EDRG #10 Homework

I believe homework to be a form of independent practice. I have been out of school for years and do not have children of my own but I have heard that homework has become a parents part time job. Homework needs to either introduce a topic or be a review. I believe homework could be appropriate practice that is on level for a student to complete at home. Homework should not be too hard or too much that a student can complete within a reasonable amount of time and independently. Teachers can keep track of student completed homework and create a goal for them to reach with some sort of reward. Students need have some motivation to want to complete homework and also why they are completing the homework. I have heard many classmates talk about google docs and other technology applications that allow students to respond to each others work or just to the teacher. I believe students these days have an edge on technology and it can also be used a another strategy to involve them in their learning process.