i have decided that i really do not like homework. as a student, i don't like doing it and, as a teacher, i don't like giving it. it takes too much time to get ready and it becomes more of a hassle than a benefit because the kids who really need it never do it. to be honest, i send homework because that is what we have always done and parents tend to expect it. but what is the real purpose? is there a benefit to sending homework home on a daily basis?
situation #2--on valentine's day, a student gave me a book that he had written at home. it was 