Comments on: A Time-Saving Hack Every Teacher Should Use

By: Concerned Parent

Concerned Parent — Tue, 14 Nov 2017 19:16:39 +0000

In reply to Rebecca. How would you propose that kids practice and prep for new concepts?

By: Kathy Bell

Kathy Bell — Tue, 14 Nov 2017 15:07:34 +0000

I agree with Rebecca. High School students only copy homework for other classes while they should be listening to my lesson. I waste my time taking their work and giving it to the teacher who assigned it. I only assign homework as something they need to do that teaches responsibility. They may have to have a progress report signed or practice a few examples of a skill we are currently learning. Homework is rarely authentic for high school students.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Tue, 14 Nov 2017 09:52:05 +0000

I have a better idea. Forget assigning homework! Why do we assign homework in the first place? It is a stressor for families, kids, teachers, and a waste of time.

By: Michelle Davis Courville

Michelle Davis Courville — Fri, 06 Mar 2015 12:14:08 +0000

You can create a template in Word and add fields that you fill in with information when you need it. Word gives you the option of e-mailing directly from there, so you don’t have to copy, paste and make changes to an e-mail. It’s fairly easy, just find the Word document on your computer, open it, fill in your form fields with whatever information you need (you can edit if you need to), then select the option to e-mail. It allows you to add a subject and an introduction when it opens up the mail message. I just tested this out for myself and it worked great!