HOMEWORK

HOMEWORK

Homework is a very important in the lives of the students that is why we Truelight Educational Consult take it serious.

Homework teaches students important life lessons that they will use as a teenager/ adult. It teaches them more skills in reading and comprehending information, communicating ideas with others, listening and taking notes, remembering things, solving problems, developing a plan, setting priorities, taking action, concentration, writing reports, applying skills more broadly,, spending time alone, and helping to develop curiosity in new subject/ topic.

Communication between students, parents and classroom teachers is necessary to ensure a well-balanced homework schedule.

Pupils Homework and Parents

Recent research has revealed that boys have a harder time than girls with the motivation and organizational skills they need to successfully complete homework. They may need more help from you through encouragement and showing interest in their homework.

Parents should please check over their homework with their children and help them to understand their mistakes, understand the material, and correctly complete the work.

Setting Up Rules For Your Child’s Homework

There are many ways to set up rules for your child’s. This is has a result of every child and family having different needs, styles, and resources. Then, a parent must find a system that works well for the child. Parents must find time to set up good study and homework habits for their children, which will make it easier to do homework successful, even as the children get older. Below are some suggestions that may help your children succeed with their homework;

1.     Show interest and enthusiasm about your child’s homework

2.     Make sure you or another responsible adult is available to monitor homework time

3.     Set a regular family quiet time for homework.

4.     Set aside a comfortable place in the home where the child can do homework.

5.     Get rid of ay distraction

6.     Ask teachers what to expect regarding the homework

7.     Don’t do your child’s homework for him, because if you do, they will not learn and you are sending a message that they can’t do the work, also that completing homework is not important.

8.     Make sure that your child has all the stationeries available and ready

9.     Children watch what we do, if we model good study skills, read, and organize our time well, our children will learn from our examples.

Importance of Homework

Homework

1.     teaches students about time management

2.     teachers students how to set priorities

3.     help teachers determine how well the lessons are being understood by their students

4.     teaches students how to problem solve.

5.     gives students another opportunity to review the class material

6.     gives parents a chance to see what is being learned in school.

7.      teaches students that they may have to do things even when they don’t want to.

8.     teaches students how to take responsibility for their part in the educational process.

9.     teaches students how to work independently.

10.                        teaches students the importance of planning, staying organized and taking action.