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Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 5mins
Why do kids get homework in the summer?
to burn them out
to make their teachers and parents happy
to chill out
to keep them from forgetting things and to improve their scores
to get a break from the burden of school
Some people think kids should be kids in the summer and not do any work.
True
False
Summer homework assignments help kids skip the next grade at school.
true
false
Summer homework is a way to reinforce what kids learned during the school year.
true
false
Suing your teaches is a good way not to have to do summer homework.
true
false
Homework "hanging over their head" means ____.
parents have hung homework assignments in the child's room
the assignment has to be done and the child has to make time for it
the homework is too difficult
Saying that students may "backslide" in the summer means ____.
students spend a lot of time sitting around in the summer
students get older so their skills get better
students lose their skills from lack of use
When educators say summer homework is "burning kids out," they mean _____.
summer science projects are dangerous and many kids have gotten burned
kids are getting tired and are not excited about learning
kids are excited and looking forward to even more projects as they get older
After reading the article: "Teaching to the world from Central New Jersey", read and answer the following:
What was Professor Duneier's biggest concern about teaching the online course?
No one would laugh at his jokes or be able to make eye contact with him
It might not be possible to provide quality education to students from more than 100 countries.
Students wouldn't do the reading or participate in the forums because the course was free.
How did student participation affect Professor Duneier's feelings about his new course?
Professor Duneier was overwhelmed by the number of student comments and so wasn't sure what issues were important to the students.
Professor Duneier didn't know when students had a problem understanding him because of the lack of interpersonal cues.
Student feedback influenced the direction Professor Duneier took in subsequent video chats.
What was the most important conclusion that Professor Duneier drew about online teaching after teaching this course?
There were many benefits to online teaching that he would like to incorporate into his on-campus classes
It was a pale reflection of on-campus learning.
For some students, the choice was an online class or no class at all.
After reading the second article " The fun they had", choose the correct speaker by recognizing it in direct speech.
A) So she said to Tommy, "Why would anyone write about school?"
Margie´s mother
Margie
Tommy
Mechanical teacher
"Sure they had a teacher, but it wasn't a regular teacher. It was a man."
Margie
Margie´s mom
Mechanical teacher
Tommy
"A man? How could a man be a teacher?"
Margie
Margies´s mom
Tommy
Narrator
"Sure he is. My father knows as much as my teacher."
Margie
Margie´s mom
Tommy
Mechanical teacher
