Homework- yes or no?

Very young kids yes, but once they dicover the internet, its a new ballgame sadly.

Because the child doesnt need to learn anything to complete the homework. They just dictate to a Chatbot and mindlessly copy the answer.

Agreed that if parents intercede and help with homework, this is the best way forward. But Im not sure parents can oversee every homework session.

I dont think you understand what homework actually is at primary level or indeed some facets of secondary level.

"Insert AI Platform Name Here" isn't going to help kids with a lot of the skills and general things that homework teaches kids. Homework isn't all about getting the "right answer" at any age.

Early on, the basic writing and reading skills, as well as maths, languages, social sciences, project work, all through primary school are all very important things for kids to do and while AI platforms have "help" with some of these things as kids get older, so long as the key exams kids do don't involve access to the internet, it's a very silly game for kids to use AI for "homework".

Yes, it is difficult for parents to oversee or even help with homework for older kids however ChatGPT isn't going to "ruin" homework as an activity.

Generally speaking, the internet, used in the right way, is a great help with kids learning and in many cases should and is harnessed to assist with kids learning. I don't see AI as being any different.

That's an entirely different topic. Academic vs practical application. Its got nothing to do with Homework.

A good grade on their homework.

Im not saying its the right thing to do, but it is the easy thing to do.

We probably have to limit the scope of homework moving forward. Thats the reality

But they will all be doing it, so nobody will get a good grade. Unless they use a bell curve :)

And we would only know it wasnt their work if they were asked to explain it as part of their assesment.

If they just submit an essay or a maths paper or a science review, nobody would be any the wiser (or at least the teacher couldnt prove it wasnt the students work)

As i say, presentational assessments will have to become the standard. Thats the only way to test understanding, along with in class exams or tests.

Not a bad thing in reality as it will build confidence and presentation skills etc.

But the days of traditional homework are gone as of this year I would say.

And do what about it? If they all get As on their homework.

You cant put them all in detention.

Thats the problem. Everyone is doing it.

All I am saying is that homework as we know it will be phased out because any kid will have ready access to a Grade A, regardless of subject or their understanding of same.

You seem to think there is value in getting a Computer to do the homework for you.

I think you've illustrated that a computer can't understand something for you, if you are determined not to learn it. If thats the kids objective, good luck with that.

From reading the different research it depends. If you get quality appropriate homework it has value. If you don't it won't. So if you skip low quality inappropriate homework, it makes no difference to your education. So why do it. So why not have ChatGPT do it for you. However if you do get quality appropriate homework it can makes a difference. In which case you lose out by using ChatGPT.

Some peoples objective at school is to skip to the end and leave. Nothing beyond that.

If you consider places that have no homework and do better academically. You'll find there is a difference to their approach in the case room. Its not simple a matter of not doing homework and it making no difference. There are also scenarios where homework improves outcomes. They may also do other things differently.

Yeah, maybe you get it now.

But I can go to 11.

On the idea of giving tasks... during the covid school closures, one of my children was in 6th class. Her teacher gave a daily plan of work, loosely built around their own timetable. It wasn't compulsory to do like that, but was a handy structure for the day - particularly for those of us where both parents were also trying to work from home and mind younger siblings. About 2 weeks in she started adding tasks like "now go and make your mum/dad/granny a cup of tea", "is your bedside table tidy - if it isn't, tidy it", "go make your bed", "ask your mum/dad/granny for a job that will take you 10 minutes". (She also gave instructions on art projects how they might be adapted to include younger siblings)

I had really liked the teacher before then - after that I thought she was amazing. It showed a real understanding of the need to develop life skills, and the complications of life at that time. My daughter is still chief tea-maker when she's at home and I'm working.

I'd love it if homework included lifeskills stuff. I mean, I teach my kids those sort of things myself, but sometimes they are more likely to do things when teacher tells them :)