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5 Reasons Homework Destroys Learning
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I have blasted traditional homework for many years in many places, yet this awful practice continues in schools worldwide, stirring a hatred of learning in many children. Still, educators lean on homework, like it's the only way to deliver instruction.
5 reasons homework destroys learning
1 – Homework rarely connects to the real world — My daughter recently had to complete 14 long division problems. Frustrated, she asked, "Why do I even need to know this?" I couldn't answer. Why not ask her to solve a problem on her iPad, using a cool math app? This is far more realistic.
2 – Most homework is assigned for practice — There is very little research supporting extra practice, such as 15 math problems or writing Spanish sentences, as a means of improving achievement. Application of skills to larger problems is much better for internalizing knowledge. Once, my son came home from school and said he had learned about surface area. He explained how to calculate area but said he didn't understand why it was important.
We had a fascinating conversation about putting carpet in a room. "How would you decide what size piece of carpet to cut for the room?" I asked. The lightbulb came on and he said, "Oh, now I get it." A teacher didn't assign this, but applying a skill he'd learned in class was interesting to him. Most important, it was his choice.
3 – Students often don't understand the homework assignment — My children come to me daily for help, because they don't understand the assignment. Can someone explain why I have to do fourth-grade grammar? Why do fourth graders, for that matter? There are many real-world ways to learn proper grammar that kids might actually choose to do.
4 – Homework cuts into family time — Today's my birthday. We can't celebrate until homework is done. What's up with that?
5 – Homework is not fun — As Cindy Lauper once sang, "Girls just want to have fun." (Boys too.) Kids agree that homework is not fun, so it stands to reason that homework destroys learning. Why would any educator ever give students something that destroys their love of learning? What if we could make all learning outside the classroom engaging and fun?
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I think homework should be work that is designed to extend the message and not graded. Checked if done for sure, but not a grade. Graded homework puts too much pressure on the teacher to assign it and the student to complete it no matter what.
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I agree with every flipping word everyone has wrote!!!!!!!!!!
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I hate homework so much. Every day, I go back home at 4:00. I unpack and get little time to get ready for swimming. Then comes swimming. I get home at 7:00. Yet I have loads of homework to do. I focus on doing it , and I go to bed. The next day. Wake up, go to school. BORING. When the whole class groans about homework, my teacher says (stupidly) " Come on you guys! I rarely give homework to you!" But, we all know it's not true. When she writes the homework on the board, all the things in a list-like manner would've flowed off the board, because of so much to do. Aargh. I hate homework. She says its not that much, but it really is. I mean, as a kid, It's really stressing that you have to do homework too when you have swimming everyday. It's so so so so so so so so so annoying! I mean, could you do any homework during that time? *Oh, by the way, I have to sleep at 9 (ahem!!) but even though I sleep that late I still have so much to do. I'm so stressed out!
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Mr.Barnes I am 12 and am in seventh grade, and I can totally relate to reason number five. Whenever I finish my homework, I feel like I have no time to play AT ALL. I haven't had any chances to spend an hour or two in my local library ever since I started seventh grade!
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I use SRA Math with my 6th graders so they do not get a lot of homework because the practice is done during class with me there to guide them if needed. Unfortunately, this same program does not exist for 7th grade so I only give them a few problems for review. I would love to know where to look to find creative homework problems or real world problems. This is my first year teaching junior high math
Thanks Eric. I've sent the Brilliant or Insane and Hack Learning crews to the lab to work on this. Stay tuned.
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As the only parent of elementary aged kids in my teaching team, I find myself having to argue against homework overload often. I hear things like, "It's only 20 spelling words, you would think that a week is plenty of time to learn that!" It drives me nuts! We have no idea what a child goes home to each day. I know how important homework is, but my kids still struggle to get it done. I have found that those who don't help children with homework regularly are the most likely to brush off homework as some kind of easy practice to prepare kids for life. There are so many other ways to prepare them. Why rely on homework? Why not find a better way that doesn't foster an adversarial relationship with students and parents?
I couldn't agree more, Sarah. This is a problem that we're going to hack, as part of the Hack Learning Series. Stay tuned.
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While I understand your frustration, I just need to say that in my opinion the lack of connection to the real world as well as the lack of true understanding is not about the homework. It's about the teaching process, or perhaps the lack thereof. If the students feel that the work is relevant and important, it changes everything. They have to understand why they are doing it.
That being said, practice is important. There are some things, like spelling, that are non-negotiable. Or having a child practice presenting their project at home so they don't get as anxious when in front of their peers.
But back to my original point, good teaching pedagogy and connections to the students are more important issues. And birthday celebration? Cake takes priority over homework any day! Teachers shouldn't be marking homework as summative. Formative only. And if it doesn't get done because the family has an important event, so be it. Just my thoughts
Hey Chris, thanks for continuing the conversation. I couldn't agree more that students must believe that work is relevant and see some connection to the real world. They should also have choice. Combine these things, while erasing the grade, and you'll have meaningful out-of-class activities. Thanks again for reading and weighing in here at B or I.
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First of all, thank you for writing this amazing article.
I believe that some homework is necessary to keep students on top of the materials covered in class but it should be optional whether the student chooses to do it or not.
My math teacher is a great example of this. Although he gives us traditional homework on a daily basis in hopes of enhancing our learning outside of class, he never does a homework check or asks us to hand it in for grading. As a busy student, I feel that I'm not as stressed out if I know my homework will not be checked so I can actually practice some other useful things like reading and writing. Again, traditional homework should not be mandatory because it is just a tiresome process to make sure students understand the material covered in class. And if we do, what's the point of doing the same type of question 20 times like said?
My grade 12 physics teacher seems to be an opposite example from that because unlike most other teachers, he accounts daily assignments and homework for 40% of the total grade. Furthermore, he asks all students to hand it in for grading after only a day of learning the material so most students kept on making mistakes over and over thus getting a low mark on the assignments. I do not think that this is fair to the students in any way because if they do not understand something, they will feel extremely pressured to complete a homework assignment that's for marks. However, this can be easily fixed if the teacher does homework checks regularly instead of grading it.
In the end, I believe traditional assignments are pointless and counterintuitive, especially the ones that are being graded for no apparent reason. Homework should be fun and creative while helping the students learn and reinforce their understanding so I am personally against the idea of making homework a chore for the most part.
Hey David, thanks so much for your keen insights on homework. It's great to have the perspective of a student — something I'd like to have more of here at B or I. I wonder if you've spoken to your teachers about homework and shared your feelings. I'd be interested to know how a teacher would react to your insights.
Thanks for weighing in, and don't be a stranger.
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I dont think homework destroys learning. In my opinion
homework make student creative.
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Hmm., I'd love to know what kind of homework makes kids creative. Please tell us more.
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When I was a kid – homework was treated like the Jehovah´s Witnesses. If we didn´t do homework we were all going to end up unemployed and without any positions. Today I´m still being asked to do homework despite the numbers of homeworks has been vastly reduced. My whole family life revolves around attempts to ignore any independent homework I do and attempts to ignore any homework teachers ask me to do if it is done independently. I´m then blamed for my enthusiasm to do homework I am told to do by dad who can´t see possibilities in education without homework. After a suicide by 3 Chinese girls last year and an essay I was asked to do in my native Iceland while my teacher was sick and couldn´t show up in school for nearly 4 weeks society has had enough of all this insatiable homework obsession. If people want to do 15 maths problems, fine. But they shouldn´t be forced to do these problems against their will. Even though I finished a BA degree in philosophy I´m still being told I´m not doing enough homework. I´m still being told I´m not doing enough this, enough that. And I haven´t been told what I´ve done enough of. That kind of attitude can´t work for today´s society which has started to kick out the homework and replace homework with real work. Actual work which brings in money. If we want our kids to learn how to divide in mathematics – then we must be able to show those kids what are the reasons for why they need to learn that. Eventually I´ll get to meet my girlfriend and have kids too and when that happens I´m not going to tell them ´you need to do more this, more this, more this, more this, more this and if you don´t then you´ll end up unemployed´. Right now this morning I was reading Ingmar Bergmann´s Den Goda viljan. Dad came in and started to rant and rave about additional homework and people had enough. Homework and home schooling are not the same thing anymore than the soul and the brain are the same thing. The homework we want to do is great – but we have to decide which homework we want to do unless we´re doing studies where homework is very necessary like certain fields of medicine, etc. I want to see a world where kids can have fun doing 15 or more mathematics division problems without having to be told by their dads or their mums that they´re going to do 25 more mathematics problems so the overwork will bring them some rewards. That´s the same horseshit as the horseshit that people will get a better social life if they vote this or that politician into office or vote this or that Imam. I therefore find it awesome that people have had enough of this and that independent schooling has become widespread throughout society.
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I agree that homework can be a real chore for most children. They are up early, attend school all day, sometimes have after school activities and just need to zone out for a while when getting home. Having lived in Singapore for 6 years am astounded at the amount of pressure local children are put under from teachers and parents. Unfortunately Asia is becoming so competitive, parents put a lot of money into enrichment classes and children as young as 3 attend extra lessons in Maths, Mandarin and English. Unfortunately it is reality that without meeting the grades, kids will not get into the Uni they want and have the career they aspire. Therefore I feel most learning should be completely at school at elementary level, but we have to be realistic and understand it's unavoidable in middle and high school. Enthusiastic teachers are the key and also believe more middle and high school teachers need additional training in learning disorders and child psychology.
Agreed, Fiona. I struggle when teachers say there isn't enough time to do all of the work in class. This is when I think we need to re-evaluate our methods. Thanks for commenting on the continuing homework debate.
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I had ADD before it was in and would take my homework home with all good intentions, put it on my desk, stare at it, get sleepy. Had the homework been interesting, rather than rote practice, this might not have been the case.
And yes, often the homework was confusing to my ADD (which I believe most people have to some extent) afflicted self. The assignment would have been easy enough, had I just understood what it was. This was a failure in teacher communication and, granted, my home life.
Rebecca, it's nice to hear from someone who understands the impact of homework when having ADD. Engagement is critical for distracted students, and homework is rarely engaging. Thanks for weighing in on this.
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I think practice is great. I think homework should be work that is designed to extend the message and not graded. Checked if done for sure, but not a grade. Graded homework puts too much pressure on the teacher to assign it and the student to complete it no matter what. If students learn that working on things at home extends their learning and they do better on tests, etc – they are more apt to continue those habits of learning.
I'm not a proponent of homework every night – but see the value of giving students materials to work on outside the classroom. There is a lot to cover to be sure, but grades should be for classroom work or projects. Homework should be available for those who need / want additional practice but not required.
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I agree with what Mary Claire wrote. Homework is necessary to facilitate additional learning outside of the classroom. However, the way that homework is structured is a major issue. With Mathematics especially it is important for children to get a lot of practice in order for them to develop an understanding of the arithmetic required for solving problems. It is virtually impossible for a teacher to assign technology based homework if he or she teaches at a school where over 50% of the children have no access to the internet. So, the app idea would not work for most of the schools in my country. Do you think that it is possible, however, to create assignments (in Mathematics especially) that facilitate discovery learning where the students use higher order thinking to discover new content? One of the challenges we have in the Math classroom is that the children do not want to think, and we do not have enough time to create activities that force them to think because of the huge syllabus we have to complete. Is there a way that homework could make up for these deficiencies and therefore facilitate conceptual understanding?
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Christine, you make some great points. I think asking students to find ways outside of class that they can apply math skills would inspire them, without constraining them with tech-necessary assignments. For example, I might say we're going to redesign part of our classroom, and we have X square feet to work with. Go home and see what that looks like, and let's discuss it later this week. What do you think?
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That idea could probably be expanded a bit. The students could be asked to construct their own classrooms taking note of the dimensions used in their measurements. We could then display their work and award a prize for the best design.
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I wholeheartedly agree that homework is a killer. My son has so much homework every night that he ends up doing school work from 9am-9pm. It is ridiculous! As a child with ADHD, it takes him longer to complete assignments,than it does other students. I always feel so sorry for him because he really struggles with time management.
Hey Barbara, this is what Alfie Kohn calls working a second shift, which no child should ever have to do. Some homework proponents will tell you that homework improves time management skills. This couldn't be farther from the truth. Time management has to be taught, and children then have to work out a schedule for themselves. This would involve far more than hours and hours of homework. Thanks for weighing in on the always hot topic of homework.
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Wow. This is a hot button topic! I am a Performing Arts (Choir) teacher at the secondary level (with 14 years of collegiate teaching under my belt as well). So while I don't have the traditional homework driven classroom as a rule, I do teach an AP Music Theory course that has challenged my thinking about homework. Like Math, Music Theory concepts are cumulative, and it is very difficult to move on to the next concept being taught successfully, if previous concepts have not been mastered. However, when I first started teaching the course, I found students returning to class with homework incomplete or so poorly done that we had to complete the assignment together in class. I don't disagree that some practice of concepts are necessary, but my students started accomplishing and LEARNING more when I began having them complete their "homework" in class. I was available to answer their questions as they sought to master a new concept, rather than hearing how they got "stuck" at 11:00 p.m. the night before and were unable to finish. Better yet, they stopped "practicing" incorrectly at home, leaving me with not only new concepts to re-teach, but wrong concepts to unlearn. As a musician we learn the truth – it is isn't "Practice makes perfect," it is "Perfect practice makes perfect."
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Great move, having them complete their homework in class. With your help, much of their frustration with complex homework can be alleviated.
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I agree, somewhat. Although, I feel that homework turns into mostly busy work that can make children resentful of school and learning; I do think additional learning outside of the school environment is critical to keep kids on track. Maybe if it was structured in a way that kids were doing less of sitting and staring at a blank piece of paper or rote/repetitive tasks, and more interactive and engaging assignments, it wouldn't be dreaded so much by both children and parents.
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Mary, I couldn't agree more on all fronts. I'm not against out of class work; I just think students should be the driving force behind it. Teachers need to give kids a choice in what they do and never grade things done outside of class. (Of course, if you know me, you know I'm anti-grading, too, but that's a different subject. Thanks for weighing in on this.
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I feel that homework, for the most part, is definitely over-assigned in all grades and this usually leads to a disdain for learning. Plenty of my high school kids don't turn in their homework because they see it as pointless or claim to not have time. However, a good bit of them make time for homework despite having to work a part time job after school and/or help take care of their younger siblings. That all being said, the way in which students respond to homework is definitely a reflection on their feelings toward academia in general and the work effort their parents instill in them at home.
As an adult working in the "real world," there are often times when I don't feel like a particular task at work or assignment is useful or serves any purpose other than busy work. However, if I want my paycheck, I have to complete the work. Assigning homework teaches kids that sometimes there is work that just needs to be done. I'm not saying that all teachers should assign students a pile of busy work every night – that would be completely useless and somewhat spiteful. I do, however, believe that homework is necessary to instill good study habits.
I'm interested to see how students would respond to homework that wasn't require but perhaps gave bonus points and/or homework that was more project based than repetitive practice of a concept.
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I agree with much of what you say, Brianna. However, students don't live in the "real world," when it comes to school work. I believe homework doesn't teach real world skills. These are learned over time, as kids mature.
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I love the 'I believe' or 'I think' mentality in this debate. Education is a profession and, as such, should be research driven. We should never do something just because we did it. Many parental opinions have been formed because they had it driven into them that he work is important.
An argument that they must do something because they have to do it later is spurious at best, read Alfie Kohn's work in this area. Kids disinterested in what adults want them to do? My God, when did this start? I suspect at the dawn of time, get over it.
So, some suggestions;
1.'Lazy' kids are disengaged, I want to engage and enthuse kids, one size will not fit all, but I'll try
2.follow a policy based on research, can anyone point me in the direction of any research which says homework is anything but detrimental to learning?
That's it, simple, these kids are the brightest, most aware and passionate ever. Let's do our best not to ruin them.
Russ, there is is some research supporting homework, but it mostly supports it for high school kids. Harris Cooper did a ton of research decades ago, most of which has since been debunked. Marzano has done some too. The problem with all of this homework research is that it measures achievement against either test scores or grades given by the teacher, and these are both subjective measures. Thanks for weighing in on this.
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markbarnes19 jwalkup By time management, I am talking about the self-responsibility associated with good study habits. In college, they will get a ton of homework. If they have never had to do it before, they could run into huge problems. I know, because I taught those kids (up to the point where they dropped out).
The worst part of no-homework policies is that there is no way to undo the damage. If the school district didn't teach them the concepts, I can scaffold those into my instruction. If the school district didn't teach them good manners, I can work on that with them. But if the school district didn't instill in them good post-instruction study habits, they're toast. There is nothing I can do for those kids.
I do agree, however, that a huge percentage of homework assignments are misguided. In fact, the take-home project that requires parent involvement should be completely phased out.
Let me finish with a statement: If a teacher does not assign homework, then that could turn a mild laziness problem that most students have to some degree into a severe learning disability. That is a serious concern, which is why I say that we tap the brakes a bit with these no-homework policies. Let's think this through a bit more and try to understand its long-term ramifications.
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jwalkup I agree with what you say about a well-crafted strategy for "out-of-class" work. Still, it has to be the students' choice to complete it. If it's truly well-crafted, they will want to do it.
The problem with what you say about practice and time management with homework, is that there is little valid research to support that traditional homework improves achievement, based on practice — at least none that I've ever seen. I've seen plenty to refute it. We can't teach kids time management, while they are at home, but we can certainly teach it to them in class. If we assign valuable projects that take weeks or even months to complete with multiple steps, then teach students about time management along the way, they will become experts at it.
Thanks for weighing in. I hope you return.
I abhor the practice of assigning thoughtless, purposeless homework assignments. However, we can go too far with the idea. A well-crafted strategy for homework that takes into account a well-defined purpose and the support structures students have at home is a good thing. Students not only need the practice, they also need to learn good homework habits for college.
When my son was in third grade his teacher assigned homework in every subject every night. It took us 4-5 hours each day/night to complete it. And since it was graded, we had very little option but to do it. This intrusion into our family time created a lot of resentment, mostly from me! However, as a teacher myself parents constantly asked me about homework and why there wasn't more. I looked at homework as an opportunity to build the partnership of learning between school and home. It was a review of what we were learning in school and a chance for parents to see what was going on in class. I told parents, in elementary school, the focus really should be on family time and if homework caused a problem they should let me know. We went over homework in class, but never put a grade on it because obviously not all parents buy into the idea that they are part of their child's education. It didn't seem fair to punish the student for that. However, I see that all the time. Both parents and teachers seem to think homework is required. Perhaps this article will help to change this apparent cultural expectation. Thank you!
Tina, you make some excellent points about parent perspective and participation or lack thereof. I may use your comments in a future post on homework. Thanks so much for taking the time.
Hope you'll keep reading.
Rather than dismissing homework entirely, I would recommend looking at how it is designed, delivered and followed up. If it develops key thinking skills, creativity and confidence, then it is definitely worthwhile. If it is merely mechanical, then it is the teachers' fault and a missed opportunity.
I don't dismiss it entirely. I dismiss traditional, rote memory homework that gives students no choice. I agree with you that activities that encourage creativity and thinking skills are worthwhile, but they have to be things that students want, and choose, to do.
Thanks for chiming in.
As a TESOL teacher, I believe some homework is necessary, which can be very little (adults mainly) or a little longer for high school teens. However, I do agree on the fact that homework for grading is ABSOLUTELY detrimental and, in my case, can cause hatred towards the language.
I understand TESOL teachers wanting their students to practice. I'd recommend some kind of engaging out of class work that inspires your students to work harder on the language. Let me know what you come up with. I discuss this topic often at conferences and on social media. Good luck.
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Most of the research I've read holds that too much homework is given. As a general rule of thumb, through middle school, homework should be limited to about 10 minutes times the grade level. So, a 5th grader should typically have no more than 50 minutes of homework nightly. Of course, there will be times when there are long term projects or studying for exams that require more time. True, homework should be creative, relevant and engaging. Still, a few minutes of extra practice with problems and re-engaging seems optimal. The main point is that less is more when it comes to homework. This also assumes that students take regular time to READ and STUDY at home and have those requisite skills.
Peter, cutting the homework is definitely a good start. Also, I'm fine with students working outside of class. The key is that they choose to do it and, as you suggest, it should be on engaging projects or reading a book they enjoy.
I've had students work hours on a Sunday night on a project, because they chose the project and wanted to see it through to its conclusion.
Thanks for weighing in.
1.Homework rarely connects to the real world
I don't know about you, but when I learn a new lesson, I usually need to practice so I can really apply it and make it stick to me (maybe your family line are geniuses). Real world? In my world I always need to practice every learning especially what i want to preach, so i do most of it as homework. In life we wont usually have someone who can gives us homework, that is after we graduate with people who gives them. That is why I appreciate my teachers who gave me homework. Some of it I may have not appreciated at that time, but now i appreciate all of them.
2. Most homework is assigned for practice
And there is little research you said? With all do respect to your credentials and experience, i believe it is because it is now more of a common sense, and maybe not properly practiced (because it was not given as homework).
3. Students often don't understand the homework assignment
And the problem just lie in either the teacher or the student. As a student, i would always encourage to ask the teacher sincerely about anything i don't understand.
4. Homework cuts into family time — Today's my birthday. We can't celebrate, until homework is done. What's up with that?
Yeah what's up with that? There is more to life than homework. There's church and chores and movies and cuddle time and birthdays? As a student i remember not doing any homework to celebrate my grandmother's birthday. And my family being ok with that taught me a great deal about valuing family.
5. Homework is not fun
This is so true, most of the time. And this is so true in real world as well. There are things that we have to do that will not be fun. And most of the things in my homework life is not fun, until I reap the benefits of doing them even if it is not fun. I don't see pushups and sit-ups as fun most of the time, but when i see my muscles buffing even just a small bit, it is a rewarding feeling.
As teachers though…i would not give HW because it would be too hard for me to check them all regularly. Oh i am a teacher and i give homework, and men and it is not easy checking all of them again and again, and teaching it to some again, and again, until all of them gets it.
So to my teachers who gave me homework before. I respect and love you so much. 🙂
And to you Mark, I hope that I have not been disrespectful in any way. Cheers.
You say you love your teachers for assigning homework, but you make several arguments against it. It seems like it worked for you, but you may see the disadvantages of it for others. That is, if I understand you correctly.
Thanks for participating in the discussion.
I see your list of qualifications does not include high school teacher. Ahhh. And with your whiny attitude, I wonder how you are shaping life-long learners in your home. As a parent of three and a veteran teacher with multi-subject certifications plus 15 years real-world experience to go with it, I can tell you homework is essential for my math students to practice. Those who practice learn to struggle with the concept, which is essential to learning, and they consistently have the highest grades. If it is not relevant, that's the teacher's fault, but don't throw out the baby with the bathwater. If you don't know what it is used for, then that's the parent's fault. Be the adult and learn something alongside them; don't teach them to whine about hard work or not having fun. Homework with your kids? Yes, there's great family time and modeling about how to set goals, learn together, and prioritize. They will remember that lesson long after your birthday cake is gone. Good grief.
I am a parent, a 20-year classroom teacher (both middle and high school), an adjunct professor at two accredited colleges, a DEN Star Educator, an international education speaker, a former mortgage brokerage manager, a former sports writer and author of five books, including three on education, with a fourth due in early 2015. You may call me whiny, but please don't underestimate my credentials.
As I've written often, I used to believe as you do, that homework is valuable. Then, I reflected on the matter and did plenty of research. What I learned is that homework is a crutch. It gives teachers something to grade — another bad practice. I don't suggest teaching kids to whine about homework. My kids do homework; they just hate it, because, like me, they see no value in doing 20 math problems, when they learned the material in one.
Thanks for weighing in.
As my son went through school I saw a strong correlation to the worst teachers giving the most homework. Students are in school almost 8 hours per day. If more time was given to math and reading skills they could easily learn it all in a school day. Stop assigning literature. The books are boring and worthless. A second language should be optional. Give the kids more time to absorb the basics, and less on BS. Schools have become more a teacher employment program than an education program.
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wow, I feel sorry for your narrow little world.
Interesting. I believe when I assigned useless, traditional homework, I was narrow minded. Then, I learned that it was a waste of time and only making my students hate learning. That's when my world broadened, and I stopped assigning homework. Then, my students flourished.
I don't think all teachers who assign homework are "the worst teachers." Many are relying on methods they learned back to their pre-service days. It's a traditional cycle that is difficult to escape.
I taught using traditional methods for over a decade, because it's all I knew. Students need literature, but they need choice. Forcing them to read classics they may hate doesn't encourage a love of reading.
I'm not sure what you mean by schools becoming a "teacher employment program." I think all teachers still have the best interest of students in mind; sadly, many are rooted in outdated methods, like homework.
Thanks for chiming in on this hot topic.
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I as a teacher believe that homework can be detrimental. Some independant work is OK but to assign hours of homework everyday is a burden on the student. Education not only includes "book Learning" but also social and emotional skills. relaxation and having fun is just as important in forming a well rounded individual.
Hey, C L, I agree with you — independent work is important. What I found worked best was giving kids choice in what they did to demonstrate learning. If I created outstanding learning opportunities, my students would choose to work outside of class. Also, not penalizing them with a grade helps.
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Norman L. Reimer is the Executive Director of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL). NACDL is the preeminent organization in the United States advancing the mission of the nation's criminal defense bar to ensure justice and due process for all and to advocate for rational and humane criminal justice policies. As executive director, Norman Reimer leads a professional staff based in Washington, D.C. serving NACDL's approximately 10,000 direct members and 90 local, state and international affiliate organizations with up to 40,000 members.
Prior to assuming this position Norman Reimer practiced law for 28 years, most recently at Gould Reimer Walsh Goffin Cohn LLP. A criminal defense lawyer throughout his career, with expertise in trial and appellate advocacy in both state and federal jurisdictions, Mr. Reimer is also a recognized leader of the organized bar, and a spokesperson in behalf of reform of the legal system.
In May 2004, Norman Reimer assumed the presidency of the New York County Lawyers' Association (NYCLA), one of the nation's largest and most prestigious metropolitan bar associations. In his work at NYCLA, Mr. Reimer played a pivotal role in undertaking litigation against the State and City of New York that upheld the right of a bar association to sue on behalf of indigent litigants and resulted in a judicial decision declaring New York's under-funding of indigent defense services unconstitutional. (NYCLA v. New York, 294 A.D.2d 69 (1st Dept. 2002); NYCLA v. New York, 196 Misc. 2d 761 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 2003). In recognition of this effort the New York County Lawyers' Association received the ABA's Harrison Tweed Award in 2003.
Mr. Reimer also played a leading role in a successful effort to persuade the American Bar Association to adopt a policy calling for the mandatory recording of all custodial interrogations and a successful effort to persuade the New York State Bar Association to support a moratorium on death penalty prosecutions. Norman Reimer has also led NYCLA's efforts in support of the independence of the judiciary, expanding access to justice, preservation of habeas corpus and judicial selection reform. During his tenure as President, Mr. Reimer guided the Association to its first operating surplus in more than a decade and launched a Centennial Capital Campaign. Key initiatives under his leadership included major conferences and task forces to study and reform the Housing, Criminal and Family Courts, with special emphasis on efforts to ameliorate the collateral consequences of criminal convictions and to secure a right to counsel for indigent litigants facing eviction proceedings.
In addition to his role at NYCLA, Norman Reimer has served as a delegate to both the American Bar Association House of Delegates and the New York State Bar Association House of Delegates. He formerly served as Chair of the Central Screening Committee of the Assigned Counsel Plan, Appellate Division, First Department, overseeing the qualification of several hundred attorneys who are certified to represent indigent criminal defendants by court assignment in the New York State courts. In addition, Mr. Reimer served on the federal Criminal Justice Panels for the Southern District of New York, where he was certified to represent criminal defendants in felony prosecutions, capital prosecution and habeas corpus proceedings. He was also certified by the New York State Capital Defender to handle death penalty prosecutions in the New York State courts.
Mr. Reimer's notable appellate achievements include landmark decisions in search and seizure law (People v. Millan, 69 N.Y.2d 514 (1987); People v. Torres, 74 N.Y.2d 224 (1989); People v. Garrett and Angus, 256 A.D. 2d 588 (2d Dept. 1998)), habeas corpus (Figueroa v. Portuoundo, 96 F. Supp. 2d 256 (S.D.N.Y. 1999) and Shiwlochan v. Portuondo, 345 F. Supp. 2d 242 (2004)) and international extradition (In Re Ribaudo, U.S. Dist. Court LEXIS 1456 (S.D.N.Y. 2004)). He was also a principal author of NACDL's amicus brief in People v. Weaver, 12 N.Y.3d 433 (2009), a landmark decision holding that unlimited GPS monitoring is unconstitutional in the absence of a search warrant. Mr. Reimer also assisted in an amicus brief in Caperton v. A.T. Massey Coal Co., 556 U.S. 868 (2009), in which the United States Supreme Court held that the Due Process Clause compels judicial recusal where a judge has received substantial campaign contributions from a party. In 2010, Norman Reimer co-authored an amicus brief urging New York State's high court to recognize a prospective cause of action to redress systemic deficiency in that state's indigent defense system. Hurrell-Harring v. State, 15 N.Y.3d 8 (2010). In 2011, he co-authored an amicus brief in United States v. Jones, in which the Supreme Court will determine whether warrantless GPS monitoring of individual by law enforcement without any spatial or temporal limitation is permissible. He also co-authored an amicus brief in Shelton v. Sec't, Dept of Corrections, challenging Florida's elimination of a mens rea requirement for all drug possession and distribution charges.
Norman Reimer served as an Adjunct Professor of Law at New York Law School, where he taught Trial Practice from 1990 until 2004. He earned both his undergraduate and juris doctor degrees at New York University. Mr. Reimer is a recipient of the prestigious Champion of Indigent Defense Award, presented by the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in 2003 and the Gideon Award presented by the New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in 2002. In 2005 Mr. Reimer and the New York County Lawyers' Association were honored by the New York City Council for their dedication to expanding access to justice to all persons without regard to economic status. In 2007, Norman Reimer received the Robert Louis Cohen Award for Profession Excellence from the New York Criminal Bar Association and the David S. Michaels Memorial Award for Courageous Efforts in Promoting Integrity in the Criminal Justice System from the New York State Bar Association.
Since joining NACDL, Norman Reimer has overseen a significant expansion of the Association's educational programming and policy initiatives. In his capacity as publisher of NACDL's highly acclaimed magazine, The Champion, he authors a monthly column covering a wide range of criminal justice issues.
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TRAINING: I have been training a lot of boxing and wrestling. We have a lot of great guys at our gym helping my brother and I prepare.
When and why did you start training for fighting? At age six, I started in Judo with my brother Rodrigo.
What ranks and titles have you held? Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Champion; 2nd place Jiu Jitsu World Championship; 2nd place South American Boxing; Bronze Medal in Boxing at Pan American Games in 2007
Do you have any heroes? My brother, Rodrigo, is a very inspiring guy
What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC? I feel that now I am where all the best in the world are, so it's a great challenge.
Did you go to college and if so what degree did you earn? I was one year away from a degree in Law.
What was your job before you started fighting? I studied and worked at a law office.
Specific accomplishments in amateur competition? Competing in boxing at the Pan Am games in Rio de Janeiro.
Specific accomplishments in pro competition? Joining the UFC
Ranks in any martial arts styles: Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
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"Arcadia, a Jewel upon the Mediterranean Sea"
When the opportunity came up for a last minute trip to UK to meet the Grand Twins we wondered what else we could do while we were there Of course! A Mediterranean Cruise sailing from Southampton, would break up the visit and get us out of the house for a while! Anthony at Cruise Sale Finder helped me choose an Obstructed View cabin on Arcadia, which we have sailed on before. P&O have a gallery of pictures of each Obstructed View cabin so we were OK with the lifeboat being directly outside our double pane, full height windows. This time, travelling from London through to Southampton, we booked a coach pick up and return via P&O with Cruiseconnect Intercruise services and very glad we did, as all we had to do was meet the coach at the South Mimms Services Park and the holiday had begun! Arcadia was beautiful as always, and as Atlantic Members of P&O Peninsula Club we were welcomed with a complimentary glass of champagne to the Sail Away Party and braved the chilly conditions on the open deck as we slid smoothly away from Southampton on our 18 night voyage. We enjoyed our Club Dining dinner experiences, and Freedom Dining at lunch, but while I prefer a breakfast tray in the cabin, Mike relishes the scrum in the Belvedere with it's piping hot breakfasts and more toast if you want it! We booked Shore Trips for each of the 7 ports: Cadiz in Spain, Messina in Sicily, Corfu, Dubrovnik, Venice, Split in Croatia, and Gibraltar. One port often overlooked is Southampton itself, next time, perhaps we shall go a day early and explore this ancient sea port with it's mighty Southampton Waters safe harbours. We have learned that Shore Trips help to get the most out of each brief shore day, but after a launch trip to the islands of Murano (glass) and Burano (lace) on the first day, we explored Venice on the second day on foot by ourselves. That was lots of fun and with the help of googlemaps on the iphone, found our way back to the ship from St Mark's Square through small alleys and laneways and across more bridges than we could have thought possible! The cruise was marvellous: The Service was efficient and unobtrusive … we would leave the cabin and return to an immaculate space with everything just so. We didn't meet anyone we didn't like, eat a meal we didn't enjoy, sleep less than soundly, fail to marvel as we sailed past cities of great antiquity, explored caves and cities, vineyards and precipitous views, walked and coached and laughed and sang. It was all just fabulous, and we returned to our visiting with stories to tell and souvenirs to share. It was all just so much fun and we can't wait to do it again, soon!Read more
- Cruise Name: Arcadia
- Destination: Mediterranean
- Sailed: October 2016
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"Arcadia world circumnavigation cruise 2014"
Great relaxing holiday had a wonderful steward and butler although the majority of the passengers were elderly still was great Looking forward to booking another cruise soon
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"Pirate watch !"
After cruising for a month from Sydney towards Southhampton onboard the fantastic Arcadia we approached the Gulf of Aden. Much to the delight of my security conscious husband we were escorted by two Navy Frigates one English the other Italian for a day and a night our guardians protected our sea lane .During the night the obliging crew offered night vision binoculars to scan the glassy moonlight horizon for any sign of pirates! None ! That didn't detract from the excitment of sailing The Gulf Of Aden .Read more
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Dell to offer Linux with desktops, laptops
Dell users may soon have the choice of having Linux pre-installed on their machines, according to a statement on the technology company's website.
The PC maker launched its feedback website, Dell Idea Storm, in mid-February, and was inundated with requests for the Linux operating system and productivity software suite OpenOffice to be included on all Dell computers. Users are requesting the top three free Linux versions for free pre-installation.
"Quality free and open source software drastically lowers the cost of new PCs, and helps prevent software piracy," the suggestion on the Idea Storm website said. "For example, OpenOffice.org, the Microsoft Office alternative, can shave hundreds of dollars off the price of a new PC."
Dell currently offers some Linux options, but the open source system was not available across the full Dell range. The company's nSeries machines are available without an operating system, but only to US customers. Windows systems and software are currently the standard option for Dell machines.
"It's exciting to see the Idea Storm community's interest in open source solutions like Linux and OpenOffice. Your feedback has been all about flexibility and we have seen a consistent request to provide platforms that allow people to install their operating system of choice," the company said in its statement.
"We are listening, and as a result, we are working with Novell to certify our corporate client products for Linux, including our OptiPlex desktops, Latitude notebooks and Dell Precision workstations. This is another step towards ensuring that our customers have a good experience with Linux on our systems."
Dell is one of the top PC makers in the world, currently second in the world laptop leagues behind HP. According to figures released in January, the company had 17.5 per cent of the market in the third quarter of 2006, showing growth of 16 per cent quarter-on-quarter.
However, the company has been hit by a number of setbacks in recent months, including the now infamous battery recall, and legal action in Canada over allegations that its notebooks suffer from design faults that could lead to premature failure of the motherboard due to overheating.
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These teams met 4 weeks ago tonight at Consol Energy Center. The Penguins controlled the first 53 minutes of this game and decided it was time to start thinking about the next night's game in Canada. The wheels fell off for the final 7 minutes and the Pens snatched a loss from the jaws of victory.
Jeff Zatkoff (1-2) gets his fourth nod of the season tonight. The good news is he hasn't allowed a goal since that Islanders game, but the bad news is he has only started one other game during this 4 week stretch.
Thomas Vanek and speedster Michael Grabner will both return to the lineup tonight for the Isles. The Pens expect to roll out the same 18 skaters from their last game.
The Penguins are trying to right a ship that's been floating at .500 (7-7) since they jumped out of the gate 7-1. They've looked good the last two games, but the speed of the Islanders is always a test. Zatkoff will have to be on his game and the defense will have to continue its play from the last 6 periods of hockey.
Tonight's Gordie Howe Hat Trick is presented by Mr. Craig Adams:
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Wrapped as a gift or eaten on the spot, complement your tea or coffee with this delicious fruit and nut bread!
Preparation Time: 20 mins
Cooking Time: 1 hr
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In a medium-sized heatproof bowl, combine the figs and pistachios; add the boiling water and let cool to room temperature, about 1 hour. Position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 350ºF.
In a medium-sized bowl, combine the flour, baking soda and salt. In a large bowl, beat the butter until fluffy, and gradually beat in the sugar. Add the egg and vanilla and beat until lightened, about 1 to 2 minutes. Add the dry ingredients and beat just until blended. With a spoon, blend in the fig mixture.
Turn batter into a greased 8-1/2 x 4-1/2 inch loaf pan, and bake in preheated oven until the bread just begins to pull away from the sides of the pan and the top springs back when lightly touched, 1 to 1-1/4 hour. Cool in the pan on a rack for 15 minutes, and then turn out and cool completely. Wrap in plastic and store overnight before serving. Cut into thin slices.
Top with apricot or orange fruit spread and low-fat whipped cream (such as Ricotta Cream or Cashew Cream - see recipes below).
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Keitron Fountain will perform a special Christian concert at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 6 at the Bookman Temple Church of God in Christ. The concert will include most of the songs included on his new compact disc recently released.
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Fine silver (99.9% silver) handmade links with a distinctive irregular form suspended from a sterling silver chain. Measures 16"-18" long.
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Teeny Tys Sequin Plush - Checks the Owl is an adorable plush from Ty that kids will love stacking and collecting. This soft, lovable, 4-inch plush is covered in flippable sequins. Run your hand over them to flip from one color to another! Ages 3+
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Video: Sony Action Camcorders
There is nothing more immediately compelling than extreme wide-angle, point-of-view video of people doing something your brain tells you not to do. If you're a cyclist, water-skier, skateboarder or snow-shoer — if your favorite pastime involves speed, the elements, and skill outdoors — a Sony Action Camcorder is for you. Strap it on, stick it on a helmet, tie it to your vehicle. I guarantee it will deliver a level of personal involvement you haven't seen before in your videos.
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Zak: I'm at the Sony booth at CES 2013 and Eldean, tell me about the Action Cam.
Eldean: So this is a really exciting product for us, and as you can see it's really, really tiny. And this takes you, you know, from filming the action to being part of the action. Now when you use a traditional camcorder like our Handycam, you know normally you use that for special events, like birthdays or vacations, or maybe becoming creative and shooting your own little film. The Action Cam puts it as a point-of-view so you basically, or your viewer, gets to see what you're experiencing.
But what we try and do differently to the market is improve the quality and the performance of what these tiny little HD cameras can do. And a few things that we have done differently than everybody else: number one, we use a Carl Zeiss lens, so you have superior optics to anything else that's on the market. We also use our Exmor R CMOS sensor, which is phenomenal for low-light capabilities, so it really expands how much you can use the camera, also the quality of the video that it stars to capture.
Including in that we layer over image stabilization so, you know, if you're thinking that this is going to be, you know, connected to a helmet, a bicycle, a skateboard, you know that this is going to be a stabilized image in the camera.
One of the other things that we do differently is the form factor of the camera. You know, we have a removable battery so you can carry multiple batteries with you. The worst thing is being up on the slopes and you're about to, you know, go down this gnarly run and you run out of battery. Here I can carry spare batteries with me.
I can also change my memory stick or my media out. You get a Wi-Fi and a non Wi-Fi version. The AS15 is Wi-Fi enabled, and then I can use the "PlayMemories" camera app to view what's happening. So, let's picture I have this stuck to my helmet, I'm about to go down a run. I don't want to take the camera off, make sure that it's on, make sure it's in the right mode, I can literally whip out my Android or IOS based cell phone, I can have a look and I can see exactly what the camera is seeing as it's feeding a Wi-Fi signal to me and I can start and stop it. So I can see, okay, it's in the right position, maybe make an adjustment, start the shot, head down the slope with my phone in my pocket, and you know, get the run. When I get to the bottom just hit stop and end.
So, there's a few other things like I was mentioning with the form factor. We've got a variety of accessories that we've included with the camera. First of all, you get the water housing, and in addition to that, you can buy additional accessories like helmet mounts, bicycle mounts. We even have a pet cam. We started noticing people online creating their own, or jury-rigging their own point-of-view camera onto their pets, so we decided we'll actually make a pet cam.
One of the newest ones that I really like is this little device here. And I can take my little Action Cam, slip it in, and what it uses is the HDMI connection at the bottom right. Close that up, and guess what. Now I have a traditional looking camcorder. So, you know, I've really got a really versatile small camera that can do multiple different things.
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There's a long and proud tradition of Doctor Who actors cashing in on the role in commercials — including Tom Baker's totally nutso Prime Computer ads. But now, the BBC are upset about David Tennant's new TiVo ad, which you can watch above. At least, that's what the ever-reliable British tabloid the Mirror is reporting.
It's true that Tennant is spoofing his science fiction chops in the ad, and it features Richard Branson tinkering with his Virgin time machine — and ultimately rejuvenating himself. But I'm not sure I see the explicit Doctor Who connection. In any case, the BBC has asked Virgin, which runs the TiVo service in the U.K., to suspend the ad, saying "Virgin did not run this advert past us and if they had, it probably would have been turned down."
What do you think? An explicit Doctor Who nod? Or just a vague hand-wave, featuring an actor who's done lots of awesome stuff? [The Mirror]


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Great ride down Mass and I caught up to another rider heading down the hill. She, like me, did the thing where we merged from the right-turn only lane at Waterside. It's the best of a few bad options. Though I suppose if karma was paying attention, it exacted itself later on down the road when a pickup truck stopped in front of us in the narrowed right lane and the driver turned on the flashers, leaving us stopped as traffic sped by in the left lane. Less than an ideal scenario, but these things happen.
A few thoughts on the Logan Circle Whole Foods:
1) It's quite crowded in the five o'clock hour
2) Children ought not be allowed to push the family shopping cart, especially when the Whole Foods is crowded with hungry myopic little twits.
3) There's bike parking and a Bikeshare station, but it could probably do with more.
Spotted the DC Bike Ambassador standing in the middle of the 15th street cycletrack by Rhode Island. I don't know what he was doing (holding postcards?), but he didn't reciprocate my hello. Maybe because of diplomatic immunity?
Superbikers are lame, especially when riding in the city. As is my wont, when pedestrians are in the middle of crossing the street, even after their rightful turn has ended, I don't try to ride through them, rather opting to instead allow them to finish. Apparently, this is not done in superbiker culture and you should aggressively dart through the hapless pedestrians as quickly as possible. You know what, superbiker? That's rude. And you know what else? I know the timing of the lights and there's no way that you're not getting stuck at the next red, no matter how tight your lycra is.
Big Sean was right. They were repairing one of the security bollards when I rode by this afternoon. I guess it wasn't me, but routine maintenance. Maybe they won't put the tape back up?
Is interval training when you can't ride for more than a block because the lights are timed to prevent it? Roadies can feel free to clue me in.
I'm never not riding through the Capitol again. Way better than Constitution. For non-American readers, the Capitol is the home of our legislative branch, which is where bills go to become


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They Went That-a-Way - Part 6
As the highway begins to wind northward, you should run into a little farm on a hilltop called Wolfhorn Ranch. Explore this locale if you'd like, but at the very least add it to your map for later reference. Northward from there, you should run into Ranger Station Charlie, which is controlled by the NRC. This marks a little more than the halfway point between the Ranch and Novac itself. As you continue north from the station, you'll eventually spot a settlement in the distance ahead, with its telltale gigantic dinosaur statue sticking out on the horizon like a sore thumb. Head towards it to continue with the task at hand.
Novac is a pretty extensive settlement, not unlike a couple of others you've already explored in the game. While there are a couple of primary tasks you'll want to undertake here, there are still a bunch of ancillary people to speak with as well. It's important to do the latter, because some of these conversations will open up both standard side quests, as well as note-based side quests for you to undertake now or later. For instance, a doctor and her mercenaries should be occupying a tent near the entrance to town (she will heal you, sell you curative items, et cetera). You may even find an elderly woman named Daisy Whitman walking around. Apparently, she was a Virtabird pilot back in the day.
One home in particular you should try to seek out is the house of McBride residence. Within, you'll find a happily married couple named Alice and Dusty. You can speak to Alice fairly extensively about Novac. It appears that this locale has the potential to go from sleepy to boomtown pretty soon, due to increased activity in the area. Be extra certain that you speak to Dusty extensively, and offer to hear him out about a problem he's having. His farm animals near the house are being picked off, one after another, each evening. Perhaps you can stake out his farm and help him out? This is a note-based Side Quest known as Midnight Ranch Attacks , and more information on it can be found on it in the Side Quests section of this guide.
Alright, so enough balking. You know you're attracted to that gigantic dinosaur statue on the far side of town. Head towards it now. The chain link fence that surrounds it also surrounds a motor inn that you'll want to explore. Before you do any of that, though, be sure to head into the motel's office, where you'll find a homely woman named Jeannie May Crawford. Jeannie May is the proprietor of the inn, and she'll be full of random information when you speak with her. She'll even offer to give you your own room at the inn with some permanence, for the fairly steep price of 100 Bottle Caps (or free if you've completed Midnight Ranch Attacks). But ultimately, when you're done speaking with her, you should move on to explore some of the random rooms of the inn.


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The ONLY U2 fans were my buddy and II kid you not: ONLY my buddy Brian & I knew who U2 was, owned their 2 albums & 8-tracks, and stood in the front cheering and going nuts. The entire crowd was oblivious to this opening band from Ireland. They were all there for The J. Geils Band. In fact, after every song, there was barely tepid applause except from Brian & I. We made ourselves known to the point that Bono and the boys played to us, looked at us, smiled at us, and thanked us for "liking the music," as I recall Bono saying, pointing at us. The crowd couldn't have cared less. In fact, 10-15 of the jerks booed a little--not a lot--but a little, as they yelled "We want J.Geils" to the great delight of the rest of the crowd. That's right. U2 was almost booed off the stage at one point. Incredible ignorance was on full display by the crowd. U2 was awesome, of course, but only Brian and I recognized their greatness. When they walked off the stage to loud cheers from us and more tepid applause and loud yells for J. Geils, they all waved at us, at Brian & I. Bono pointed at us and said, "Thanks," right to and only to us. It's a cherished memory of mine.


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Jackson Family Feud: Katherine Returns to Grandkids, Says She Was Not Held Against Her Will
Got a few minutes? Because that's how much it's going to take to sort out the Jackson Family Feud. Grab some popcorn and a ringside seat. Katherine Jackson has returned home to her grandkids after a traumatic week that saw missing persons reports filed, conflicting information of her whereabouts, angry grandchildren in search of their beloved caretaker, a temporary custody switch of Michael Jackson's three kids, and some nasty public battles between other Jacksons.
Whew. Still with us?
We're happy to report that the matriarch has emerged, alive and well. But things remain fishy in the family.
Ma Jackson shot down rumors that she was being held against her will. Her whereabouts were a mystery since she took a vacation of sorts. And it didn't appear vacation-like. Katherine is 82 — no spring chicken — and the woman just had an insanely stressful week with her extended family.
Mrs. Jackson sat down with ABC for an exclusive interview about where she has been and why she was incommunicado for a nine days. The network was not allowed to pose questions; it was only permitted to listen to her statement and to allow her to speak. Surrounded by children Jermaine, Janet and Rebbie, among others, Katherine read a prepared statement, scribbled in a looseleaf notebook, saying, "Hello, I'm Katherine Jackson." Those were her first words in 10 days.
She continued, "There are rumors that I've been kidnapped and held against my will. I am here today to let everyone know that I'm fine and I am here with my children and my children would never do a thing like that, holding me against my will. That's very stupid."
Her guardianship of Paris, Michael and Blanket was temporarily suspended in favor of her grandson TJ while she was away, since the judge felt that third parties were interfering with her ability to take care of her grandkids. Despite that fact, she shot down rumors that the kids have had nothing to eat in her absence. "I am sure they have something to eat, but it's not healthy, since the cook is not there," she said, in true grandma fashion. She did cop to being "devastated" that her custody has been temporarily discontinued. So why go away, then?
Katherine did address the curious and questionable fact that she did not call the grandkids while gone, saying, "One reason I haven't called, I gave up my phone and didn't want to have any phone calls. My assistant has been calling back home to see how things have been going. She has been keeping in contact with my nephew. I mean my grandson."
While we understand her desire to ditch her phone and digitally detox, her grandkids were legitimately worried and she is legally responsible for them, so it was a bit unfair for her to go undercover and cease contact. Her children, however, contend she was in Tucson under a doctor's orders.
When she spoke to TJ and the grandkids, she told them she'd be home today (July 26) and they would be waiting for her.
In other news related to the reunion with the grandkids, according to The Daily Mail, Prince Jackson hit Twitter to post a photo of a group text involving his aunts Rebbie and Janet, proving they blocked communication. When he was demanding contact with Katherine, Janet replied, "Please don't let them."
He shared: "Following image is of a group chat I had started to several family members. This group text message I had started was replied to but they didn't know that I could see the responses. For this whole time, they denied us contact to our grandmother….If you continue with your lies I will continue with the truth."
He also posted a lengthier rant, revealing even more issues on Planet Jackson: "As long as I can remember my dad had repeatedly warned me of certain people and their ways. Although I am happy my grandma was returned, after speaking with her I realized how misguided and how badly she was lied to. I'm really angry and hurt."
Paris, for her part, tweeted her joy at her grandma's return.
What a nightmare. Those poor kids. Poor Katherine. Despite her declaration that all is fine, something is most certainly amiss.
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Hello Archinect,
I love my hometown of Edmonton, in Alberta, Canada (a.k.a. Texas of the North), but sometimes I just have to throw my hands up.
Edmonton is apparently the largest city in North America to not have an architecture school. There are good architects there and a decent art scene, but there just isn't a strong enough design community or general literacy about the built environment to prevent abominations like this:
But it looks like they're pretty pleased with themselves.
This building sits on Churchill Square, which is also bordered by Edmonton's City Hall, the main branch of the public library, a theatre (which, with its atrium/greenhouse and flowing terraces, is a wonderful indoor public space) and a major downtown shopping center. The square hosts many of the downtown festivals that take place in the summer. It is by far the most important public space in the city's small downtown.
The project replaces a late 1960s brutalist building that, admittedly, didn't let enough natural light in and didn't have the most inviting presence on the square. But in no way does that excuse this kind of ignorant and self-indulgent bullshit. The worst thing here is that I'm afraid that, for ordinary people in Edmonton, this project will stand in for what architecture is, and will turn people off from wanting to invest in design or to trust architects at for anything at all for years to come. And who could blame them?
I am inconsolable.
P.S. Thanks, mom, for sending the news article.
maybe they like it?
You have a point. There certainly are people in Edmonton who are happy about this building.
But I'm not ready to say that anything goes. Can we make a comparison with food? I grew up eating McDonald's. And I still enjoy their fries or chicken nuggets once in a while; it's tasty and like many people, I like it. I think it is OK to enjoy it and I certainly wouldn't say that we should forbid this kind of business to operate.
But if I were a chef or a restaurant owner, this is not the kind of food that I would choose to serve, and I would be embarrassed to claim to be a professional or to be providing some kind of constructive service to society if I did. Food can be delicious, nourishing, inexpensive, and not cause grievous harm to the environment or farm workers, if we so choose. If I were a professional that people trusted to give advice about or sell food, and I convinced people to spend public money on McDonald's food for everyone--say, for a school lunch program--I think that would be near criminal.
And I think architecture matters just as much as food.
(Can I add that the built environment, like food, can connect us with our traditions, with each other, and with the physical pleasures of life, in ways that we're not even always aware of--especially when we think of these things as primarily responding to convenience or taste?)
well put - i'll borrow that analogy now and then, if you don't mind :3
By all means! And I'll try to remember that we can't be dictators of taste...
This conversation reminds me of a nice little essay by Marco Frascari, "Architectural Maccheroni." You might enjoy it.
Sorry, the actual title is "Architects, never eat your maccheroni
without a proper sauce!" Subtitled: "A macaronic meditation on the anti-Cartesian nature of architectural imagination"
not so much mcdonalds, but more like one of those icecream place where you order the 10lbs of all 31 flavors and it comes in a bucket with sparklers.
If his old boss were dead he'd be rolling over in his grave :(
Why don't you be as diligently embarrassed with some of your teachers?
@afrdzak: I heart Marco!
@led signal light: No comparison! But then again, I heard just now that taste is relative, and we no longer have any grounds for determining what is beautiful.
maybe that is why the lecture series on beauty you covered is interesting but feels a bit like a freak show. it felt like the 1990's all over again with lots of pointless points and meaningless meanings. i was kinda waiting for everyone to break out with signs that place a bracketed re
( Re- ) !
in front of everything.
or spontaneously break into rap on the synaptic cleft.
it takes a lot of patience to be serious about beauty today after all the fruitless posturing of the not so long ago. but you are right. that edmonton building is very poorly designed and it is much worse than the project by cohen.
Am I having reading comprehension problems, or does that entire article from the Edmonton Journal talk about a building design award without once mentioning the name of the building designer? The photographer is credited, of course, as ALWAYS, but who designed this building? Seriously, am I missing it?
Can someone back me up here, because if I'm wrong I'm not going to hit "send" on the new-asshole-ripping email I've composed to the paper's editor.
A quick re-read on my part suggests that, indeed, the name of this so-called building designer is not given...
Send away! :)
The architect is LA-based Randall Stout. We reported about this selection back in 2005: http://archinect.com/news/article.php?id=26630_0_24_0_C
The finalists selected for this commission were Randall Stout, Will Alsop, Zaha Hadid and Arthur Erickson.
hah, hilarious
poor edmonton.
stout's own website seems to show a more interesting interior than exterior for the project.
the rest of his work is similarly populated with poor copies of gehry.
i guess goes to show that great architects bring out more from their staff than they (the staff i mean) are able to do on their own.
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Bernie Becker
The Hill
April 6, 2013
President Obama's budget, to be released next week, will limit how much wealthy individuals – like Mitt Romney – can keep in IRAs and other retirement accounts.
The proposal would save around $9 billion over a decade, a senior administration official said, while also bringing more fairness to the tax code.
The senior administration official said that wealthy taxpayers can currently "accumulate many millions of dollars in these accounts, substantially more than is needed to fund reasonable levels of retirement saving."
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