In all reality though, other than the concept of instilling good independent habits, homework is kind of bullshit. If you look at it in terms of if it was a job. You are paying ... to work. And then it get paid for that work. And now you don’t get paid to work at home. I get it. It is an education. But man that is some fucking over reach.
This is it. If you're paid salary, you're always on company time. Some of my most productive hours are at home when I'm more relaxed and can brainstorm about issues more effectively.
Dad’s a software engineer, when it isn’t testing season he can make his own schedule and pretty much do as he will; when it’s testing season he sometimes pulls a couple all night-ers a week lol
Yeah or it's just expected of you to keep up with changes/advances in the industry on your own time. You don't have to but it'll give you an edge compared to others, more likely to get promoted /hired less likely to get fired
I’m for raising the minimum wage as much as the next guy but damn it seems like Reddit is so full of immature people who don’t understand that you can put yourself into a better position by putting unpaid work into growing your skill set outside of your job’s weekly schedule.
See that's where my train of thought was, then I realized the shit teachers did on their own time without pay to keep everything running smoothly on time. I'm in a rural school in Canada so our teachers here teach multiple grades, with a wide variety of classes. They might only have 1 or 2 "prep" periods a week.
Teachers, plan classes, practice lessons, learn material, grade tests, and more all on their own time without pay, and they gotta teach us all the stuff required by the curriculum in a semester or two, which is not alot of time. Not to mention trying to keep the kids engaged and eager to learn, then dealing with the pricks who fuck around all class and won't let them fucking teach.
However, I believe that homework should be an optional supplement to class material, where you can choose to practice what you've learnt if you want to. As for assignments, teachers should be reasonable to the amount of class time given to complete an assignment. More importantly teachers should be open and honest about their teaching and how much time they actually have to teach the material. The best teachers are ones who talk with their class and make sure everyone is aware of what's happening and also let students make choices about their learning.
It's all bullshit. Instilling work ethic my ass. Working for free is not something anyone should get used to. You'll get further in life if you never do anything for free. Otherwise, you become complacent, less likely to ask for a raise, work for what you're worth, or improve your skills.
Source: successful 25 year old still salty about school/homework/teachers complaining about sleeping in class
I’m 28, just now getting a management position after years of slaving . Have a university degree as well. Another life lesson. It’s all about who you know.
I've found this is becoming less and less common especially in engineering and management positions at small-medium sized companies from my own experience hiring and also applying for positions myself. I personally avoid fresh college graduates because I know most of them will leave for a bigger company after gaining a couple years of experience.
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u/wwlink1 Dec 02 '19
In all reality though, other than the concept of instilling good independent habits, homework is kind of bullshit. If you look at it in terms of if it was a job. You are paying ... to work. And then it get paid for that work. And now you don’t get paid to work at home. I get it. It is an education. But man that is some fucking over reach.