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Teacher should mark the hwk

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YouJujaja · 12/12/2022 20:57

DD (y5) gets homework set and it gets collected once a week. It has not been marked since they started in September. DD even made a comment about how she doesn't want to do it anymore as it doesn't get marked anyway. Aibu to think it should be marked.

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AnxieTeapot · 12/12/2022 21:56

LaMariposa · 12/12/2022 21:07

I mark my daughters homework - at least I do when it’s a worksheet with obvious answers. She gets immediate feedback, I get to see what she’s doing well/needs to improve, and I can write notes to the teacher if I can’t help or if my daughter needs more resources.

The value is in doing the work, whether for practise or thinking.

If you can do the same it will help your daughter AND the teacher.

Just wanted to comment on how lovely this is to read as a teacher. This is a great example of how parents and teachers can work together to achieve the best outcomes for their children.

MeJane · 12/12/2022 21:56

If nothing else, the fact that she's done the HW should be recognised and rewarded.

Do you think a child should be rewarded for every piece of work they do? So roughly on average four rewards a day per child. They might become somewhat jaded with that as a system.

ACynicalDad · 12/12/2022 21:57

I love the idea of the parent marking it as they go, not all can, but it's not viable for the teacher to mark everything. I think more primaries should ban homework beyond reading, spellings, tables /number bonds etc.

CinnamonJellyBeans · 12/12/2022 22:00

Yes, it should be recorded and rewarded, or don't set it.

cansu · 12/12/2022 22:02

I think it depends. It may not be worth it tbh. I set homework now that can be marked by the students in class. I go through the answers and they mark it. It is very rare that I set anything that is collected in as such.

MeJane · 12/12/2022 22:05

CinnamonJellyBeans · 12/12/2022 22:00

Yes, it should be recorded and rewarded, or don't set it.

Every piece? That's what I am asking.

I have to set work. I can't not do a maths lesson because I'm not going to reward the 26 children for their work. I expect them to do the work and they expect to do it. If I rewarded every child after every lessons it wouldn't be a reward.

And if it's not every piece of work that you think should be rewarded, then why is it homework that should be rewarded?

Pineconederby · 12/12/2022 22:41

Of course, or why bother setting it? Nothing more demoralizing for a bright child than to do the right thing, work hard, complete homework well and then for the teacher to ignore it. Awful example to set!

JodiePants · 12/12/2022 22:43

As some others have said...I set homework because I have to but I don't mark it. All work completed at school is expected to be marked so I have between 90 and 120 pieces of work to mark a day. There isn't the time to mark the homework too.

Also, homework is often not a true reflection of a child's abilities. I used to religiously mark it but noticed that either the child has put zero effort into their homework and is much worse than their school work or they have everything correct, with no working out, because they have used a calculator/been told answers by parents. It's a waste of their time doing it and a waste of my time marking it.

Motheranddaughtertotwo · 12/12/2022 22:52

JodiePants · Today 22:43
As some others have said...I set homework because I have to but I don't mark it. All work completed at school is expected to be marked so I have between 90 and 120 pieces of work to mark a day. There isn't the time to mark the homework too
THIS.

I also do homework with my own children, I help and support them through it, it’s not independent so there’s not much point in it being marked, acknowledged by all means but it’s not all their own work.

LovelyLovelyWarmCoffee · 12/12/2022 23:12

I’m quite happy with how our school does this.
My children are in Y4 and they are supposed to mark their worksheets as part of the homework (answer sheet is provided). This is for English and Maths workbooks.
The reading record that they do at home also gets feedback as the teacher will write questions (what made you think that? / what do you think will happen next? / why do you think the author wrote this?) and they are supposed to write an answer the next evening.

Zombiemum1946 · 12/12/2022 23:22

Dh is a teacher and generally doesn't set homework but they do self and peer review of work done independently. The reward is doing something they enjoy such as reading corner, art etc. He does one to one where he can but there are 33 kids. Acknowledging work done is appropriate, but this could be happening in a different way as opposed to the tick and sticker in the jotter. Email the teacher what the general plan is for this. I should add that assessments are done around this time to look at the child's abilities and needs to plan for the next term.

surreygirl1987 · 12/12/2022 23:49

Have you read the research on homework and feedback? If not, I suggest you do so before making judgements on the teacher/ school.

I'm a secondary teacher and we mainly do whole class feedback for tasks like this now

Yes so do we. Marking is one of the biggest time wasters, and one of the main contributers to excessive workload which is a major obstacle to excellent teaching and learning. The sooner people realise that, the better.

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