At another, she suggested that she might give a homework pass to a student who built the best glider.
Every year, Mrs. Kolodi gives a homework assignment in which students must call a veteran and thank him or her for what they have done.
Each child was given a homework assignment to bring back the following week -- a list of how he had practiced good health, with details. "There are other programs in town, but not as organized and professional as this," said Susan Quinn of Darien, whose son Jimmy, 6 1/2, is participating in Future Stars for the second year.
The treatment group was given a homework assignment with the same exercises as the control group, but including the erroneous examples.
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Then during your next therapy session, you might give a homework-update, share your progress, and address any areas where you got frustrated, stuck, or somehow off-track.
My therapist gave me a homework assignment: Be open to making new girlfriends.
"I remember, in particular, one well-known publisher I interviewed with had a Web site and gave me a homework assignment — 'Go home and tell me what would make us more profitable and successful,' " Mr. Goldenberg said.
So when Mrs. B. gave us a homework assignment to write some verse, in addition to the work we intended to hand in, we collaborated on a poem commemorating the carnal love of Mrs. B. and Mr. T.
In essence, we gave patients a homework assignment with a deadline, and used the results of their decision aid review in a functional task, question-listing, which benefited them.
