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Homework cuts don't impress students

Published: 1 Feb 2013 at 00.00
Newspaper section: News

Students have welcomed the Education Ministry's decision to have them do less homework but some are worried it will affect their academic performance.

Chonnikan Pradupkaew, a Mathayom 4 student at Bangkok's Mathayom Wat Makutkasat School, said homework can boost students' knowledge. "Personally, I do not agree with having less homework. But if this policy is really implemented, the homework should be reduced by a reasonable amount," she said.

The Office of the Basic Education Commission (Obec) last week told teachers to reduce homework set for all Prathom 1 to Mathayom 6 students under its supervision. The schools have also been asked to offer more outdoor learning activities. The office wants to keep students from getting too stressed.

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ubuntu
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Discussion 6 : 01 Feb 2013 at 17.376
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Failures in education are primarily qualitative, not quantitative. Increasing qualitatively poor homework will not produce positive outcome.

Sad thing many students will welcome less homework time as more time to play games. Where is stimulus that fosters curiosity, creativity and critical thinking?
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Discussion 5 : 01 Feb 2013 at 11.375
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If they worried about learning less just change the timetables in the schools themselves. Hours and hours wasted every week on standing to attention or marching up and down. Seven hours a day, five days a week is more than enough. Problem is actual learning time in the schools is only a fraction of that. My neighbours 15yo is great at homework, she positively excels at cutting stuff up and sticking them on large pieces of cardboard. So she should be, she does the same thing night after night after night.
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Discussion 4 : 01 Feb 2013 at 08.574
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Students should supplement the school cirriculum and assignments with reading - a lot of reading.
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Discussion 3 : 01 Feb 2013 at 07.473
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Kindergarten kids play more. That the way young kids learn. This proposal is not for kids that young. The children at any age should have a balance in learning,playing, thinking. The teachers can assign "homeplay" instead, could be something relate to what they just learn that day or it could be some project kids invent themselve. Playing ball is good for team work but should kids has ability to do things alone and not getting bored.
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Discussion 2 : 01 Feb 2013 at 07.332
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Keep cutting the educational requirements. That is the way to build a better Thailand!
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Discussion 1 : 01 Feb 2013 at 05.561
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"Students have welcomed the Education Ministry's decision to have them do less homework but some are worried it will affect their academic performance."

Cant get much worse
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