tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1420999465261988717.post2063327731977653482..comments2022-12-10T01:40:01.718-08:00Comments on HALLWAY ACCESS: While waiting for change to happen...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05087602694111877329noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1420999465261988717.post-77089196633635965942014-01-08T19:26:35.232-08:002014-01-08T19:26:35.232-08:00Thank you for reading and responding here, Derek. ...Thank you for reading and responding here, Derek. Your point about "someday" is my exact fear. We're spending so much time planning for what's possibly to come that we are forgetting how many are struggling in the interim. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05087602694111877329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1420999465261988717.post-4805954108931883032014-01-08T17:25:43.867-08:002014-01-08T17:25:43.867-08:00I think it's important to emphasize that our g...I think it's important to emphasize that our goal is to create self-directed learners. Students that, when presented with a problem, are able to use appropriate resources to seek out a solution. Students that have the tools necessary to help themselves. I hate it when HW becomes a problem for parents, but unfortunately it is in some schools. Enlist those parents in helping their students. You can learn almost anything today, on your own, at your own pace, using the right tools. We're in the age of learning. I do think the time will come when amount of HW will no longer be related to amount of learning, in most schools. <br />I realize that some parents want their children to be prepared for college, and preparing them for college may mean consuming X amounts of HW on a daily basis. Try to express the more important traits and skills that form successful citizens today. Mr. Oldfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01923170113683454576noreply@blogger.com