Homework is a waste of time

As I stated in the comment section, I forfeited the round because I was studying for my schools finals. I apologies for wasting a round and hope this last round makes up for it. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ "If that is the case then your argument about linguistic skills is still irrelevant as it doesn't prove why homework is a waste of time." -> By improving his linguistic skills the student is developing an ability he will use on multiple subjects, including future ones. By contrast, homework is solely subject-specific and therefore by comparison a waste of time. Logically something can only be qualified as a waste of time by comparison. For example, merely sitting on a couch is only a waste of time because their are more proactive activity that would suit one interest better. The article is about tests not homework: "http://www.colorincolorado.org...... This article seems to directly contradict your claims that word problems don't develop understandings of the topic. Also, please provide sources that prove your claim because im assuming that BOP rests on both sides of the debate." -> Test and homework are different because of the subject that they cover and the time-frame in which they are given. Before assigning homework, the teacher will show the students how to methodically solution a problem step by step. Then students will take a practice sheet, homework, and practice the step they learn in class. They do not need to fully understand the subtleties of the word problems but merely to copy what they learned in class. -> A test, however, is given far later in the semester and covers much more material. Therefore, to know where he has to apply the distinct skills that he has learned in his courses he need more fundamental understanding. This is why reading the textbook is more important as it will give the student the rational behind the course material thus making it easier for him distinguish the different problems. -> In addition, this article is about the problems that ESL student have with word problems. Which shows how crucial linguistics skills are in solving problems. "It is not enough just to say that they're based on a reliable source. You must prove to me that they are an unreliable source. -> You source is not academic, it just a random website you found by looking for something to supports your perspectives on the internet. One this websites two sources is "Dale E. 1969. Cone of experience, in Educational Media: Theory into Practice" which is a 45 year old article about how to put a PAST theory in practice. It is not putting a theory forth or testing it but merely assuming it to be true. Another point is that psychometrics is one of the youngest and most underdeveloped academic field. So a 45 year old article about an assumed past theory is not a reliable source. ->The other source is "Joyce B and B Showers. 1981. Transfer of training: the contributions of coaching. Journal of Education 163(2): 163"172.". This has nothing to do with classroom learning.... It is too time consuming to disprove random articles that people find on the internet. Therefore, the BoP of reliability of the link should rest on those who post them.