Why do teachers give hard homework?
536897
Teachers try to give homework that will either reinforce what you have been doing in class (more practice), help you to find out things on your own (research papers, book reports) and for themselves, to find out what it is you don't understand!  Very often the student will understand how to do the work in class, but when they get it home, they no longer can remember the new process.  Then the teacher can try to teach it again, using a different explanation. (That's why I only grade most homework--not research projects, but practice work--for valient effort (you really tried), not perfection.  I use the tests to see if you got it.  Generally the students who try all the homework and come back with good questions get the best grades on the test.  They know they understand the material and can do the work without help.)\ngood luck on your hard homework.  I hope you start to understand it so well that it's easy!
389694
I'm so tired of lazy people asking for the answers to their homework. I don't mind helping people if they at least try to do it themselves. Kids these days want everything handed to them, they don't want to work for anything, it makes me so mad!
49126
I'm for it... there are so many reasons. One, to reinforce. Two, for one to learn to work alone and with others(a parent, tutor or friend). Three, it really does prepare you for the real world when you will have to do homework ALL the time. WHat car to buy, what insurance to get, what bank to deal with, etc.
304533
Most often because we are not really paying attention, or we have not prepared ourselves and so cannot integrate new information into what we already know about the subject.\n\nI've had some really bad teachers, so I know that is not always the case.\n\nMy nephew was a C student when he started college, dropped out for a few years, re-entered and got straight A's. He finished with an engineering scholarship for grad school, and was on the National Deans list. \nHis explanation, "I found out that paying attention and doing my homework on time changed me from dumb to smart"
738837
Because usually the teacher knows some things and the kids want to or are supposed to learn those things.\n\nThe art of it is in HOW the info is transmitted. I think its best when the kids are into it asking many many endless questions. The teacher can tell what he or she knows, do fieldtrips, get experts to come in and talk, and show the kids how to find answers and info on their own.
40991
Ideally you should not be helping them with homework, other than to make sure they have a place and time to do it.  The purpose of homework is to help the students strengthen their understanding of the information taught in class.\n\nTalk to the teachers if your children are having difficulty with homework. The kids should be able to complete the work on their own. If not, some help may be needed, and your school may provide some tutoring (at school) for free.
1017155
because they work hard?
587297
Homework?Not to be rude but why on earth would anybody like homework?
360618
That depends... if the students hadn't done their homework or weren't paying attention and this is why they didnt know it, then the teacher might easily become upset.
82161
I think they are short-sighted, rescuing their kids from the difficulty of homework now at the expense of the children being able to learn on their own later on.  The same goes for kids who come on this website looking for answers that they can just copy down verbatim, instead of just getting a push in the right direction.  \n\nThat said, I think a lot of the homework teachers assign these days is busywork, something for the kids who catch on quickly to do while the teacher works with the struggling kids.  I also think that teachers assign unrealistic projects to the kids.  I can't believe they really expect a 5th grade kid to "construct an authentic log cabin without using lincoln logs, demonstrating 6 features from the novel" (one of the assignments my son got this year), without some parental help.  \n\nIn things like this, I try very hard to let my kids do what they can do themselves, and only step in when adult assistance as needed.  As a result, our projects are often a bit cruder than some of the kids who had parents do it all, but I comfort myself with the knowledge that my kids learned a lot more from the project.
400441
trade...\n\nI will help you with your homework if you do my job for a few hours...     or look after my children for a while...\n\nthe homework is given to you not to pass the time or to irritate you but to help you with your studies, to encourage personal study and responsibility (amongst many other things)...\n\nif you are not prepared to do it then just tell your teacher that... \n\nit is your life - your future: deal with it...\n\nreasonable?
432264
I am a teacher and can definately answer this one!!!!!!!Children who do not have parental support in the home usually suffer at school.  They are usually the ones who act up...not only because they are undisciplined, but also because they do not have the support system at home to make sure that they are doing their homework.  They fall behind and end up misbehaving because they do not understand the material.  As they fall further and further behind, their behavior gets wors, as well as does their self-esteem.  I work at an inner city school.  The teachers work very hard to give the students as much indivual help as possible.  We want to see all kids succeed! We also want them to understand that they must learn to deal with the baggage that life has given them and overcome that to be the best they can be to reach the goals they want to accomplish.  The best deal is for schools, parents, and communities to work together to help ALL children succeed.
380306
There are lots of lazy people here. They would rather that you do their work for them. Also, I see lots of kids who are trying to avoid doing their homework, writing a paper or reading a book by asking other people for answers. I refuse to help those people. I'm not an enabler.
788488
I agree.The reason why teachers give us homework everyday is,because they want us to show them how we progressed in different subjects in school.Us teens and tweens  should stand up for our rights and become individual people.We all need to learn to stand out and say NO HOMEWORK!!!!!!!!!
644789
Because they do their homework
901150
You know..that's a really good question. Back in middle school, homework was everything. Tests were based off of homework. Now, as a junior, with three AP's, I've decided homework has NOTHING to do with your grade. Homework is literally busy work. Tests are based off your own individual learning and quizzes are things that the teachers go over during class. \n\nAlso, homework doesn't tell the teacher anything about how much you've learned. Nowadays, you have this site to help you, wikipedia, etc. Anything. \n\nIt's totally pointless. The only homework that I've found has helped me is for history. It's a bunch of reading and essays that question your knowledge about the current subject.
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Answering urgent questions so kids get their homework done on time.