02/06/02 - A new corrected version of the homework #2 handout had been posted.
Basically, my parents trusted that I was going to be "Americanized" once in school, so they didn't teach me English at home, but they spoke it, so they could correct my homework or read stories in English to me before bed.
In fact, in order to keep the peace, many parents often end up editing, correcting or even doing the homework for them -- which is effectively teaching them to cheat.
There are hours spent at faculty meetings, correcting homework, preparing for the next day – and then there is the worrying.
For example, this student's homework response would be considered in agreement with his interview response for the scientific concept correct process, because both the homework and the interview were scored as a 1.
Of the eight students interviewed that chose the correct answer to 1a on the homework, five students chose the correct answer in the interview as well.
Ms. Zobniw, who had four children, worked at the association five years, correcting homework for Ukrainian immigrants and translating birth certificates.
Otherwise, as Hilary says in the play, "We're just correcting our own homework".
Students often did not receive corrected homework for 2 or 3 weeks, by which time the class curriculum had moved on to new topics.
