Timeline for Why don't we just ban homework altogether?
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| Nov 21, 2013 at 19:03 | history | wiki removed | ManishearthMod | ||
| Nov 8, 2013 at 17:29 | comment | added | David Z Mod | These are good points, but I would also note that we have no obligation to allow certain types of questions and answers just because they're useful to somebody. | |
| Nov 4, 2013 at 20:04 | comment | added | user29350 | @tpg2114 yes, that makes sense - and I am happy to flag any truly basic etc questions. | |
| Nov 4, 2013 at 20:03 | comment | added | tpg2114 | @UV-D I would say the middle ground is to leave the policy as is (but actually have people stepping up to enforce it rather than just the mods) and those questions that do make it through, experts leave alone unless they're really bored or feel compelled to answer because they want to or to clear up a common misconception or whatever. In other words, nobody who is an "expert" should feel compelled in any way to answer homework questions. | |
| Nov 4, 2013 at 19:36 | comment | added | user29350 | So perhaps a compromise between the 2 states - a middle ground between teaching while they learn style hw questions but with the quality bar raised. | |
| Nov 4, 2013 at 19:31 | comment | added | Manishearth Mod | (I personally do resonate a lot with the "when you teach you learn" sentiment -- it's why I participate here. But I don't think it fits well in the big picture; if just two people are helped, that's not that great and not worth the loss of other prospective users) | |
| Nov 4, 2013 at 19:29 | comment | added | Manishearth Mod | I agree in part ... but ... basic questions which are not HW fulfil this already. There's no need for the tens of HW we get per day to satisfy this. Also, unlike other posts, HW only helps the asker and the answerer. | |
| Nov 4, 2013 at 17:45 | history | answered | tpg2114 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |