how important do you think homework is?

@p3ks626 (6538)
Philippines
July 23, 2010 5:27am CST
When I was still studying, I thought that homeworks are not really very important. But when I became a teacher, I realized how important it is to pass your homework. Homework it 10 percent of the student's grade and if a student has a perfect score in his homework, its already a big help for his final grade. Do you do you homework all the time? What kind of homework do you like doing?
30 responses
• India
24 Jul 10
Homework! As the name suggests its a kind of job, and students must do it lovingly and enjoyably. I'm still a student, but when I was a school going kid I used to think about the unnecessity of doing homework like you did, but took I it as a part of life and today I feel it's importance and I thank my teachers and my parents for giving me loads of homework.
@p3ks626 (6538)
• Philippines
25 Jul 10
yeah! thanks to our teachers who helped us and our parents who helped us to do our homework. Its just too important that if we didnt do it then we will not be where we are now. Parents also play a very important role in encouraging their kids to do their homework and not do their kids homework for them.
24 Jul 10
School sux and so does homework
@p3ks626 (6538)
• Philippines
25 Jul 10
Then dont go to school? lol There are some people who would really consider school stuff as something that's not really fun to do. but think about it this way, if you go to school then you have friends there whom you can spend time with.
24 Jul 10
Homework is indeed very important, though it has been a long time since I had to do homework. It's not just about the grades, it is about deepening your understanding of a subject beyond the classroom. You also gain independent study skills when doing work at home without the help of a teacher. This is excellent preparation for going on to further study and university. I notice that the students who work hard on homework are usually the ones who go on to do well in their studies. When I was at school and college, I always did my homework just as soon as I got home. I think it helps to go over what you learned, and if you develop a love of gaining new knowledge then it makes studying fun (which is the number one secret of doing well at school). When I worked in education all the exceptional students with the best grades worked really hard at home as well as in class. I used to enjoy art the most, but also maths and english.
@p3ks626 (6538)
• Philippines
25 Jul 10
It has been a long time for me to do my homework too. I will be going back to school by the next semester and I guess I'll be doing homework again. When I was the teacher, I was the one giving my students homework and it made me mad that they dont seem to realize the importance of doing their homework.
• Jamaica
24 Jul 10
I think homework is very important for it helps to solidify knowledge or work done at school. Homework also helps in building a person to become responsible for indeed it is a task that requires time and patience inorder to acheive success. Home also gives us a go ahead into a particular area that we might consider as challenging so that we know how to approach it..
@p3ks626 (6538)
• Philippines
25 Jul 10
Homework really helps a person become responsible. Maybe for those who do their own homework but there are some who have others to do their homework for them but if they understand it then there's nothing wrong with it.
@pirate451 (152)
• India
24 Jul 10
When I was student I used to do my homework on time because it helps us to improved our study and is will be as a revision also which we can't suffer in end.Some of my friends are never used to do homework and they struggle a lot while teacher are in check.If we do homework in time is consider yourself perfect because we know all which we can't need a help from other.So I consider homework is very important students.Why do you do your homework in time?
@p3ks626 (6538)
• Philippines
25 Jul 10
Of course I did, especially if I like the subject and if I like the teacher then I do right after I arrive from school. I was never late in passing my homework. If the deadline is today then I pass it today.
• India
24 Jul 10
Homework is most important to every one without homework student might not learn anything at home. As homework improves the student. Everyday doing homework make a perfect student and will not get problem in exam or any class test.I used to do homework everyday.Our teacher used to give good marks for our homework. so i would like to say to every student that homework is most important in student life.
@p3ks626 (6538)
• Philippines
25 Jul 10
It is also very important that the student understands the homework or else it will be useless for him or her. Homework is a good thing as long as the student is doing it for his or her sake and not just for the sake of the homework.
@williamjisir (22819)
• China
24 Jul 10
doing homework - It is very important for students to do homework as it helps them to consolidate what they have learned in class and get to know the new.
It is very important for students to do homework as it helps them to consolidate what they have learned in class and get to know the new. It is from correcting the students' homework that the teachers know how well the students have already mastered and what they need to make up for. Have a good day.
@p3ks626 (6538)
• Philippines
25 Jul 10
You are right about that too. The teacher needs to assess whether the students learned something or not. The students will be able to do something about their knowledge if they know for themselves about the things the things that needs improvement.
@Keola12 (799)
• United States
23 Jul 10
I strongly believe that homework is very important, when it comes to preparing students for the job market when the graduate high school or college. When I was in college on back, I always did my homework just as soon as I got home, so I could be prepared for the next class session of a given class, and really know what's going on in the world both near and around me, in addition to what went on in the world before I was born. It's important for a student to be well informed.
@p3ks626 (6538)
• Philippines
25 Jul 10
I did my homework before but I didnt understand them. Our teachers just ask us if we did our homework and them pass the homework and they discuss the same topic. I think it also has something to do with the teacher that makes the student interested about doing their homework.
• Saudi Arabia
23 Jul 10
Homeworks are the real essence of education. In fact that's where the student will make meanings from what he or she learns in the class. To be on your own and solve problems based on what you learned previously, is an integral part of education. Learning in this way is usually more fruitful and long lasting than otherwise. The only fact that has to be taken care of is that students should desist from copying their friends or seeking people's helps in their homework. There's no harm in seeking help in terms of getting things clear, that's even one of the benefits of the homework, but it's bad and does not help if a students seeks someone's help in the the homework itself. Therefore you, as a teacher, needs to encourage your students to avoid making people do their homeworks for them. Enjoy and happy mylotting!
@p3ks626 (6538)
• Philippines
25 Jul 10
If the student really understood his or her homework then it would be very easy for him or her to understand the lesson. It will also last longer in his or her mind. That's why its important to do homework because they are good ways in helping the student become independent of the teacher's help. Thanks for the response.
@keshia2007r (2880)
• United States
23 Jul 10
I use to feel like you when I was younger, that homework shouldnt be this important. you konw? But now that i'm in college homework is very important. It gives you a chance to see how much you know or what you've learned. Math is my most favoirte subject, I enjoy doing math so I at least try to do all my math homework. It really depends on the teacher if the homework is done. you know? I wouldnt say everybody do their assigned homework, but i at least try to do my fav subject homework. btw happy mylotting. peach and love!!!
@p3ks626 (6538)
• Philippines
25 Jul 10
I also agree in that part you said that it also depends on the teacher. If you like the teacher then you also like doing the homework he or she assigned for you to do. I also liked doing my homework in algebra and trigonometry but not in statistics. lol
@venkit (2955)
• India
24 Jul 10
i dont think its necessary, its just the waste of time.
@p3ks626 (6538)
• Philippines
25 Jul 10
Okay! hehe! Well, I think you're the only one among all the respondents of my discussion who thinks that's its no longer necessary. But you have a point, you know. If you are the teacher and if you think that all of your students understood everything already then there's no need to give them homework.
@carbajosa (146)
• Philippines
23 Jul 10
As important as your grades. My grades fell when I missed 2 or more assignments :/
@p3ks626 (6538)
• Philippines
25 Jul 10
That's why having a perfect score in your homework is important because it helps in pulling up your grades. It composes 10 percent of your grade so when you already have a perfect score in that then you only have 990 percent more to work out for a passing grade.
@jose431 (164)
• India
24 Jul 10
Yes,I always used to do homework when I was at school.My teacher always used to tell me the important of doing homework and yes, it really help to our final grade.Mostly I like to do my homework in chemistry and math because I like to solved the formula.
@p3ks626 (6538)
• Philippines
25 Jul 10
Seldom students say that they like doing homework that has something to do with solving and using all those complicated formulas. Good for you you like them. I liked some of it too but not with the balancing equation of oxidation reduction on the chemistry homework.
• India
24 Jul 10
Actually my point of view that home works are very important because, While doing homework I usually includes best subject. Why? because I have understand that particular subjects well and I do that subject first.But I realized that is not the way to do the homework.Yes I usually used to do my work on time,and most of the time I like do calculating paths.
@p3ks626 (6538)
• Philippines
25 Jul 10
The homework that the teacher assigned us to do will be useless if we didnt understand it. There are some students who just copy homework made by their classmates without understanding what it is. That time homework is just wasted and did not serve its purpose.
• Philippines
23 Jul 10
while we are a student, together with my all brothers, as sons of a Teacher mother, we always do home work, and our Fear, is if we have not done any homework, we are always 50-50% already at a the Failing stage... Because all our Student life, are built together with the importance of homeworks.... as I already become a Teacher, I really hate when one student do not do good for her/his homeworks....
@p3ks626 (6538)
• Philippines
25 Jul 10
I also hated it when my students didnt do their homework. When I was teaching in high school, most of my students were rich and they only take care of themselves when they are at home. It makes me mad when they tell me they didnt do their homework because they were busy. And I didnt buy it of course.
• Philippines
23 Jul 10
When I was a student I really hated numbers.Some of my classmates just had some natural talent in solving mathematical problems.I was also the type who won't study on my own coz I would rather read books I was interested in.I didn't even take notes in class but I had to be so attentive to what was happening in the classroom no matter how boring the professor or the subject was.So here we go, my algebra teacher just kept giving endless take home assignments and I would loathe doing them but it helped me to force myself in setting my priorities.
@p3ks626 (6538)
• Philippines
25 Jul 10
My math homework helped me in so many ways as well. It was also a good thing for m to do my math homework because it somehow helped me practice. I didnt like math when I was in elementary and in high school cause they were really not interesting. But when I was in college, I discovered that I had talent it math. Which I am really very happy about cause I was one of the students who had a very good score in math at that time.
@rose005 (254)
• India
23 Jul 10
When I was a student I was very regular to my home work and I used to give important to my home work, Because I thought home work keeps children in practiced and they will study.Home work is very important for the student because it really helps them for their next grade.Can you consider how important was your homework,? Do you think home work is important in your school days.?
@p3ks626 (6538)
• Philippines
25 Jul 10
I considered it important to but I didnt realize the real essence of homework until I became a teacher. I did my homework before but it was just for the sake of doing so. My teachers were angry if you cant pass your homework. So I did it because I didnt want them to get angry at me.
@bkrm_gupt (219)
• India
23 Jul 10
Actually home work is most important to every student. without home one can't understand the subject which the teacher teaches in the class. I really love doing homework and I always used to do it sincerely. I liked to do only economic and biology homework because those were my favorite subject. And there was good mark for doing homework.
@p3ks626 (6538)
• Philippines
25 Jul 10
Good for you! You will be setting a very good example to your kids in the future because you are in the authority to tell them that because you liked doing your homework.
@kshp_dpk (213)
• India
23 Jul 10
When I am studying I thought that homework are the very important and I always used to do my work on time.Though I am poor in studying but I am interested to do the home works.Of course I doing my work on time but sometime it happens that to do all.Most of the time I like to do Maths and chemistry because no need to memories.
@p3ks626 (6538)
• Philippines
25 Jul 10
I did enjoy my math homework before but Chemistry and I dont have this chemistry. Though I passed in that subject, I didnt appreciate the fact that I am doing homework in chemistry especially if it has something to do with balancing redox equation. Drove me crazy during those times.
@rjkmrr (172)
• India
23 Jul 10
when I was a student I thought homework are very important because if we do homework in time we will improved and it will be as a revision which we can't be in travel. Because some of my friend never used to do homework and they struggle when teacher in checked,like wise i never used to keep my homework in pending, I always used do my homework in time.If we do homework in time it help a lots and we will score high marks in exam and their won't need a extra time also.
@p3ks626 (6538)
• Philippines
25 Jul 10
I know one teacher who gave her students homework every time they are having a class. She checked their homework everyday but she doesnt get it from them. She evaluates then first if they understood their homework. On the spot, she gave them grades according to their understanding in their homework.