HASTI PUBLIC SCHOOL & JR.COLLEGE ,DONDiCHA
BLOG NO.209
Amongst many teachers and parents, homework is a pretty hot conversational topic. While some believe that homework is an essential part of the school experience, others think it’s a waste of our children’s time.
It has been observed and researched that learners, nowadays, are burdened with tremendous expectations and academic pressure. It is undeniably true that vacations should be utilized to the hilt wherein the learners along with their parents can break the monotony and free their minds vacationing in exotic locales and look after their overall development of body, mind, and soul.Every year we have a long holiday twice a year in our school, summer vacation and winter vacation. This is a time when every kid plans a holiday with their parents to visit their grandparents or a new city or country.
Even though there are many good things about the holidays, it always comes with holiday homework which comes as a nightmare for many students because they just don’t want to study during the vacation.
On other hand
No doubt that The long summer break is a great opportunity to spend quality time together as a family, *but it can also lead to your child being intellectually under stimulated.
In an age of social media and Netflix, it’s easier than ever for our youngsters to spend their downtime frying their brains in front of screens.
While every child should be allowed their own time to relax and recover from the stresses of school, it’s important not to let that behaviour dictate their entire summer break.
It is not always easy to know what’s best for your child when it comes to schooling, but at Our HASTI PUBLIC SCHOOL & JR.COLLEGE DONDAICHA , we’re big supporters of homework – particularly when it comes to the holiday season. Here’s why.
1.Holiday homework provides the perfect opportunity to keep their “school brain” ticking over, and keeps them challenged and stimulated.
2.There are some learners who are more inclined towards academics and want to properly use their vacations in accomplishing all those tasks which possibly do not get done amidst the routine schedule.
AT OUR HASTI PUBLIC SCHOOL the holiday home work is planned after a careful deliberation and collaboration .Holiday home work is designed such that Children will not need text book to attempt and will stimulate the out of box thinking . The holiday homework help learners to understand the concepts which they found very difficult when were discussed in the class room .
Few examples of holiday homework given at our Hasti school ;
1.Taking interviews of prominent personalities of different professions residing nearby,
2.research work on the history and geography of the place they would be visiting during vacation ,
3.To write about their good habits
4.list of the topics they discussed with their friends /age appropriate relatives etc. occupy the prime spot in the holiday homework
5. list of 10 things they did better than the existing state etc.
We at Hasti public school formulate and design these home-assignments in such a way that they benefit one and all and cater to the long-term interests. We look forward to creating an environment of healthy competition and an urge to the qualitative teaching-learning process*.
To make them successful life-long learners with a perpetual quest for knowledge is the underlying objective. However please hereunder the Pros and Cons of Holiday homework*
Pros of holiday homework:
1. Allows for a comfortable place to study
There is no doubt about the fact that with time, the classrooms have evolved to be more welcoming toward students but there is nothing more comfortable and safer than home. Students will be more comfortable studying more effectively at home, and the best way to do that is by revising everything that you have learned at school by doing it in the form of homework. Students may feel more focused and attentive at home rather than in class, in this way they can learn and study better.
2. Time management skills
Time management is an important skill that helps one for a lifetime. Homework will help students in developing time management skills and how to stay on track. Students will learn to plan a schedule and ensure that all tasks can be completed during the day. This will encourage research skills as well as develop problem-solving skills and independent thinking which will be beneficial in the real world.
3. Parents more involved in a child’s life
By bringing homework, students can engage their learning process with their parents. Parents can be involved in the studies of their kids and know what the kids are doing or how well they are performing in their studies. Parents would also know where their child lacks or what improvement is needed. Many parents also want their kids to bring homework, so they know what they are being taught at school. Moreover, parents get to spend more time with their children, especially in their study time, so they also know where the child stands in terms of studying.
4. Encourages the discipline of practice
Repeating the same lessons might be boring and frustrating for students but this will only encourage the discipline of practice among them and make thembetter To get better at one subject or even skills, repetition is the key. It is necessary. If the students are having trouble solving a math problem in class but bring homework and do it again, chances are high that they will get better at it. The concepts become much easier to understand.
Cons of holiday homework:
1. Causes unnecessary stress
Students are often given lots of assignments and homework so it gets hard to cope with the pressure. The word homework or assignments can instill a sense of dread in students. When the workload and deadlines are at large, homework can cause students to feel stressed and anxious all the time. This can also lead to them not being motivated enough and can take a toll on their studies and grades.
2. Not always effective
Many surveys and studies have shown that homework has zero effects.
Homework can only create a negative attitude towards schooling and discourages students from even making efforts and making them anxious all the time. Homework doesn’t help in achieving good results. It might be helpful to certain students struggling with a few subjects but overall, there is no evidence that shows any improvements in students’ academic results with the help of homework.
3. Not every home has a beneficial environment
While there are many homes and parents that want to play an active role in the studies of their kids but on the other hand, some students might not have the same experience. Some students might face difficulties at home as there may be no welcoming, beneficial environment for the kids so it may get a bit hard for these students to go home and do homework. Some parents may just push the responsibility of teaching off on the teacher and provide no support to their kids.
A well thought and properly designed holiday home work however generates interest and children feel the home work entertaing and challenging their competency and skills
At our Hasti school we are very particular and focus on the fact that Holiday homework should never be assigned as a means of retribution.
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