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.