What's with all the homework over Thanksgiving Break?
So it's Sunday- the last day of our 5-day weekend, and I can't help but feel like mush. My brain's totally fried- and school hasn't even started yet!!!! You wanna know why? (You actually probably don't care at all why, but I'll tell you anyway...) I got worked over with homework this weekend! I think I had around 8 or 9 hours worth! The worst part of it is that I had to take all of it with me on my "vacation" to Las Vegas and work on it there. It was so frustrating because just as I'd start to relax, I'd remember the beastly chores that were seemingly screaming out at me in my gigantic backpack. Quite frankly I was not thrilled.
I mean, I know I've got some harder classes this year, and I knew that I would have to do some work, but 9 hours? 9 hours? And work in 5 of 8 classes (one of which is seminary)?????? That wasn't too cool if you know what I mean.... I had to work by rear off and I don't even feel very accomplished with the chunk I did manage to complete. It sucks.
So why did so many teachers give so much work?
In the good old days (like in the years before this year), I remember getting small, insignificant assignments that were usually worth extra credit or only were worth a few points on my grade. But this last break's assignments were HUGE!!!! It's because teachers tend to have that same idea that their class is the most important. Now, I have nothing against that mindset- I know that the best teachers feel that way about the subject they teach- but it is unnecessary to give out so much. One, two, even three hours worth is understandable, but 9 or 10 is a bit too extreme.
So it's Sunday- the last day of our 5-day weekend, and I can't help but feel like mush. My brain's totally fried- and school hasn't even started yet!!!! You wanna know why? (You actually probably don't care at all why, but I'll tell you anyway...) I got worked over with homework this weekend! I think I had around 8 or 9 hours worth! The worst part of it is that I had to take all of it with me on my "vacation" to Las Vegas and work on it there. It was so frustrating because just as I'd start to relax, I'd remember the beastly chores that were seemingly screaming out at me in my gigantic backpack. Quite frankly I was not thrilled.
I mean, I know I've got some harder classes this year, and I knew that I would have to do some work, but 9 hours? 9 hours? And work in 5 of 8 classes (one of which is seminary)?????? That wasn't too cool if you know what I mean.... I had to work by rear off and I don't even feel very accomplished with the chunk I did manage to complete. It sucks.
So why did so many teachers give so much work?
In the good old days (like in the years before this year), I remember getting small, insignificant assignments that were usually worth extra credit or only were worth a few points on my grade. But this last break's assignments were HUGE!!!! It's because teachers tend to have that same idea that their class is the most important. Now, I have nothing against that mindset- I know that the best teachers feel that way about the subject they teach- but it is unnecessary to give out so much. One, two, even three hours worth is understandable, but 9 or 10 is a bit too extreme.
posted by dr.scholl at 18:08
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