Friday, November 20, 2009

Checking Homework and Metacognition (Thinking about Thinking)

http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/nurtureshock/archive/2009/11/18/at-what-age-do-you-no-longer-have-to-check-your-children-s-homework.aspx

This Newsweek article by Po Bronson, author of Nurture Shock, is titled "At What Age Do You No Longer Have to Check Your Children's Homework?". This is a complex question as many middle schoolers are still developing metacognitive skills for self-evaluation (do I get it?) and the maturity for self-advocacy (I should see the teacher).

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