SCHOOL HW: SUPPROT TO LEARNERS
(Muhammad Yousuf Ali, Karachi)
                School Home Work (HW) is very 
common terminology which means students have to do the school task at their 
home. 
Mostly HW assign to students for practice of exercise or assignment which is 
taught by the teacher in the class room during class lecture. Some positive and 
negative aspects HW are tried to disclose here for teachers and parents.
PARENTS ASSESSMENT 
Parents can know the interest of their kids in different subjects which will 
help them to decide their career planning rather than entrenched their own 
desire to kids. Its also evaluate strong and weak subjects of the children. It 
supports kids to prepare their examination.
During the home work assignments kids discussed their educational problem day to 
day activities from their parents. 
TEACHER ARBITRATOR 
HW is communication channel between the students and teacher through this 
channel teacher understand the attitude and learning ability of a student. 
Appreciation words for hard working students create positive competitive 
environment in the class room. Also written remarks on their note book like 
“Excellent, Good, Fair” or on their assignment encourage to show their best 
ability in study.
Teachers also assess their teaching methodology, deliver rate of knowledge to 
student or any other limitation from response of HW. If they include element of 
innovation in HW which enhance our students learning capability, writing skill 
and 
understanding to subjects from early classes. Teacher also correlates HW and 
Class work which will also linkage exercises. It should always assign in balance 
way.
RECAPITULATE 
Usually, Parents and teacher s don’t considered HW and assignment as learning 
tools in our school culture. They considered it is a routine work. This negative 
approach also shrinks the quality education and learning abilities of the 
students. If school managements (Principal, Administrator, Head Master, 
Director) strong supportive plan of primary and secondary classes HW which can 
bring transform the quality education but teacher and educationist have to think 
over it and put his share for this purpose. 
HW assign in balance way mostly teacher and school management allocate more 
assignment to their students specially in weekend days. Teachers don’t consider 
that student also need relaxes, rest, physical and mental exercise which is also 
need for the good student. Over burden HW create mental and physical problem for 
the students. They lapse their family function, outings due to over burden of 
school assignment. They also avoid physical and mental exercise & games and 
comment that they don’t have enough time to take part such activities. The 
average time schedule which consume by the a average student for HW is 
illustrate as under:-
Now, it is time for the teachers and educational experts to change the 
traditional methods of school home work. They should include interesting, 
innovative and recreational activities in their HW.
Modern teaching techniques should be use for the children in Pre-primary, 
Primary and Middle classes like IQ level assessment during the checking of home 
work. Communicative skills of students also improve by the teacher guidance 
during listen oral question, poem/rhyme. It will be considered a positive step 
for the quality education from grass root level. Parent and teacher share their 
contribution equally we produce good students for the future and higher classes 
like SSC, HSC etc.