A Teachers Guide Tips for Getting Homework Done 16. Give help as needed Students who don't understand an assignment need to know that help is available from the teacher or other appropriate person. Students at risk of academic failure or with personal difficulties may need extra support with both academic and logistical aspects of homework. It is important that they know it is okay to ask for help. In fact, it is imperative that they do so. Teachers schedule time for students in a variety of ways. Some work with them before school. Some do so during free periods or part of the lunch period. Some give out their home phone numbers. - Mr. Williams accepts calls at home up to 9:30 p.m. from his high school math students. Students who are embarrassed to call may do so anonymously. Most often, he talks through the problem with them to discover that they have missed some concept. He feels that by making himself available during the evening hours he saves time in class the next day.
- "Some kids come from families who give them no time to do anything at home except chores and babysitting younger siblings," reports Ms. Faucette. She asks these students to come in early in the morning or during their lunch periods to complete their homework in the classroom. "Sometimes they make it; sometimes not," she says. "What they learn, they learn in class, and I can't change that." Coming in before school or during lunch has an added benefit it gives students a chance to talk with an adult.
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