Cross-text multiple matching
You are going to read four extracts from articles in which educationalists give their views on homework for primary school children. For questions 1-4, choose from the educationalists A-D. The educationalists may be chosen more than once.
Homework for primary school children
Compare viewpoints across four writers
Educationalist A, former head teacher
A discusses academic benefit, family life, independence and reading at home.
Having run a primary school for fifteen years, I am in no doubt that the research is fairly clear: for children under eleven, homework does little to raise attainment. What it does do, all too often, is turn the kitchen table into a battleground, with tired parents and tired children arguing over worksheets at the end of a long day. Its defenders claim that it teaches children to work independently, but in my experience it is mostly parents who end up doing the work, which rather defeats the purpose. There is one exception. If we want children to read at home, the school should keep track of it. A simple reading record, signed each week by a parent and checked by the teacher, sends a clear message that the habit matters, and it allows us to spot quickly which children are not getting any support at home.
Which educationalist has a different view from the others on whether homework improves young children's academic results?
Which educationalist shares A's opinion of the effect homework has on family life?
Which educationalist expresses a similar view to C on whether homework helps children learn to work independently?
Which educationalist has a different view from the others on whether schools should monitor children's reading at home?
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