HOMEWORK!

HOMEWORK!HOMEWORK!

GUIDELINESGUIDELINES

A QUIET OR NON-DISTRACTING PLACE TO A QUIET OR NON-DISTRACTING PLACE TO WORK.WORK.

A TIME SET ASIDE – BE SPECIFICA TIME SET ASIDE – BE SPECIFIC

AN ENDING TIME – NO MORE THAN 2 HOURS AN ENDING TIME – NO MORE THAN 2 HOURS ON A REGULAR BASIS. A PROJECT LEFT TO ON A REGULAR BASIS. A PROJECT LEFT TO THE LAST DAY MAY TAKE MORE.THE LAST DAY MAY TAKE MORE.

TAKING TOO LONG? TRY THE KITCHEN TABLE. TAKING TOO LONG? TRY THE KITCHEN TABLE. OBSERVE WITHOUT INTERFERING.OBSERVE WITHOUT INTERFERING.

GUIDELINESGUIDELINES

WHERE TO CUT?WHERE TO CUT? AT LEAST WRITE DOWN MATH PROBLEMS THE AT LEAST WRITE DOWN MATH PROBLEMS THE

NIGHT HOMEWORK IS ASSIGNED. NIGHT HOMEWORK IS ASSIGNED. STUDENTS CAN THEN “FILL IN” SOME THE NEXT STUDENTS CAN THEN “FILL IN” SOME THE NEXT

DAY. IT WILL BE LATE BUT BETTER THAN NOT DAY. IT WILL BE LATE BUT BETTER THAN NOT BEING PREPARED.BEING PREPARED.

WRITE THE WORDS WITHOUT DEFINITIONS – WRITE THE WORDS WITHOUT DEFINITIONS – THEY CAN GET HELP FROM FRIENDS/TEACHER.THEY CAN GET HELP FROM FRIENDS/TEACHER.

ANSWERSANSWERS

LET B.O.B HELP – BACK OF THE BOOKLET B.O.B HELP – BACK OF THE BOOK

THE ANSWERS ARE TO HELP YOUR STUDENT THE ANSWERS ARE TO HELP YOUR STUDENT DO THE PROBLEMS CORECTLY. IT IS NOT DO THE PROBLEMS CORECTLY. IT IS NOT CHEATING.CHEATING.

IT IS BETTER TO DO A PROBLEM OVER OR IT IS BETTER TO DO A PROBLEM OVER OR KNOW WHAT THEY ARE MISSING THAN DO IT KNOW WHAT THEY ARE MISSING THAN DO IT WRONG AND FIND OUT LATER. WRONG AND FIND OUT LATER.

MATH HOMEWORK MATH HOMEWORK PHILOSOPHYPHILOSOPHY

PRACTICING MATH PRACTICING MATH WRONG WRONG

REINFORCES THE REINFORCES THE WRONG WAY TO DO WRONG WAY TO DO

MATHMATH

NEVER LET THEM WRITE NEVER LET THEM WRITE “?”“?”

WE WOULD RATHER HAVE A STUDENT WRITE WE WOULD RATHER HAVE A STUDENT WRITE THE PROBLEM DOWN AND ASK WHY THEY THE PROBLEM DOWN AND ASK WHY THEY KEEP GETTING A DIFFERENT ANSWER THAN KEEP GETTING A DIFFERENT ANSWER THAN JUST “?”JUST “?”

ALWAYS WRITE EVERY PROBLEM AND LEAVE ALWAYS WRITE EVERY PROBLEM AND LEAVE ROOM FOR AN ANSWER.ROOM FOR AN ANSWER.

ONLINE HELPONLINE HELP

ALL MATH HAS ONLINE VIDEO, TEXTBOOK, ALL MATH HAS ONLINE VIDEO, TEXTBOOK, AND PRACTICE QUESTIONS. PLEASE AND PRACTICE QUESTIONS. PLEASE ENCOURAGE THEIR USE. ENCOURAGE THEIR USE.

THE TOP OF EACH PAGE LISTS THE WEBSITE THE TOP OF EACH PAGE LISTS THE WEBSITE AND CODE TO VIEW VIDEOS.AND CODE TO VIEW VIDEOS.

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CORNELL NOTESCORNELL NOTES

USE THE MARGIN FOR SINGLE WORDS, USE THE MARGIN FOR SINGLE WORDS, QUESTIONS, SUBJECT.QUESTIONS, SUBJECT.

USE THE LARGER AREA FOR DEFINITIONS, USE THE LARGER AREA FOR DEFINITIONS, PICTURES, ETC.PICTURES, ETC.

WRITE A SUMMARY AT THE BOTTOM EACH WRITE A SUMMARY AT THE BOTTOM EACH NIGHT.NIGHT.

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GET STARTED RIGHT AWAYGET STARTED RIGHT AWAY

SET A TIMER FOR TASK CHALLENGED KIDSSET A TIMER FOR TASK CHALLENGED KIDS

TAKE A SHORT BREAK BETWEEN SUBJECTSTAKE A SHORT BREAK BETWEEN SUBJECTS

USE THE PLANNER AS A CHECK OFF GUIDEUSE THE PLANNER AS A CHECK OFF GUIDE

CHECK TEACHER WEBSITES EVERY DAYCHECK TEACHER WEBSITES EVERY DAY

COMMUNICATE WITH THE TEACHER!COMMUNICATE WITH THE TEACHER!

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FIND A HOMEWORK BUDDY – DO IT FIND A HOMEWORK BUDDY – DO IT TOGETHER!TOGETHER!

CALL A FRIENDCALL A FRIEND

HOMEWORK IS PRACTICE – LET THEM MAKE A HOMEWORK IS PRACTICE – LET THEM MAKE A MISTAKE MISTAKE

IF THEY MISS AN ASSIGNMENT – THEY WON’T IF THEY MISS AN ASSIGNMENT – THEY WON’T GET TO ASK QUESTIONS SO GET HELP FROM GET TO ASK QUESTIONS SO GET HELP FROM A CLASSMATE ON THE CORRECT ANSWERS.A CLASSMATE ON THE CORRECT ANSWERS.

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WHEN TYPING:WHEN TYPING:

TYPE WITHOUT MUCH OR ANY EDITING. GET TYPE WITHOUT MUCH OR ANY EDITING. GET THE THOUGHTS DOWN THEN CORRECT AS THE THOUGHTS DOWN THEN CORRECT AS THEY READ WHAT THEY WROTE.THEY READ WHAT THEY WROTE.

SKIP LINES ON ALL DRAFTS, EVEN WHEN SKIP LINES ON ALL DRAFTS, EVEN WHEN TYPING.TYPING.

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CORNELL NOTES:CORNELL NOTES:

GREAT FORGREAT FOR

VOCABULARYVOCABULARYDEFINITIONDEFINITION MEANING OF A WORDMEANING OF A WORD

SCIENCESCIENCE

EROSIONEROSION MOVEMENT OF MATERIALMOVEMENT OF MATERIAL

SOCIAL STUDIESSOCIAL STUDIES

CITY-STATECITY-STATE WAY OF GOVERNINGWAY OF GOVERNING

CLASS NOTESCLASS NOTES

PRIME NUMBERPRIME NUMBER DIVISIBLE BY ONLY 1 AND DIVISIBLE BY ONLY 1 AND ITSELFITSELF

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USE A CALCULATOR. WE ASSUME STUDENTS USE A CALCULATOR. WE ASSUME STUDENTS WILL CHECK THEIR WORK WITH A WILL CHECK THEIR WORK WITH A CALCULAOR IF NECESSARY.CALCULAOR IF NECESSARY.

AND FINALLY,AND FINALLY,

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WRITE BIG!WRITE BIG! 3(x-3) = 2y3(x-3) = 2y

WRITING BIG AND USING PLENTY OF WRITING BIG AND USING PLENTY OF SPACE IS ONE OF THE BEST WAYS TO SPACE IS ONE OF THE BEST WAYS TO IMPROVE PERFORMANCE.IMPROVE PERFORMANCE.