How much homework do you think should be given in high school algebra courses, and why?

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MasterLee · 56-60, M

About 3x of what is currently assigned

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33person · 26-30, M

@MasterLee So 1/3 of 65, which is 21 and 2/3.

MasterLee · 56-60, M

@33person you did your algebra 1 homework

33person · 26-30, M

@MasterLee Of course I did. The problem with students these days is they know they need to divide both sides by 3, but then when they have to do 65 divided by 3, they need a calculator and they don't even know that the calculator is rounding that last 6 up to a 7.

TexChik · F

20 problems a night with a 5 point test bonus for every 20 correctly answered problems done in addition to the mandatory 20 per night ( 100 per week) .

bowman81 · M

Enough for the students to master the subject.

33person · 26-30, M

@bowman81 Sufficiently vague that I have no idea what you think it takes for them to master the subject. Some teachers may think that's 5 problems; others may think that's 105 problems.

bowman81 · M

@33person I "think" that it really is dependent on the individual student. Rarely is "one size fits all" the best way to proceed.

english · 56-60, M

Algebra along logarithyms were the single most waste of time, neither of which did i ever come across in my life ,along with anyone else i know or met.