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Some things are proven with regards to successful students

Posted on: September 7, 2016 at 14:38:44 CT

SuperTone MU

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M.O.B. Votes:

1) Their parents read to them regularly since infants.
2) Their parents hold them accountable.

So, to summarize, good parents are the biggest factor in succeeding in school.

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K-8 school with poor, mostly Hispanic kids bans homework.... - MUTGR MU - 9/7 14:13:35

Of course they do, you can't roof at night. - Coors4bob MU - 9/7 21:11:52

There is no evidence that HW improves test scores (nm) - MrBlueSky MU - 9/7 14:19:18

Homework enforces work habits. Something minorities lack. - Coors4bob MU - 9/7 21:12:46

We had a better school system when kids did more - MUTGR MU - 9/7 15:12:40

It's really easy to point fingers at a "bad school system" - MrBlueSky MU - 9/7 15:14:04

RE: It's really easy to point fingers at a "bad school system" - MUTGR MU - 9/7 15:16:44

But HW is not needed for any curriculum. College prep or - MrBlueSky MU - 9/7 15:19:01

Said the liberal. You are the problem. - Coors4bob MU - 9/7 21:14:55

You a big union guy? You seem ready to blame - hokie VT - 9/7 15:31:43

RE: You a big union guy? You seem ready to blame - sarasotatiger MU - 9/7 18:15:02

this country has proven throwing money at education - SuperTone MU

- 9/7 15:41:48

Just because it's proven not to work, doesn't mean the - hokie VT - 9/7 16:00:35

RE: But HW is not needed for any curriculum. College prep or - MUTGR MU - 9/7 15:28:12

How about discipline, time management and - hokie VT - 9/7 14:32:14

Some things are proven with regards to successful students - SuperTone MU

- 9/7 14:38:44

Also having family dinner, talking about their school day, - MrBlueSky MU - 9/7 14:39:51

LOL. You clearly have spent zero time in schools - MrBlueSky MU - 9/7 14:37:59

Expanding school by 2 hours a day - mu7176grad MU - 9/7 14:16:55

There are studies indicating homework has no value - raskolnikov MU - 9/7 14:15:53

Well, to be fair, studies are showing homework to being - SuperTone MU

- 9/7 14:14:57

Its not detrimental. But 2 extra hrs of school/day should - GA Tiger MU - 9/7 14:21:35

many studies indicate it is detrimental - SuperTone MU

- 9/7 14:37:25

I don't see how it could be. I'm a - GA Tiger MU - 9/7 15:25:59

No. It stresses kids out, detaches them from society - SuperTone MU

- 9/7 15:30:27

Funny. Didn't seem to bother kids in the 50's. - GA Tiger MU - 9/7 16:20:30