

 Grammar

• Use make, have and let­ + object + base form of the verb to talk about things that someone can require, cause, or allow another person to do.
•  Help can be followed by: object and base form of the verb or object and infinitive.
• Get has a similar meaning to make and have; it is always followed by object and infinitive, not the base form of the verb.

  

Bibliography

Ferre, T., & Sanabria, K. (2009). overload informtion. In T. Ferre, & K. Sanabria, north star 4 (pp. 127-148). USA: Pearson Longman.

word reference. (2013). Retrieved from http://www.wordreference.com/definition/Underlying

fernández editores. (2011). Retrieved from Las tareas escolares: http://tareasya.com.mx/index.php/padres/tu-familia/consejos-didacticos/5346-Las-tareas-escolares.html