http://disciplineanswers.com/teaching-procedures-homework/ Discipline for Promoting Responsibility and Learning Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:30:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://disciplineanswers.com/teaching-procedures-homework/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Peg Weidemann Tue, 03 Jun 2008 18:50:30 +0000 http://disciplineanswers.com/index.php/38/#comment-11 That tip is worth it's weight in gold! Thanks for the great idea! That tip is worth it’s weight in gold! Thanks for the great idea!

]]> http://disciplineanswers.com/teaching-procedures-homework/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Linda K-grade 2 teacher Sat, 12 Apr 2008 20:51:14 +0000 http://disciplineanswers.com/index.php/38/#comment-5 I love the approach you detailed for us. I too, have gone to using DWS with my whole class, and have loved the results! Instead of abcd, I use 1234 because it aligns with our progress reports where 4 is best. It really is stress-free almost daily! In my grade 2 high ability Math class, I have held that same discussion, "Why do we do Math homework? What would a Level 4 homework paper look like? Who is in charge of their homework, whose responsibility is it, etc. What does it look like if you go above and beyond? They respond: by showing their work, Neatness counts in Math, coloring the page if it would enhance the paper, and that Homework is their responsibility, not their parents. I have shown the differences between a level 4, 3, 2, 1 homework paper and that is a great way to model your expectations. I have learned that procedures must be revisited, so I have done it enough to make a difference. I would say that all students turn in a level 4 99% of the time! All without rewards, friends! One great tip that I'd like to pass on to you all: When students arrive to class and have no homework to hand in, I simply hand them a sheet of notebook paper and calmly tell them to write me a letter to explain what happened to the homework, date it, sign it, and put it in the finished work basket. This is stress-free, students tell all kinds of excuses, but the best part is that you now have documentation to present to the student and parents about their homework responsibilities. Soon, kids know that they'll have to write me a letter to explain, so they tend to take on the responsibility for completing their homework themselves even before I have to involve the parents! I love the approach you detailed for us. I too, have gone to using DWS with my whole class, and have loved the results! Instead of abcd, I use 1234 because it aligns with our progress reports where 4 is best. It really is stress-free almost daily!
In my grade 2 high ability Math class, I have held that same discussion, “Why do we do Math homework? What would a Level 4 homework paper look like? Who is in charge of their homework, whose responsibility is it, etc. What does it look like if you go above and beyond? They respond: by showing their work, Neatness counts in Math, coloring the page if it would enhance the paper, and that Homework is their responsibility, not their parents. I have shown the differences between a level 4, 3, 2, 1 homework paper and that is a great way to model your expectations. I have learned that procedures must be revisited, so I have done it enough to make a difference. I would say that all students turn in a level 4 99% of the time! All without rewards, friends!
One great tip that I’d like to pass on to you all: When students arrive to class and have no homework to hand in, I simply hand them a sheet of notebook paper and calmly tell them to write me a letter to explain what happened to the homework, date it, sign it, and put it in the finished work basket. This is stress-free, students tell all kinds of excuses, but the best part is that you now have documentation to present to the student and parents about their homework responsibilities. Soon, kids know that they’ll have to write me a letter to explain, so they tend to take on the responsibility for completing their homework themselves even before I have to involve the parents!

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