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The Homeworkless Classroom
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Mandie Thompson, Christie McMillan, and Matt Walter
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What is the purpose of homework? Do our students really need it to learn effectively? What happens when a student is unable to complete his/her homework due to a chaotic home life or homelessness? In order to provide the best and most equitable education to all our students we need to have ways of addressing this issue. The Homeworkless Classroom Workshop provides a step by step process through which a teacher may invent instruction where the students’ grades match their in-class performance, teaches material within the parameters of the school day, and develops ways to provide extra assistance to students while at school.
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