pypchat+18+april


 * Handle || Time || Tweet ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 8:58 PM || welcome to #pypchat, tonight we are discussing The Homework Myth by @alfiekohn ||
 * thammerlund || 8:58 PM || Tom, grade 1-2 teacher in Japan here for #pypchat ||
 * PogonophileMelb || 8:58 PM || #pypchat evening from Melbourne ||
 * jennysfen || 8:58 PM || Okay all of you #cdnishk 'lurkers' time to join the conversation. You can do it!! #pypchat starts in a few minutes. ||
 * Saigon_Eldred || 8:58 PM || going to be #pypchat -ting by phone as we're currently out on a family walk ||
 * jennysfen || 8:59 PM || Jennifer here from Hong Kong - glad to be back and joining the #pypchat's first book club discussion! ||
 * jasongraham99 || 8:59 PM || Sick in bed but still having a crack at it from Indonesia #pypchat ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 9:00 PM || craig from japan #pypchat ||
 * Saigon_Eldred || 9:00 PM || In Saigon. Soon to be PYPC. Out walking with the family to the local wine shop. Gr8 2 c you all here. Is @alfiekohn in the house?? #pypchat ||
 * Shaza33 || 9:00 PM || Evening #pypchat -Sharyn here from Singapore ||
 * jennysfen || 9:00 PM || @jasongraham99 Sorry you're not well, Jay. Glad you're able to join #pypchat. ||
 * whatedsaid || 9:01 PM || Confess I haven't finished the book, but I'm here discussing homework from Melbourne #pypchat ||
 * wholeboxndice || 9:01 PM || Steve, Head of Primary from Brisbane Australia #pypchat ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 9:01 PM || Q1: What was your first impression of the book? #pypchat ||
 * jennysfen || 9:01 PM || @Saigon_Eldred Walking and texting - be careful! this is what #pypchat dedication looks like! ;-) ||
 * Saigon_Eldred || 9:02 PM || Hi @NicoleJaggers &amp; welcome to @joykirr from Illinois #pypchat ||
 * whatedsaid || 9:02 PM || RT @DwyerTeacher: Q1: What was your first impression of the book? #pypchat ||
 * thammerlund || 9:02 PM || A1 I enjoyed it. It is hard to argue with his points. I am at the end though so I haven't read the recommendations yet. #pypchat ||
 * jennysfen || 9:02 PM || A1 I felt a bit of the 'preaching to the choir' as I read - but so pleased to feel my personal views are supported by research. #pypchat ||
 * Namastececi || 9:02 PM || @namastececi Sorry, Kristen here from Japan. #pypchat ||
 * CapitanoAmazing || 9:02 PM || #pypchat A1: Eyes popped out. Ran to bosses office and asked if I could start a trial of NO HOMEWORK ||
 * Namastececi || 9:02 PM || First impression of the book Homework Myth was wow, he is spot on, and why do I assign homework. #pypchat ||
 * NicoleJaggers || 9:02 PM || Nicole from the capital of Aus, looking forward to chatting #pypchat ||
 * Saigon_Eldred || 9:02 PM || @jennysfen it will be having a quiet wine &amp; chatting in a few minutes #pypchat Looking forward to the Book Club chat!! ||
 * JoyKirr || 9:02 PM || 6am in IL - lurking for 10 min! MT @jennysfen: So happy to be able to participate in tonight's #pypchat abt @alfiekohn's The Homework Myth. ||
 * Saigon_Eldred || 9:03 PM || A1. I haven't finished the book but he does make a very good argument against homework . . . ||
 * Shaza33 || 9:03 PM || A1 Found myself nodding in agreement through a lot of the book, and reflecting on my current school and what we do. #pypchat ||
 * CapitanoAmazing || 9:03 PM || @Namastececi #pypchat almost 12 months in. Boss was ALL FOR IT. ||
 * CapitanoAmazing || 9:03 PM || @thammerlund The recommendations are pretty common sense stuff, but they're ground-shaking to some parents. #pypchat ||
 * Namastececi || 9:03 PM || @CapitanoAmazing What did the boss say? #pypchat ||
 * jennysfen || 9:03 PM || @JoyKirr Welcome! Glad you are able to take part.! #pypchat ||
 * Saigon_Eldred || 9:04 PM || A1. Id love 2 b part of a school that was brave enough to say NO to traditional pointless homework that is done bcause of 'policy' #pypchat ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 9:04 PM || @Shaza33 a couple of things we said i thought, oh no, I have done that! #pypchat #confession ||
 * wholeboxndice || 9:04 PM || A1. No doubt it expressed some of the things that I had always thought. I liked the thought that it had research discussion. #pypchat ||
 * CapitanoAmazing || 9:04 PM || @NicoleJaggers #pypchat Thank GOD for that! I can't imagine what would have happened if the boss said no.... ||
 * jennysfen || 9:04 PM || @CapitanoAmazing what did your parents say about the change? #pypchat ||
 * whatedsaid || 9:04 PM || A1 The research matches the instincts I had when I was still in the classroom. But I was always shouted down by those who insisted #pypchat ||
 * NicoleJaggers || 9:04 PM || A1: was called into bosses office straight after @CapitanoAmazing ran in screaming NO homework!! Leadership team on board! #pypchat ||
 * JoyKirr || 9:04 PM || @jennysfen @Saigon_Eldred I love Alfie Kohn's take on research!! Had to listen while I ate my cereal! #pypchat ||
 * jennysfen || 9:04 PM || @CapitanoAmazing I agree - parent education is something that we need to take on. #pypchat ||
 * jasongraham99 || 9:05 PM || A1 sadly schools bow to parental expectations for homework #pypchat ||
 * Namastececi || 9:05 PM || @jasongraham99 @jennysfen Agree with parents and Asian ones. Would love our admin @CapitanoAmazing to be on board so quickly. #pypchat ||
 * Saigon_Eldred || 9:05 PM || RT @jennysfen: @CapitanoAmazing I agree - parent education is something that we need to take on. #pypchat ||
 * CapitanoAmazing || 9:05 PM || @jennysfen Recent blog post this eve will tell the story so far for this year's parents. 4thgradebigquestions@blogspot.com.au #pypchat ||
 * Saigon_Eldred || 9:05 PM || RT @Shaza33: A1 Found myself nodding in agreement through a lot of the book, and reflecting on my current school and what we do. #pypchat ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 9:05 PM || i loved how deeply ingrained with research it was... refreshing #pypchat ||
 * jasongraham99 || 9:05 PM || A1 I agree with @jennysfen teachers get it, parents dont. Especially Asian parents. Homework is cultural #pypchat ||
 * whatedsaid || 9:06 PM || @wholeboxndice You know @DwyerTeacher usually ignores the Qs anyway :) #pypchat ||
 * Saigon_Eldred || 9:06 PM || #pypchat - parents and school owners need 2 be educated 2 ||
 * Namastececi || 9:06 PM || Yes @CapitanoAmazing how did you win over parents? Lots of ed? #pypchat ||
 * NicoleJaggers || 9:06 PM || @jennysfen @CapitanoAmazing As a parent it was a breath of fresh air to know that fighting over homework is not good for family #pypchat ||
 * jennysfen || 9:06 PM || As a parent I find myself falling into the conversations mentioned in the book - and I know better! #pypchat ||
 * CapitanoAmazing || 9:06 PM || @jasongraham99 @jennysfen #pypchat These parents will need to see us use the Trans Skills specifically with goal setting. ||
 * wholeboxndice || 9:06 PM || Have a feeling this is a #pypchat that is going to roll itself along, not relying on Qs. ||
 * whatedsaid || 9:06 PM || @CapitanoAmazing Have shared your homework posts around the place :) #pypchat ||
 * Shaza33 || 9:06 PM || @Saigon_Eldred I would like to be a part of that school too #pypchat ||
 * Namastececi || 9:07 PM || @NicoleJaggers @jennysfen @CapitanoAmazing Agree that as a parent I could relax. In fact as reading it, I had to stop myself. #pypchat ||
 * Shaza33 || 9:07 PM || Interesting a lot of mission statements include developing lifelong learners, and homework can drive children away from learning! #pypchat ||
 * whatedsaid || 9:07 PM || @NicoleJaggers @jennysfen @CapitanoAmazing Anyone who's been in a family knows what that looks like! #pypchat ||
 * lsacker || 9:07 PM || #pypchat read only part of book but Even that made me question many of my opinions that I just did without any research basis. ||
 * thammerlund || 9:07 PM || I feel bad that I have been the cause of family arguments. #pypchat ||
 * wholeboxndice || 9:07 PM || RT @whatedsaid: @wholeboxndice You know @DwyerTeacher usually ignores the Qs anyway :) #pypchat ||
 * JoyKirr || 9:07 PM || RT @Saigon_Eldred: #pypchat - parents and school owners need 2 be educated 2 ||
 * wholeboxndice || 9:07 PM || As @CapitanoAmazing and my colleague @mrfumar have done, a shift in language and mindset allows you to 'tick the boxes' #pypchat ||
 * Namastececi || 9:08 PM || @jennysfen @NicoleJaggers My students are happy I've read it too! I told them about it as I was reading it. #pypchat ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 9:08 PM || RT @thammerlund: I feel bad that I have been the cause of family arguments. #pypchat we all feel that... ||
 * jennysfen || 9:08 PM || @NicoleJaggers My kids are very happy about my new (more confident stance) in regards to homework. Not my first question anymore. #pypchat ||
 * whatedsaid || 9:08 PM || @thammerlund As a child or a parent? :) #pypchat ||
 * JoyKirr || 9:09 PM || @Namastececi @jennysfen @NicoleJaggers Always good to share what you're rdg with students - so they help spread the word! #pypchat ||
 * Shaza33 || 9:09 PM || @Namastececi @jennysfen @NicoleJaggers My G3s have seen book with me lately and are very curious about what I think. #pypchat ||
 * jennysfen || 9:09 PM || RT @CapitanoAmazing: #pypchat My first impression was also that I needed to put in a LOT of work to make my idea work. No Homework is a ... ||
 * whatedsaid || 9:09 PM || @Namastececi @jennysfen @NicoleJaggers Love that you shared it with students #pypchat ||
 * wholeboxndice || 9:09 PM || The key for me is not to say what we aren't doing (hwork) but say what we are doing (home learning or learning connections) #pypchat ||
 * CapitanoAmazing || 9:09 PM || #pypchat My first impression was also that I needed to put in a LOT of work to make my idea work. No Homework is a LOT of work... ||
 * jennysfen || 9:09 PM || @lsacker I know what you mean. I feel like I should have done 'my homework' about homework a lot earlier in my career. #pypchat ||
 * jennysfen || 9:10 PM || @NicoleJaggers I know what you mean!! #pypchat ||
 * Namastececi || 9:10 PM || One amazing thing about book was analysis of research. No one really had looked that deeply before into the research about hmwrk? #pypchat ||
 * wholeboxndice || 9:10 PM || Most of us find parental expectations match those they experienced as students, even if they hated it then! #pypchat ||
 * lsacker || 9:10 PM || #pypchat the idea of home work destroying curiosity really shook me but I see why this might be the case ||
 * barbarawmadden || 9:10 PM || #pypchat WOW! You guys rock! #mademyday It is 10 o'clock somewhere! #nothere ||
 * NicoleJaggers || 9:10 PM || @jennysfen Don't tell anyone, I haven't pressured my kids to do homework since those #*! levelled readers started in Kinder! #pypchat ||
 * CapitanoAmazing || 9:10 PM || @Namastececi #pypchat absolutely! My kids were watching me highlight pages as I read through it. ||
 * whatedsaid || 9:10 PM || @wholeboxndice As long as it's not just semantics. Have seen Ts call it home learning and still assign 'work' #pypchat ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 9:10 PM || @CapitanoAmazing funny isnt it?! getting rid of something is more work than keeping it, a sign that "it" might be broken? #pypchat ||
 * Saigon_Eldred || 9:11 PM || RT @wholeboxndice: Most of us find parental expectations match those they experienced as students, even if they hated it then! #pypchat ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 9:11 PM || Q2: what is the homework policy at your school? #pypchat ||
 * jennysfen || 9:11 PM || @whatedsaid @wholeboxndice that's true - home learning is still homework if the 'why' behind it hasn't changed. #pypchat ||
 * CapitanoAmazing || 9:11 PM || How can we help our kids become psychologically healthy? p63 ||
 * lsacker || 9:11 PM || RT @whatedsaid: @wholeboxndice As long as it's not just semantics. Have seen Ts call it home learning and still assign 'work' #pypchat ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 9:11 PM || @Namastececi taken for granted? #pypchat Again, it was such a part of OUR school, we assume... ||
 * wholeboxndice || 9:11 PM || @whatedsaid Agree wholeheartedly with this point. Rebadging isn't what it should be about. But the way it is pitched...#pypchat ||
 * whatedsaid || 9:12 PM || @NicoleJaggers @CapitanoAmazing Andâ€¦ gaspâ€¦ PLAY? #pypchat ||
 * thammerlund || 9:12 PM || A2 20 minutes for grade 1 #pypchat ||
 * Saigon_Eldred || 9:12 PM || #pypchat how often do people sprout non-existent research ||
 * elesapiens || 9:12 PM || RT @jennysfen: The #pypchat Daily is out! http://t.co/RyzXVm3jA0 â–¸ Top stories today via @NetsTwiet @elesapiens ||
 * NicoleJaggers || 9:12 PM || @CapitanoAmazing Why do anything at all after school? Can kids just go home? #pypchat ||
 * Shaza33 || 9:12 PM || I like the mention of Differentiation and Choice, as we keep saying these are powerful and important, yet we still have HW policy #pypchat ||
 * thammerlund || 9:12 PM || Speaking of homework, anyone have a less painful way for a student to learn + -? #helpmeout #pypchat ||
 * CapitanoAmazing || 9:12 PM || @jennysfen @whatedsaid @wholeboxndice #pypchat absolutely. I've changed tack about ten times already in 10 months! ||
 * lsacker || 9:12 PM || #pypchat even for@home ||
 * whatedsaid || 9:12 PM || @Namastececi And so many people claim that 'research has shown' homework to be valuableâ€¦ have yet to see the evidence! #pypchat ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 9:13 PM || @Namastececi so grade 5 would be 50 minutes? #pypchat ||
 * thammerlund || 9:13 PM || @Namastececi I'm pretty sure that's ours too. #pypchat ||
 * jennysfen || 9:13 PM || A2 we follow the 10 minute rule that's talked about in the book (Cooper) - but I know that the kids do much more. #pypchat ||
 * Saigon_Eldred || 9:13 PM || #pypchat A2. 10 mins per year level per night plus the same for reading ||
 * JoyKirr || 9:13 PM || #pypchat A2: Different per teacher - no district policy... Good and bad... ||
 * whatedsaid || 9:13 PM || RT @DwyerTeacher: Q2: what is the homework policy at your school? #pypchat ||
 * Namastececi || 9:13 PM || A2 We have the hmwrk policy of up to 10 min. per grade. What Alfie mentions. #pypchat ||
 * lsacker || 9:13 PM || #pypchat even home learning needs parents to be in that mode. Most just need to get a meal on the table. ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 9:13 PM || @NicoleJaggers @CapitanoAmazing and play? #pypchat play is soooo important... ||
 * NicoleJaggers || 9:14 PM || A2: Interesting- we asked our teachers to rethink homework/inquire into home learning and panic set in, not just parent ed needed. #pypchat ||
 * whatedsaid || 9:14 PM || @lsacker A shame to think of reading as work though #pypchat ||
 * Namastececi || 9:14 PM || @DwyerTeacher Yep. 50 min. gr. 5--up to. We have been very relaxed this year--and non-existent since the book! #pypchat ||
 * jennysfen || 9:14 PM || @Saigon_Eldred Yes - that shocked me. I took for granted that when research was cited it was accurate. I'll never be a sheep again! #pypchat ||
 * Shaza33 || 9:14 PM || We have K2 10 + reading G1-3 15 min. plus reading, G4 20 + reading G5 30 +reading #pypchat ||
 * lsacker || 9:14 PM || #pypchat he did say that reading was the one thing that improved grades. ||
 * whatedsaid || 9:14 PM || Q2 Not sure what the policy is any more. I used to ignore it when I had a class. (Sh) #pypchat ||
 * Namastececi || 9:14 PM || @Saigon_Eldred Lack of statistical knowledge. Makes me want to teach stats a lot to gr. 5. Real math. #pypchat ||
 * jennysfen || 9:15 PM || Agree! RT @Namastececi: @Saigon_Eldred Lack of statistical knowledge. Makes me want to teach stats a lot to gr. 5. Real math. #pypchat ||
 * Namastececi || 9:15 PM || @jennysfen @DwyerTeacher @NicoleJaggers @CapitanoAmazing Just saw health pyramid. 60 min. of run-around time for kids per day. #pypchat ||
 * jasongraham99 || 9:15 PM || A2 so does anyone question why we have homework at all in our schools? How is it justified and by whom? #pypchat ||
 * lsacker || 9:15 PM || #pypchat most of our policies are ignored by our teachers. But we do have a homework one. ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 9:15 PM || @whatedsaid @lsacker the word "work" is a terrible word. #pypchat ||
 * CapitanoAmazing || 9:15 PM || @jennysfen @DwyerTeacher @NicoleJaggers when kids learned that play 'counted', they were over the moon! #pypchat ||
 * wholeboxndice || 9:15 PM || @lsacker Getting meal on the table is something we ask our students to get involved in, connect with the life in &amp; out of the house #pypchat ||
 * jennysfen || 9:15 PM || Yes - for ALL ages. RT @DwyerTeacher: @NicoleJaggers @CapitanoAmazing and play? #pypchat play is soooo important... ||
 * JoyKirr || 9:16 PM || RT @whatedsaid: @NicoleJaggers It might be fear of change. People assume if you have always done something, it must be right! #pypchat ||
 * whatedsaid || 9:16 PM || Where are you @cjwyatt ? RT @DwyerTeacher: @whatedsaid @lsacker the word "work" is a terrible word. #pypchat ||
 * Shaza33 || 9:16 PM || RT @whatedsaid: It might be fear of change. People assume if you have always done something, it must be right! #pypchat Happens a lot ||
 * wholeboxndice || 9:16 PM || RT @jasongraham99: A2 so does anyone question why we have homework at all in our schools? How is it justified and by whom? #pypchat ||
 * jasongraham99 || 9:16 PM || RT @whatedsaid: @NicoleJaggers It might be fear of change. People assume if you have always done something, it must be right! #pypchat ||
 * JoyKirr || 9:16 PM || @DwyerTeacher @whatedsaid @lsacker We could call it "practice..." ? #pypchat ||
 * wholeboxndice || 9:16 PM || RT @DwyerTeacher: @whatedsaid @lsacker the word "work" is a terrible word. #pypchat ||
 * whatedsaid || 9:16 PM || @NicoleJaggers It might be fear of change. People assume if you have always done something, it must be right! #pypchat ||
 * emmalinesports || 9:17 PM || #pypchat ||
 * wholeboxndice || 9:17 PM || Many of us work in schools in the independent sector where the demands of the market dictate policy. #pypchat For better and for worse. ||
 * cwbspyp || 9:17 PM || â€œ@jennysfen: tonight's #pypchat Discussing @alfiekohn's The Homework Myth inâ€- love to hear the overall ideas n outcomes of the chat Jen ||
 * whatedsaid || 9:17 PM || @JoyKirr @DwyerTeacher @lsacker I'd hate to have to 'practise' the things I learn every day :) #pypchat ||
 * jennysfen || 9:17 PM || @whatedsaid @lsacker I suppose as soon as student choice is removed it becomes work - even activities that Ss might normally enjoy. #pypchat ||
 * emmalinesports || 9:17 PM || RT @jasongraham99: A1 I agree with @jennysfen teachers get it, parents dont. Especially Asian parents. Homework is cultural #pypchat ||
 * NicoleJaggers || 9:17 PM || @DwyerTeacher @CapitanoAmazing that's a bit ironic isn't it- that parents think kids 'do nothing' in their non-school time! #pypchat ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 9:18 PM || RT @whatedsaid: @kjinquiry Now come and play at #pypchat ||
 * whatedsaid || 9:18 PM || @kjinquiry Now come and play at #pypchat ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 9:18 PM || @Namastececi mine too, there is an increase in Kumon..#pypchat ||
 * Namastececi || 9:18 PM || RT @emmalinesports: #pypchat ||
 * whatedsaid || 9:18 PM || Indeed. RT @wholeboxndice: Many of us work in schools in the independent sector where the demands of the market dictate policy. #pypchat ||
 * Namastececi || 9:18 PM || My Korean parents make their children do hmwrk since we've relaxed. Kids hate it. One of my girls just wants to climb trees! #pypchat ||
 * Anyakompare || 9:19 PM || RT @jasongraham99: A2 so does anyone question why we have homework at all in our schools? How is it justified and by whom? #pypchat ||
 * Shaza33 || 9:19 PM || Our pol states parents should speak to teachers if have concerns/ques. re: HW, but they never seem to question why even have it #pypchat ||
 * CapitanoAmazing || 9:19 PM || @DwyerTeacher @Namastececi #pypchat This is where we NEED to start using our Trans Skills and get the message out there re:skills to target. ||
 * JoyKirr || 9:19 PM || @DwyerTeacher @Namastececi Here, too. I had a parent ask me for more homework. I told her to have her child read books she likes... #pypchat ||
 * whatedsaid || 9:19 PM || RT @DwyerTeacher: Q3: What are the alternatives to traditional "homework"? #pypchat ||
 * Namastececi || 9:19 PM || @whatedsaid @wholeboxndice Have you read this. Talk about market killing teachers and schools. http://t.co/6hdalyWO5M #pypchat ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 9:19 PM || Q3: What are the alternatives to traditional "homework"? #pypchat ||
 * jennysfen || 9:19 PM || @jasongraham99 It's funny, but I think our policy refers to the research of Cooper to justify the 10 minute rule. #pypchat ||
 * Saigon_Eldred || 9:20 PM || #pypchat http://t.co/dlt7ysFNUk ||
 * CapitanoAmazing || 9:20 PM || Know our TransSkills - set a simple goal - plan how to improve in this area - set a time - have a crack - celebrate any learning. #pypchat ||
 * jennysfen || 9:20 PM || @emmalinesports thanks for this link. I'll be sure to add it to the wiki after the #pypchat. ||
 * Anyakompare || 9:20 PM || RT @DwyerTeacher: #pypchat starts in 20 minutes, get your cup of tea ready to discuss The Homework Myth ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 9:20 PM || @Shaza33 i think @jasongraham99 said a a couple fo minutes ago, it is culture #pypchat ||
 * Namastececi || 9:20 PM || @CapitanoAmazing @DwyerTeacher Definitely. Also an uphill battle in Japan where tradition wins a lot of the time. #pypchat ||
 * lsacker || 9:20 PM || @wholeboxndice #pypchat maybe the market needs reprogramming. We can't go on perpetuating something just cause we always have...... ||
 * kjinquiry || 9:20 PM || @DwyerTeacher @Namastececi Oh dear! Parent ed SO important in this. But it's a VERY culturally bound issue #pypchat ||
 * wholeboxndice || 9:20 PM || This is a post about what I had success with as a first step last year - http://t.co/8D4DdUPJCs #pypchat ||
 * Anyakompare || 9:20 PM || RT @wholeboxndice: Most of us find parental expectations match those they experienced as students, even if they hated it then! #pypchat ||
 * whatedsaid || 9:21 PM || @Saigon_Eldred Your shout for #pypchat? ||
 * kjinquiry || 9:21 PM || I was lurking 'coz I didn't do my reading homework. Can't resist commenting though #pypchat #ihavevereadbitsofit ||
 * jennysfen || 9:21 PM || @Namastececi I know. Most of my students have tutors - more than one tutor! - 9 years old and exhausted. #pypchat ||
 * Shaza33 || 9:21 PM || @DwyerTeacher @jasongraham99 Yes, I can understand that. #pypchat ||
 * NicoleJaggers || 9:21 PM || @whatedsaid Not so much fear of change, having to question and research the different approach. The easiest change is no change. #pypchat ||
 * Namastececi || 9:21 PM || @Saigon_Eldred Nice. Why is that not in front of me. #pypchat ||
 * JoyKirr || 9:22 PM || @Namastececi Genius hour LiveBinder: http://t.co/bw6g4oOGLk #pypchat ||
 * whatedsaid || 9:22 PM || @kjinquiry I've also only read part of it, but I know what I think about homework :) #pypchat ||
 * elesapiens || 9:22 PM || Beyond the Hashtag: A global PYP Collaboration http://t.co/HdkMyzG43h vÃ­a @ibpyp #pypchat ||
 * Namastececi || 9:22 PM || A3 Alternative to traditional hmwrk if policy won't change. Genius Hr. worked great! Kids wanted to do it at home. #pypchat ||
 * whatedsaid || 9:23 PM || @DwyerTeacher Sigh. He will probably be bringing home meaningless tasks before you know it #pypchat ||
 * ReadingDyslexia || 9:23 PM || @DwyerTeacher Q3 I don't think we can re-conceive 'homework" until we re-conceive schools and agree on their purpose.#pypchat ||
 * Shaza33 || 9:23 PM || @Namastececi Thought about that as I was reading the book #pypchat ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 9:23 PM || it is an important issue to me as my son is about to start formal education next year... i want him to play what he wants to play #pypchat ||
 * Namastececi || 9:24 PM || From the book. Ask "How will this affect childrenâ€™s interest in learning, their desire to keep reading and thinking and exploring?" #pypchat ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 9:24 PM || @whatedsaid which brings me to my issue; do I say something? #pypchat ||
 * jennysfen || 9:24 PM || A3Using a home learning grid 2 try &amp; introduce balance in2 activities. Ss choose which ones &amp; when - meditation, helping w/ dinner..#pypchat ||
 * kjinquiry || 9:24 PM || @whatedsaid Me too. And being a parent has strengthened my feeling that most of it is a waste of time in the primary years. #pypchat ||
 * thammerlund || 9:25 PM || @DwyerTeacher @whatedsaid You could ask the meaning behind something. I don't think that is a bad question. #pypchat ||
 * Namastececi || 9:25 PM || @kjinquiry @whatedsaid Absolutely. Having taught for many years and with a daughter in gr. 5. Hmwrk. Blah.#pypchat ||
 * wholeboxndice || 9:25 PM || @DwyerTeacher @whatedsaid How can you make them meaningful as a parent...that is a good start. #pypchat ||
 * CapitanoAmazing || 9:25 PM || @Namastececi YES!!!!! #pypchat ||
 * whatedsaid || 9:25 PM || @ReadingDyslexia @DwyerTeacher I disagree. I think if we see purpose of school as learning, we can easily reconceive homework #pypchat ||
 * CapitanoAmazing || 9:25 PM || @ReadingDyslexia @DwyerTeacher @alfiekohn states that we need to give students a voice and a choice in learning.Right, @kjinquiry ? #pypchat ||
 * ginippi || 9:26 PM || @kjinquiry @whatedsaid #pypchat Is there any evidence anywhere that it is useful? ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 9:26 PM || i like @CapitanoAmazing focus on the TD skills... bring it back to the holistic person, encouraging a curious mind.. #pypchat ||
 * jennysfen || 9:26 PM || @Namastececi Absolutely! Working on passion projects -kids' choice and interest = real learning. Now that's 'homework' that I like #pypchat ||
 * Namastececi || 9:26 PM || @lsacker Sad. Very sad indeed. #pypchat ||
 * kjinquiry || 9:26 PM || @whatedsaid @DwyerTeacher I remember giving one of my kids the answers for the worksheets- she filled them in on the way to school. #pypchat ||
 * lsacker || 9:26 PM || #pypchat we have had parents ask for homework when they have embarked on a tour of Europe with their children. How sad is that. ||
 * wholeboxndice || 9:26 PM || Opening up what they can do at home is the key. Students themselves have an expectation of what afternoon/night is at home. #pypchat ||
 * ginippi || 9:27 PM || @DwyerTeacher #pypchat Genius hour? ||
 * kjinquiry || 9:27 PM || @CapitanoAmazing @ReadingDyslexia @DwyerTeacher @alfiekohn YES. Voice and choice are central to any quality inquiry school #pypchat ||
 * jennysfen || 9:27 PM || @DwyerTeacher Yes - speak up and be an advocate - At least that's what I would do if I had a 'do-over' #pypchat ||
 * DanDunlevie || 9:27 PM || Q3 "Reactive" homework based on student inquiry/questions/'home work' (e.g. survey) to bring to class to further inquiry #pypchat ||
 * wholeboxndice || 9:27 PM || @lsacker We still get asked. All I say is "Come back with stories to tell" #pypchat ||
 * Namastececi || 9:27 PM || @JoyKirr Ask your students today: What do you think of homework. Good Visible Thinking activity. #pypchat ||
 * CapitanoAmazing || 9:27 PM || @jennysfen @Namastececi I've had little girls write 'novels' because they've had the time to do so. Passion!!! #pypchat ||
 * whatedsaid || 9:27 PM || @kjinquiry @DwyerTeacher And now Kath Murdoch has admitted that on Twitter for the world to see :-) #pypchat ||
 * NicoleJaggers || 9:27 PM || A3: as a parent surviving Year 8 currently- primary schools should prepare kids for how to be independent IN class- not at home! #pypchat ||
 * Namastececi || 9:27 PM || @jennysfen And I didn't really assign it. They were just excited. That's real learning. #pypchat ||
 * JoyKirr || 9:27 PM || #pypchat Thank you for letting me lurk - HW causes such issues in my life and students' lives, and I needed to hear this! I'm off to school! ||
 * whatedsaid || 9:28 PM || @kjinquiry @DwyerTeacher My mother once wrote an essay for my brother (100 yrs ago!) and he got 4 out of 10! #pypchat ||
 * CapitanoAmazing || 9:28 PM || @Namastececi @JoyKirr @alfiekohn asks us to do this in the book. Great starting point! #pypchat ||
 * Namastececi || 9:28 PM || @CapitanoAmazing @jennysfen My daughter started one during her genius hour and continued at home. It's really good. #pypchat ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 9:28 PM || @CapitanoAmazing @jennysfen @Namastececi a girl in my class is working on a novel too #pypchat ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 9:29 PM || @jennysfen i agree, and probably will, but i worry re: relationships,since i am also a co-worker/teacher. cant separate those roles #pypchat ||
 * Namastececi || 9:29 PM || @ginippi @DwyerTeacher Yes, check out the #geniushour hashtag. Lots of educators going for it. #pypchat ||
 * NicoleJaggers || 9:29 PM || @DanDunlevie Agree. Something from that day, that continues conversation at home and adds to the next day's learning #pypchat ||
 * Namastececi || 9:30 PM || Q4 Alfie mentione: Rigor vs. vigor-- the debate. Why rigor, not vigor? #pypchat ||
 * CapitanoAmazing || 9:30 PM || Goals each unit based on TD skills. Currently 'Research' for us. Locate, Interpret, Record, Present. SOOO much can come from this. #pypchat ||
 * intrepidteacher || 9:30 PM || RT @whatedsaid: Ideally, what goes on at school should be so engaging that kids want to keep learning/thinking/discussing at home #pypchat ||
 * ginippi || 9:30 PM || @wholeboxndice @lsacker #pypchat Same. I say - bring back some experiences - and don't write about it unless your parents are too! ||
 * dmp_gctc || 9:30 PM || RT @whatedsaid: Ideally, what goes on at school should be so engaging that kids want to keep learning/thinking/discussing at home #pypchat ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 9:30 PM || @whatedsaid @kjinquiry haha! #pypchat ||
 * jennysfen || 9:30 PM || RT @Namastececi: @JoyKirr Ask your students today: What do you think of homework. Good Visible Thinking activity. #pypchat #ibpyp #cdnishk ||
 * whatedsaid || 9:30 PM || Ideally, what goes on at school should be so engaging that kids want to keep learning/thinking/discussing at home #pypchat ||
 * kjinquiry || 9:31 PM || @whatedsaid @DwyerTeacher And proudly! I chose play over mind-numbing worksheets. It was our little secret :) #notanymore #pypchat ||
 * richielambert || 9:31 PM || 'homework' is such an outdated term. Surely the point is 'learning without walls'. Location is irrelevant. #pypchat ||
 * DanDunlevie || 9:31 PM || Q3 - I'm Yr2 T. In yr.5 was the first time I had homework.Why am I giving 7/8 yr olds h/work?Where did that expectation come from? #pypchat ||
 * wholeboxndice || 9:31 PM || RT @whatedsaid: Ideally, what goes on at school should be so engaging that kids want to keep learning/thinking/discussing at home #pypchat ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 9:31 PM || @Namastececi rigor is easier to measure! #pypchat ||
 * Shaza33 || 9:31 PM || A G3's thoughts on her HW from school and parents #pypchat http://t.co/GUMOIRqdhD ||
 * lsacker || 9:31 PM || #pypchat when I started to help my own children I could not hand it back to them in case they made a mess!! Mea culpa ||
 * ReadingDyslexia || 9:32 PM || @CapitanoAmazing @DwyerTeacher @alfiekohn @kjinquiry Montessori education gives children controlled choice over their learning #pypchat ||
 * whatedsaid || 9:32 PM || RT @jennysfen: @DwyerTeacher I know. Being a parent and a colleague - tricky road for sure. #pypchat ||
 * SparkWorks_4U || 9:32 PM || @whatedsaid Absolutely! Have you ever used real-world cases to help students ignite interest, transfer &amp; deep thinking? #pypchat ||
 * jennysfen || 9:32 PM || @DwyerTeacher I know. Being a parent and a colleague - tricky road for sure. #pypchat ||
 * Namastececi || 9:32 PM || @DwyerTeacher And why do we have to measure everything? More examples of how education is driven by the market and data. #pypchat ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 9:32 PM || @Namastececi schools (traditionally) love to measure stuff, learning is non-linear, learning cant be measured with linear tools #pypchat ||
 * emmalinesports || 9:32 PM || #pypchat Some of my kids spend a lot of time on #geniushour projects at home.Don't see it as homework but enjoyment, explore their interests ||
 * ShanezCabraal || 9:32 PM || Shanez from Singapore ||
 * CapitanoAmazing || 9:32 PM || rigour: ||
 * whatedsaid || 9:32 PM || @DanDunlevie And the answer is? #pypchat ||
 * jennysfen || 9:32 PM || @ginippi Check out these sites for more info about Genius Hour http://t.co/R7LfoxHdtQ http://t.co/gzMa6ghPnv #pypchat ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 9:33 PM || RT @Namastececi: Q4 Alfie mentione: Rigor vs. vigor-- the debate. Why rigor, not vigor? #pypchat ||
 * Namastececi || 9:33 PM || @ReadingDyslexia @CapitanoAmazing @DwyerTeacher @alfiekohn @kjinquiry What is controlled choice? #pypchat ||
 * NicoleJaggers || 9:33 PM || @CapitanoAmazing @leecrockett workshop in ACT recently had good ideas re using 21C Fluencies to 'beef up' PYP trans skills. #pypchat ||
 * ginippi || 9:33 PM || @whatedsaid #pypchat and if kids are working hard all day at school what do we teach them when they have to take meaningless stuff home? ||
 * cathycrea || 9:33 PM || RT @whatedsaid: Ideally, what goes on at school should be so engaging that kids want to keep learning/thinking/discussing at home #pypchat ||
 * kjinquiry || 9:34 PM || RT @richielambert: 'homework' is such an outdated term. Surely the point is 'learning without walls'. Location is irrelevant. #pypchat ||
 * CapitanoAmazing || 9:34 PM || @Namastececi @ReadingDyslexia @DwyerTeacher @alfiekohn @kjinquiry #pypchat Hard work for us. Helping kids manage their passion and time ||
 * whatedsaid || 9:34 PM || @ginippi Exactly. But I'd prefer to see them learning all dayâ€¦ :) #pypchat ||
 * ShanezCabraal || 9:34 PM || @jasongraham99 @jennysfen Asian parent of two boys and teacher - don't put us all in one basket, educate the parents who need it. #pypchat ||
 * kjinquiry || 9:34 PM || @CapitanoAmazingShifting to a stronger emphasis on theTD skills gets my vote. Helps transfer these to every day home-based contexts #pypchat ||
 * jasongraham99 || 9:34 PM || RT @Namastececi: Q4 Alfie mentione: Rigor vs. vigor-- the debate. Why rigor, not vigor? #pypchat ||
 * HinoJean || 9:35 PM || RT @whatedsaid: Ideally, what goes on at school should be so engaging that kids want to keep learning/thinking/discussing at home #pypchat ||
 * jennysfen || 9:35 PM || @ShanezCabraal Absolutely! And the educators as well. #pypchat ||
 * Namastececi || 9:35 PM || @ShanezCabraal @jasongraham99 @jennysfen Agreed. Good point. Thanks for jumping in. #pypchat ||
 * ShaunMason79 || 9:35 PM || RT @whatedsaid: Ideally, what goes on at school should be so engaging that kids want to keep learning/thinking/discussing at home #pypchat ||
 * DanDunlevie || 9:35 PM || @whatedsaid The answer is: homework that is ENGAGING, RELEVANT and PURPOSEFUL #pypchat ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 9:35 PM || some parents have told me the best "homework" i ever assigned was talk about X at the dinner table #pypchat ||
 * ginippi || 9:36 PM || @CapitanoAmazing #pypchat Most parents I talk to only do homework to please the teacher /school :) ||
 * ShanezCabraal || 9:36 PM || @DwyerTeacher I like this, and yes it has been some of the best assignments we have had done in our home! #pypchat ||
 * ReadingDyslexia || 9:36 PM || @whatedsaid @DwyerTeacher Unless &amp; until we're clear on the 'why' of the 'what' we teach, we shouldn't burden kids w/ homework. #pypchat ||
 * whatedsaid || 9:36 PM || What about the oft cited message that we need to prepare them for high school? Always make me laugh #pypchat ||
 * kjinquiry || 9:36 PM || RT @emmalinesports: #pypchat Some of my kids spend a lot of time on #geniushour projects at home.Don't see it as homework but enjoyment, ... ||
 * NicoleJaggers || 9:36 PM || @DwyerTeacher A3: was recently asked if we had should get a tutor for our child..by their classroom teacher. Is this the new way? #pypchat ||
 * wholeboxndice || 9:36 PM || @DwyerTeacher Or even better the homework never assigned led to a conversation at school about the conversation at the dinner table #pypchat ||
 * lsacker || 9:36 PM || #pypchat just thinking about those children who need much repetition . Learning difficulties. What about them. Not one size fits all ||
 * Shaza33 || 9:36 PM || RT @DwyerTeacher: some parents have told me the best "homework" i ever assigned was talk about X at the dinner table #pypchat Student Voice ||
 * CapitanoAmazing || 9:36 PM || @DanDunlevie @whatedsaid #pypchat Nothing more engaging than something the student wants to learn about or try. Needs to come from student ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 9:36 PM || @CapitanoAmazing @Namastececi @ReadingDyslexia @alfiekohn @kjinquiry best part of the job! ;) #pypchat ||
 * ginippi || 9:36 PM || @CapitanoAmazing #pypchat I wonder if it is as much work as we imagine. It will be with a vocal few ||
 * stylinlibrarian || 9:36 PM || Love the images of kids playing around the world: #pypchat #edchat #worldawareness... http://t.co/MALep9XG7D ||
 * whatedsaid || 9:37 PM || @ReadingDyslexia @DwyerTeacher I'd say: Unless &amp; until we're clear on the 'why' of the 'what' we teach, we shouldn't teach :) #pypchat ||
 * jasongraham99 || 9:37 PM || So why is homework so 'evil' then if it helps kids get better test scores? Any Secondary teachers like to chime in? #pypchat ||
 * ginippi || 9:37 PM || @richielambert #pypchat If it is irrelevant filling in time activities - then home-work is probably a good title. ||
 * Namastececi || 9:37 PM || @whatedsaid I don't think we can prepare them--at least for the IBDP. It seems to drain all creativity and curiosity from them. #pypchat ||
 * jennysfen || 9:37 PM || @ReadingDyslexia @whatedsaid I love the BGUTI acronym from the book. I've heard teachers use it ~ there are exams in DP...#pypchat ||
 * kjinquiry || 9:37 PM || @emmalinesports choosing to continue passion projects - or prepare for them... is worthy home based learning #inquiry #pypchat ||
 * wholeboxndice || 9:37 PM || Q for all - are you ever going to make everyone happy with your decision in this regard? How do you choose? #pypchat ||
 * Shaza33 || 9:37 PM || @lsacker Yes, but learning difficulties not solved by doing the same thing over at home #pypchat ||
 * whatedsaid || 9:37 PM || @PollyDunning Really? At home, after a long day at school especially? #pypchat ||
 * NicoleJaggers || 9:38 PM || @lsacker Is there an assumption that repetition is the only way students with learning difficulties can improve? #pypchat ||
 * Namastececi || 9:38 PM || @jennysfen @ReadingDyslexia @whatedsaid Forgot that acronym. Love it. Fun to pronounce and so appropriate. #pypchat ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 9:38 PM || @Namastececi @whatedsaid is it a top-down issue? universities require X, so we have to push them when they are young to get there? #pypchat ||
 * wholeboxndice || 9:38 PM || @whatedsaid Me too. Negative attitude towards homework is a great preparation for high school! #pypchat ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 9:38 PM || new #yearatMH video; chapter 6, like a family #pypchat http://t.co/5nssZCCWNi ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 9:39 PM || @NicoleJaggers @lsacker repetition has a role, but it is not the be all and end all... much more important things to consider! #pypchat ||
 * Shaza33 || 9:39 PM || @NicoleJaggers @lsacker What some haven't learned about learning. #pypchat ||
 * CapitanoAmazing || 9:39 PM || @NicoleJaggers @lsacker #pypchat I'd LOVE to hear an individual needs teacher speak to this point.... ||
 * whatedsaid || 9:39 PM || @Namastececi Do you think purpose of primary school should include prepare them for high school? Have argued w @amichetti on that #pypchat ||
 * jennysfen || 9:39 PM || We still need 2 consider that many of R students wnt 2 go 2 uni &amp; they need the 'scores' 2 get in. Change needed in higher ed #pypchat ||
 * ShanezCabraal || 9:39 PM || @Shaza33 @lsacker how about games that can be played to support the skill needed #pypchat ||
 * msoskil || 9:40 PM || @jasongraham99 Test scores don't measure real learning. They measure knowledge aquisition. Tradl HW doesn't fit 21st Cen Learning. #pypchat ||
 * Shaza33 || 9:40 PM || @lsacker Yes, for sure must differentiate with regard to student readiness #pypchat ||
 * NicoleJaggers || 9:40 PM || @jasongraham99 I like that our HS does 'validation' tasks in class after assignments, to check kids did the work, not parents! #pypchat ||
 * lsacker || 9:40 PM || RT @wholeboxndice: @whatedsaid Me too. Negative attitude towards homework is a great preparation for high school! #pypchat ||
 * Namastececi || 9:40 PM || @DwyerTeacher @whatedsaid Yes. Or at least that's what we hear. Of course, I've heard that all our parents want hmwrk and not true. #pypchat ||
 * whatedsaid || 9:40 PM || @PollyDunning Yes, I believe learning should be meaningful, engaging, challenging, purposeful #pypchat ||
 * whatedsaid || 9:41 PM || @PollyDunning I'm not pretending anything. I just disagree with you on the purpose of school #pypchat ||
 * jasongraham99 || 9:41 PM || @NicoleJaggers Thats good to hear. Accountability #pypchat ||
 * emmalinesports || 9:41 PM || RT @whatedsaid: @PollyDunning Yes, I believe learning should be meaningful, engaging, challenging, purposeful #pypchat ||
 * CapitanoAmazing || 9:41 PM || #pypchat Our kids will need to be researchers and inquirers! NOT test sitters. We need to help them to WANT to learn. ||
 * whatedsaid || 9:41 PM || @toughLoveforx Hi. #pypchat is discussing homework ||
 * msoskil || 9:42 PM || @whatedsaid @Namastececi Purpose of prim schl is 2 prep kids for life. If HS uses bad pedagogy it would b harmful 2 prep Ss 4 that. #pypchat ||
 * Namastececi || 9:42 PM || @PollyDunning @whatedsaid True. But will life constantly be things we don't want to do and driven by tests? #pypchat ||
 * CapitanoAmazing || 9:42 PM || @PollyDunning @whatedsaid #pypchat If these kids can learn how to make life easier for themselves by thinking and inquiring........ ||
 * Anyakompare || 9:42 PM || RT @emmalinesports: #pypchat ||
 * emmalinesports || 9:42 PM || RT @CapitanoAmazing: #pypchat Our kids will need to be researchers and inquirers! NOT test sitters. We need to help them to WANT to l ... ||
 * Namastececi || 9:42 PM || @msoskil @jasongraham99 Alfie makes the case that hmwrk and standardized test come from the same place, the same mindset. #pypchat ||
 * Namastececi || 9:43 PM || @CapitanoAmazing ES students do want to learn. We only kill it with hmwrk and standardized tests. #pypchat ||
 * lsacker || 9:43 PM || #pypchat homework destroys curiosity ||
 * whatedsaid || 9:43 PM || @ShanezCabraal @msoskil @jasongraham99 Should that be our problem as primary teachers? Or should we focus on learning while we can #pypchat ||
 * ReadingDyslexia || 9:43 PM || @Namastececi Curric materials set out in prepared enviro (control). Children choose what they want to work on~direct own learning. #pypchat ||
 * CapitanoAmazing || 9:43 PM || @msoskil @whatedsaid @Namastececi #pypchat WORD! (I agree) ||
 * jennysfen || 9:43 PM || I was struck my how so much of @alfiekohn's comments about 'real' learning were similar to the IB learner profile &amp; trans. skills #pypchat ||
 * SSGilchrist || 9:43 PM || @stylinlibrarian: Love the images of kids playing around the world: #pypchat #edchat #worldawareness... http://t.co/e6O7uXKPsX Just lovely ||
 * Namastececi || 9:44 PM || @whatedsaid @msoskil They're living more than we are most of the time. #pypchat ||
 * ReadingDyslexia || 9:44 PM || @whatedsaid @DwyerTeacher Have to agree with you there, Edna. :) #pypchat ||
 * whatedsaid || 9:44 PM || @msoskil @Namastececi Why is the purpose of school to prep kids for life? Aren't they already living? #pypchat ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 9:44 PM || Q5: How do we support parents? #pypchat ||
 * Shaza33 || 9:44 PM || From pg. 145 "..we're not making schools for little kids more like 'real-life', we're making them more like schools for older kids. #pypchat ||
 * NicoleJaggers || 9:44 PM || http://t.co/TAHtU7m49P The truth about homework- article by Alfie for those like me that need a quick summary! #pypchat ||
 * CapitanoAmazing || 9:44 PM || @jennysfen @alfiekohn ABSOLUTELY. Trans Skills that I'd really not paid any attention to until that moment. #pypchat ||
 * CapitanoAmazing || 9:45 PM || #pypchat Then tell them to back off and let the student decide when they want or need help. ||
 * jennysfen || 9:45 PM || A5 Many PYP schools provide wkshps for parents about inquiry, why not a series about learning &amp; homework. #pypchat ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 9:45 PM || @whatedsaid @msoskil @Namastececi i dont like that idea that school is prep for anything. it is life. a way of being. #pypchat ||
 * wholeboxndice || 9:45 PM || RT @DwyerTeacher: Q5: How do we support parents? #pypchat ||
 * CapitanoAmazing || 9:45 PM || #pypchat A5: Tell them what our target TD skills are for the unit. Help them see where the possibilities lie for authentic inquiry...... ||
 * whatedsaid || 9:45 PM || @PollyDunning I don't think teachers have to provide boring things to prepare them! #pypchat ||
 * kjinquiry || 9:45 PM || RT @CapitanoAmazing: #pypchat Our kids will need to be researchers and inquirers! NOT test sitters. We need to help them to WANT to l ... ||
 * Namastececi || 9:46 PM || @jennysfen Agree. Need a lot of parent ed to get over old ways. I'm learning more everyday but am immersed in ed. Parents aren't. #pypchat ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 9:46 PM || @NicoleJaggers @whatedsaid @PollyDunning or to be curious and ask interesting Qs #pypchat ||
 * CapitanoAmazing || 9:46 PM || @NicoleJaggers @whatedsaid @PollyDunning YES! #pypchat ||
 * NicoleJaggers || 9:46 PM || @whatedsaid @PollyDunning Hopefully we won't teach them that life is boring! Teach them to find purpose! #pypchat ||
 * ginippi || 9:46 PM || @msoskil @whatedsaid @Namastececi #pypchat Agree! Why not make better conversations to take prim models into sec? ||
 * jennysfen || 9:47 PM || @DwyerTeacher @msoskil @Namastececi -good quote from the book - Dewey 'ed. is a process of living, not just prep for future living' #pypchat ||
 * whatedsaid || 9:47 PM || @jasongraham99 @ShanezCabraal @msoskil Took long enough! #pypchat ||
 * emmalinesports || 9:47 PM || â€œ@jennysfen: A5 Many PYP schools provide wkshps for parents about inquiry, why not a series about learning &amp; homework. #pypchatâ€ Agree ||
 * DanDunlevie || 9:47 PM || Homework should reflect school/teacher pedagogy. If not, then why not? #pypchat. ||
 * jasongraham99 || 9:47 PM || @whatedsaid @ShanezCabraal @msoskil (pedagogical) mindshift in primary will influence Secondary. Its already happening. #pypchat ||
 * ReadingDyslexia || 9:47 PM || @Namastececi @jennysfen @whatedsaid Yes, BGUTI - dangerous underpinning of hidden curriculum. #pypchat ||
 * Namastececi || 9:48 PM || @ginippi They enjoy it, I think because it's easy. They've probably also seen on TV or heard from parents. There's completion too. #pypchat ||
 * ShanezCabraal || 9:48 PM || @jennysfen agree #pypchat ||
 * kjinquiry || 9:48 PM || Q5 I hear over&amp;over that the best parent ed happens IN the learning env. so they can see what contemporary learning is all about #pypchat ||
 * CapitanoAmazing || 9:48 PM || @ginippi I still 'offer' sheets to kids who enjoy them. They simply need to ask. I have them ready. #pypchat ||
 * jennysfen || 9:48 PM || @jasongraham99 yes - and now to keep pushing all the way to university! #pypchat ||
 * jasongraham99 || 9:48 PM || @ShanezCabraal @msoskil Agree, sadly they dont think that way. Yet. #pypchat ||
 * ginippi || 9:48 PM || #pypchat I think there is a % of Ss who enjoy worksheet styled hwk. Maybe hwk should depend on task, skill and most of all - learner ||
 * TeachCan || 9:49 PM || RT @richielambert: 'homework' is such an outdated term. Surely the point is 'learning without walls'. Location is irrelevant. #pypchat ||
 * NicoleJaggers || 9:49 PM || @ginippi Do they enjoy worksheets because they are trying to please the teacher the next day?How else could they achieve the same? #pypchat ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 9:49 PM || @Saigon_Eldred create a parent reading group, or a parent book club, teachers and admin join and discuss together #pypchat ||
 * Namastececi || 9:49 PM || @kjinquiry Yes. I think we need to continuously open up our classrooms. Blogs are helping but parents are reading them. #pypchat ||
 * wholeboxndice || 9:49 PM || A5. Reframing their perspective #pypchat Opening their minds. ||
 * whatedsaid || 9:49 PM || @PollyDunning I'm lucky. I work in a primary school :) Seriously, teacher's challenge is to find a way to make it NOT boring,... #pypchat ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 9:49 PM || @CapitanoAmazing @ginippi me too, they are in the scrap paper box #pypchat ;) ||
 * emmalinesports || 9:49 PM || #pypchat http://t.co/diqW7jgXWF ||
 * Saigon_Eldred || 9:49 PM || A5. Provide excerpts books such as this one for parents to read #pypchat ||
 * NicoleJaggers || 9:50 PM || @DwyerTeacher A5: Perhaps have the kids educate their own parents?! Get parents to do homework for a week and see how they feel. #pypchat ||
 * toughLoveforx || 9:50 PM || RT @Saigon_Eldred: A5. Provide excerpts books such as this one for parents to read #pypchat #pypchat ||
 * Saigon_Eldred || 9:50 PM || RT @DwyerTeacher: @Saigon_Eldred create a parent reading group, or a parent book club, teachers and admin join and discuss together #pypchat ||
 * Shaza33 || 9:50 PM || @Namastececi @kjinquiry Yes, blogs are helping, I am so impressed with the parents visiting and commenting on our blog this year #pypchat ||
 * CapitanoAmazing || 9:50 PM || @NicoleJaggers @ginippi #pypchat AHAAA!! Yes they are. Sometimes simply trying to please me. Mostly they are keeping their parents quiet. ||
 * Namastececi || 9:50 PM || @DwyerTeacher @Saigon_Eldred Everyone could read the Homework Myth. Thought about offering this up next yr. to parents. #pypchat ||
 * whatedsaid || 9:50 PM || @kjinquiry I like the idea of parents being there when kids are there, rather than 'info nights' #pypchat ||
 * jennysfen || 9:50 PM || @kjinquiry when I was in a smaller school we used to have a day when parents came to school with their kids-was great exp. for all #pypchat ||
 * Saigon_Eldred || 9:50 PM || @CapitanoAmazing @ginippi great idea - sheets if they want them #pypchat ||
 * hktans || 9:50 PM || @chamada @twitter I find it awkward too - can never do what I need to do as fast as I need to do it - esp during #PYPchat ||
 * ginippi || 9:51 PM || @NicoleJaggers @DwyerTeacher #pypchat Kids and tchrs and parents having a chat and reading the research and Kohn's book might be a start ||
 * Namastececi || 9:51 PM || @Shaza33 @kjinquiry As a parent I would love to read a blog where I could see into my child's day. My parents rarely comment. #pypchat ||
 * toughLoveforx || 9:51 PM || RT @DwyerTeacher: @Saigon_Eldred create a parent book club, teachers admin join and discuss together #pypchat #pypchat ||
 * CapitanoAmazing || 9:51 PM || BALANCE ||
 * NicoleJaggers || 9:51 PM || @Saigon_Eldred @CapitanoAmazing @ginippi What is the purpose of the sheets? #pypchat ||
 * Shaza33 || 9:51 PM || @DwyerTeacher @Saigon_Eldred I like this idea, we have a staff book club, but maybe time to open to parents #pypchat ||
 * janeinjava || 9:51 PM || A std ask me for MORE hwk today after an artefact inquiry. Wanted to do video interviews to family members who own those artefacts. #pypchat ||
 * ginippi || 9:51 PM || @Namastececi #pypchat yip - I think there is a certain satisfaction in completion. And easy isn't a bad thing - but maybe not everyday ||
 * jasongraham99 || 9:52 PM || @janeinjava @msoskil Yes! Engaging the learner. #pypchat ||
 * Namastececi || 9:52 PM || @NicoleJaggers @DwyerTeacher I like this idea. Parents might like it though. #pypchat ||
 * CapitanoAmazing || 9:52 PM || @NicoleJaggers @Saigon_Eldred @ginippi #pypchat really is drill. I'm not a fan, but they are popular. I have a bigger plan. #pypchat ||
 * jennysfen || 9:52 PM || @Namastececi You could do it like a series - read a chapter then meet to discuss - book club for parents with teachers #pypchat ||
 * RGMontgomery || 9:52 PM || Sad to have missed #pypchat. Looks interesting. Will try to catch it next week. ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 9:52 PM || @Shaza33 @Saigon_Eldred i read an article about a school community that jointly read the Giver. Changed the culture of the school #pypchat ||
 * CapitanoAmazing || 9:53 PM || @ginippi @Namastececi @Shaza33 @kjinquiry #pypchat so long as the same fight doesn't spring up when there is gym for 3 hours that night... ||
 * whatedsaid || 9:53 PM || @DwyerTeacher @Shaza33 @Saigon_Eldred High school my daughter in law teaches: Whole school community read same book over summer #pypchat ||
 * jennysfen || 9:53 PM || @janeinjava yes - I think when there is real learning, inquiry and curiosity - home becomes a natural extension of that #pypchat ||
 * wholeboxndice || 9:53 PM || @RGMontgomery Archives will be up at http://t.co/Rm8gUGoBD0 later tonight! #pypchat ||
 * ginippi || 9:53 PM || @Namastececi @Shaza33 @kjinquiry #pypchat so homework task each night is: " Sit with your parents and help them comment on the class blog" ||
 * ShanezCabraal || 9:53 PM || @Namastececi get the kids excited about the blog and hey will make the parents get on it!#pypchat ||
 * Namastececi || 9:54 PM || @NicoleJaggers Big changes needed everywhere. Supermarkets are for food! #pypchat ||
 * whatedsaid || 9:54 PM || @NicoleJaggers And LOTS of parents were buying, I'll bet! #pypchat ||
 * ginippi || 9:54 PM || @CapitanoAmazing @NicoleJaggers @Saigon_Eldred #pypchat I don't love them - some kids seem to. Some hate them. Makes for good class chats. ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 9:54 PM || https://t.co/t0RUL1JKel this might be the article.. #pypchat ||
 * Saigon_Eldred || 9:54 PM || @NicoleJaggers @CapitanoAmazing @ginippi Good question - I personally don't do sheets - I try to make it as meaningful as possible #pypchat ||
 * Saigon_Eldred || 9:54 PM || @DwyerTeacher @Shaza33 What is the Giver? #pypchat ||
 * NicoleJaggers || 9:54 PM || A5: Walked into supermarket yesterday and the first thing I saw was NAPLAN practice books on a large stand for parents to buy..... #pypchat ||
 * ginippi || 9:55 PM || @CapitanoAmazing @Namastececi @Shaza33 @kjinquiry #pypchat that's why I think parents need to talk about the realities of hwk ||
 * CapitanoAmazing || 9:55 PM || BALANCE ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 9:55 PM || @Saigon_Eldred @Shaza33 a great, great book... by Lois Lowry #pypchat ||
 * Saigon_Eldred || 9:55 PM || @NicoleJaggers Outstanding idea. I had parents this wk who were 2 BUSY to spend 5 mins with S while she taught them about angles #pypchat ||
 * Shaza33 || 9:55 PM || @Saigon_Eldred @DwyerTeacher By Lois Lowry? #pypchat ||
 * jasongraham99 || 9:56 PM || RT @DwyerTeacher: @CapitanoAmazing we need to encourage the importance of PLAY #pypchat ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 9:56 PM || @Shaza33 @Saigon_Eldred yes.. one my favorites. read it to my grade 5.6's last year, they loved it! #pypchat ||
 * Namastececi || 9:56 PM || @DwyerTeacher @CapitanoAmazing Play and more play. #pypchat ||
 * jennysfen || 9:56 PM || @NicoleJaggers It's Earth Day on Monday - could be the incentive to give 'unplugging' a go! #pypchat ||
 * Shaza33 || 9:56 PM || @ginippi @Namastececi @kjinquiry Yes, my students have also taught their parents how to make a Prezi and share Google Docs #pypchat ||
 * CapitanoAmazing || 9:56 PM || @DwyerTeacher #pypchat Amen to that! ||
 * whatedsaid || 9:56 PM || @NicoleJaggers @ginippi @CapitanoAmazing @Saigon_Eldred What's a photo copier? #pypchat ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 9:56 PM || @CapitanoAmazing we need to encourage the importance of PLAY #pypchat ||
 * NicoleJaggers || 9:56 PM || @ginippi @CapitanoAmazing @Saigon_Eldred How would your school go if you unplugged all photocopiers for one week? Lets try it! #pypchat ||
 * CapitanoAmazing || 9:57 PM || @lsacker ... or the targetted TD Skill. #pypchat ||
 * Namastececi || 9:57 PM || @whatedsaid @NicoleJaggers @ginippi @CapitanoAmazing @Saigon_Eldred :)Everything online. About ready to throw out computers--after #pypchat ||
 * jasongraham99 || 9:57 PM || @DwyerTeacher @CapitanoAmazing and then test the kids on it! ;) #pypchat ||
 * lsacker || 9:57 PM || #pypchat sometimes kids can suggest or create home learning tasks for each other if they know the purpose ||
 * CapitanoAmazing || 9:57 PM || @DwyerTeacher @Namastececi Play could be good too...#pypchat ;) ||
 * DanDunlevie || 9:57 PM || There is no evidence homework is beneficial in early school years ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 9:57 PM || @Namastececi @CapitanoAmazing and even more play #pypchat ||
 * CapitanoAmazing || 9:58 PM || @jasongraham99 @DwyerTeacher NOW we're cooking. #pypchat coming up with the BIG ideas! ||
 * kjinquiry || 9:58 PM || participating in #pypchat while listening to ABBA musak, loud indonesian soap opera on TV AND constant flight announcements is challenging! ||
 * NicoleJaggers || 9:58 PM || @whatedsaid @ginippi @CapitanoAmazing @Saigon_Eldred touche Ed! #pypchat ||
 * Namastececi || 9:59 PM || Thinking of balance. Must go get daughter toward bed. Thanks everyone! #pypchat ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 9:59 PM || Thanks to all of the #pypchat participants today! Time is up, feel free to keep going though! ||
 * erika_chez || 9:59 PM || RT @richielambert: 'homework' is such an outdated term. Surely the point is 'learning without walls'. Location is irrelevant. #pypchat ||
 * Namastececi || 9:59 PM || Close to ending. Quote from Alfie: support for hmwrkâ€¦comes from ignorance about cognitive science, pedagogy and child development. #pypchat ||
 * Saigon_Eldred || 9:59 PM || @DwyerTeacher @Shaza33 Thx, will follow it up #pypchat ||
 * sherrattsam || 9:59 PM || RT @whatedsaid: Thank you @kjinquiry for http://t.co/ncHM1XlV5a Absolutely brilliant! #pypchat ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 10:00 PM || Tonightâ€™s #pypchat archive and resources will be posted here within 48hrs: http://t.co/tcU9MOrA7d ||
 * jasongraham99 || 10:00 PM || RT @DwyerTeacher: special thanks to @Namastececi for helping me moderate and feeding me questions via direct message ;) #pypchat ||
 * jennysfen || 10:00 PM || Wow! How fast an hour can go. Great discussion tonight - thanks everyone. #pypchat ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 10:00 PM || special thanks to @Namastececi for helping me moderate and feeding me questions via direct message ;) #pypchat ||
 * anotori_desu || 10:00 PM || RT @DanDunlevie: There is no evidence homework is beneficial in early school years ||
 * jasongraham99 || 10:00 PM || @kjinquiry Yesterday in the supermarket they had Black Sabbath cranked up..in the supermarket :) Safe travels #loveindonesia #pypchat ||
 * CapitanoAmazing || 10:00 PM || Psychologically ||
 * erika_chez || 10:00 PM || RT @CapitanoAmazing: #pypchat Our kids will need to be researchers and inquirers! NOT test sitters. We need to help them to WANT to l ... ||
 * toughLoveforx || 10:00 PM || RT @erika_chez: RT @richielambert: homework is such an outdated term. the point is learning without walls. Location is irrelevant. #pypchat ||
 * wholeboxndice || 10:01 PM || RT @whatedsaid: #pypchat went so fast! Fabulous co-moderating by @Namastececi and @DwyerTeacher ||
 * msoskil || 10:01 PM || @janeinjava @jasongraham99 No. Just assuming HW is teacher assigned, not chosen by stdnts. #pypchat ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 10:01 PM || @Namastececi @jennysfen The Little Prince #pypchat ;) ||
 * Saigon_Eldred || 10:01 PM || RT @whatedsaid: #pypchat went so fast! Fabulous co-moderating by @Namastececi and @DwyerTeacher ||
 * CapitanoAmazing || 10:01 PM || Keep reading and asking questions, folks. Let's work together on a Homework Free Future. #pypchat ||
 * jennysfen || 10:01 PM || Big thanks to @DwyerTeacher &amp; @Namastececi for moderating tonight's chat. Great job! Loved the conversation! #pypchat ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 10:01 PM || Post your discussion ideas here for future chats. http://t.co/fyHwoJapwZ #pypchat ||
 * kjinquiry || 10:01 PM || @Namastececi So the antidote to ignorance? Education. Keep putting it out there, keep sharing, keep communicating with parents #pypchat ||
 * whatedsaid || 10:01 PM || #pypchat went so fast! Fabulous co-moderating by @Namastececi and @DwyerTeacher ||
 * victoriaamills || 10:01 PM || RT @CapitanoAmazing: #pypchat Our kids will need to be researchers and inquirers! NOT test sitters. We need to help them to WANT to l ... ||
 * lsacker || 10:01 PM || #pypchat night all. Thanks did not think this would go like a bullet for a whole hour. Fantastic ||
 * Namastececi || 10:01 PM || @jennysfen Amazingly fast, which is why I forgot my family was around. Oops. Enjoyed it. Thanks @DwyerTeacher What's our next book? #pypchat ||
 * Saigon_Eldred || 10:01 PM || @jennysfen Great idea generated a very interesting #pypchat ||
 * jasongraham99 || 10:01 PM || Thanks folks, what a great chat #pypchat ||
 * CapitanoAmazing || 10:02 PM || @NicoleJaggers @Namastececi #pypchat Nice one, Jaggsy! ||
 * agisaa || 10:02 PM || RT @CapitanoAmazing: #pypchat Our kids will need to be researchers and inquirers! NOT test sitters. We need to help them to WANT to l ... ||
 * jennysfen || 10:02 PM || The links will be posted on the #pypchat wiki in the next couple of days. ||
 * CapitanoAmazing || 10:02 PM || @DwyerTeacher @Namastececi @jennysfen WOW. Have you seen the follow up Graphic Novels? #pypchat ||
 * wholeboxndice || 10:02 PM || As always love the dialogue. Really enjoyed sitting back and soaking it up this week. #pypchat ||
 * janeinjava || 10:02 PM || @jennysfen For me that's what hwk is. I give just a little everyday and it is just an extension of our day or prep for tomorrow. #pypchat ||
 * Namastececi || 10:02 PM || @DwyerTeacher @jennysfen Cultiver votre jardin. Ciaou. #pypchat ||
 * NicoleJaggers || 10:02 PM || @Namastececi and another final from Alfie: Kids arenâ€™t vending machines such that we put in more homework and get out more learning #pypchat ||
 * kjinquiry || 10:03 PM || @wholeboxndice Thank you folks. A fascinating way to spend the wait time at the airport! #pypchat ||
 * jennysfen || 10:03 PM || @NicoleJaggers So true! I'm sure we can find that if we bring this conversation back to our schools. #pypchat ||
 * whatedsaid || 10:03 PM || @PollyDunning @owenikin82 So they have to do mathsâ€¦ it doesn't have to boring! #pypchat ||
 * Shaza33 || 10:03 PM || Thank you as always #pypchat and to @DwyerTeacher and @Namastececi for moderating ||
 * whatedsaid || 10:03 PM || @NicoleJaggers @Namastececi I love that. Can apply to glasswork too. Putting in more TEACHING doesn't even need to more learning! #pypchat ||
 * NicoleJaggers || 10:03 PM || @DwyerTeacher Wish we had more supporters of homework on the chat- would have made for more balance of discussion perhaps? #pypchat ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 10:03 PM || @CapitanoAmazing you need to start showing up for all #pypchat times. good to have your voice in the mix. ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 10:03 PM || â€œ@DanDunlevie: Six-year-olds need to play more than they need to spell http://t.co/KaAjy5wogRâ€ nice read #pypchat ||
 * janeinjava || 10:04 PM || @msoskil @jasongraham99 Why does teacher assigned hwk = boring? Mine is engaging and personal. #pypchat ||
 * msoskil || 10:04 PM || @whatedsaid @Namastececi Sure. But we (rightfully) protect kids from responsibilities adults have. Eventually they won't be. #pypchat ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 10:04 PM || @NicoleJaggers that is true... like searching for a needle in a haystack among teachers? #pypchat ||
 * NetsTwiet || 10:04 PM || RT @DwyerTeacher: http://t.co/sf3bESqrHu Creativity, Leadership, and Schools; reflections from Out of Our Minds @SirKenRobinson #pypchat ... ||
 * Saigon_Eldred || 10:05 PM || RT @janeinjava: @msoskil @jasongraham99 Why does teacher assigned hwk = boring? Mine is engaging and personal. #pypchat ||
 * Saigon_Eldred || 10:05 PM || #pypchat - share the book for a staff development day - groups get a chapter to share - expert group activity - wld generate discussion ||
 * iBiologyStephen || 10:05 PM || @jasongraham99 #PYPChat Not sure if this helps, but: https://t.co/fXyLzTnApF ||
 * NicoleJaggers || 10:06 PM || @janeinjava @msoskil @jasongraham99 Then perhaps this is 'home leanring'?!! #pypchat ||
 * MsSarahCraig || 10:06 PM || RT @PiEdPYPer1: New Post: The PYP-X Files: Chronicles of An Exhibition, Exploring - Week 3 http://t.co/k7xlpOdjYa #pypchat #inquiry #IBP ... ||
 * mrkrndvs || 10:07 PM || RT @richielambert: 'homework' is such an outdated term. Surely the point is 'learning without walls'. Location is irrelevant. #pypchat ||
 * NicoleJaggers || 10:07 PM || @DwyerTeacher Thanks all, goodnight,have enjoyed 'playing' with you all tonight. Didn't feel like homework at all on my holidays! #pypchat ||
 * wholeboxndice || 10:08 PM || Thanks to our mod @DwyerTeacher and our behind the scenes team who all know who they are! #pypchat ||
 * ginippi || 10:08 PM || RT @jasongraham99: Join us for our first #pypchat 'Book Club' as we discuss "The Homework Myth" by Alfie Kohn. Thursday 18 April 2013 ||
 * NicoleJaggers || 10:09 PM || RT @whatedsaid: Thank you @kjinquiry for http://t.co/ncHM1XlV5a Absolutely brilliant! #pypchat ||
 * BelleVillamarin || 10:10 PM || RT @whatedsaid: @kjinquiry I like the idea of parents being there when kids are there, rather than 'info nights' #pypchat ||
 * CapitanoAmazing || 10:10 PM || My return to blogosphere after a long absence. Parents have their say on NO HOMEWORK. http://t.co/6S6bq1mBVq #pypchat #educhat ||
 * jdotwdot || 10:10 PM || RT @whatedsaid: Thank you @kjinquiry for http://t.co/ncHM1XlV5a Absolutely brilliant! #pypchat ||
 * Saigon_Eldred || 10:13 PM || @CapitanoAmazing Great post #pypchat http://t.co/OHS3oOuUMZ As PYPC net year this is something I'd love to champion - - - tension ||