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Is there any point in homework?

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Ross and David welcome guest presenter Isabel Rich to discuss the value of homework in schools. We explore some of the research around homework and discuss our own experiences as teachers and parents. The poem read by David to begin isHomework! Oh Homework by Jack Prelutskyhttps://www.poemhunter.com/poem/homework-oh-homework-2/Books Discussed John Hattie - Visible Learning: The Sequel (2023) https://visible-learning.org/2023/01/visible-learning-the-sequel-2023/Dominic Salles - The Slightly Awesome Teacher (2016) https://www.johncattbookshop.com/products/the-slightly-awesome-teacherYou can email us at: [email protected] find us on Twitter at: @RestEducation

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