Week 2 Reflection

I have met with my principal this week. I proposed three topics of action research. The first topic is homework. After teaching two years now, I still have trouble getting students to turn in their homework completed and on time. I have tried many approaches to giving homework, but there are still a lot of students that choose not to complete it. Students do not want to take the initiative to do the work on their own. Homework is crucial for their overall grades and for them to do well on the tests throughout the year. I would like to figure out what it takes to get the students to want to complete the work and turn it in on time.
When I met with my principal he liked this topic the most. He believed this was the most important for student success. We need to find a way for students to do homework. The principal suggested various ways or incentives to get students to complete their homework. In class students are taught as a group. When they are tested they have to work on the material individually. Homework allows them to accomplish this. He suggested not giving as much homework or maybe each subject assigns it on a different night. We also discussed giving more class time to complete homework where the students can ask the teacher for help. This is the topic we agreed upon for my action research project.