toypup wrote:
"laraine" wrote in message
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Perhaps the issue with such courses now is
that the homework can take quite a bit of time,
and homework seems to be a no-no these days.

I don't know where you live, but it's so the opposite where I am. The kids
are overwhelmed with homework.

toto wrote:
Huh? Most people are claiming their kids have a lot of homework, so I
can't see how you can say it's a no-no.

I wasn't referring to the current situation in
schools, but rather to what I perceive to be
the attitude towards homework, particularly
busy work, by some on these newsgroups.
I realize the discussions about homework go
back a few years, so I hope I am not
overgeneralizing.

The reason I particularly noticed those
comments was because I have always been a
big fan of homework. I have a fairly poor memory
as well as a somewhat short attention span
in class, even when I am trying very hard,
so doing homework helped me a lot.
It gave me time on my own to sift out
important concepts and details, and I
found repetition to be an advantage for
me. But, of course, others might not be
like me at all.

In any case, if students are assigned
a lot of homework these days (and I
too have heard that), to expect them
to spend a lot more time on proof
geometry, advanced physics, etc.,
if they are not doing so already,
is asking a lot, though some of
that is helpful for later success
if they desire a technical career.

C.